Dear Prudence

Dear Prudence: The “Devil’s Advocate” Edition, Part 2

Man-whores, the limits of tradition, and why you should always use plasticware at family events.

Carvell Wallace and Mallory pick up where they left off. A letter writer complains that her brother is a “man-whore.” Should I tell my fiancé that I’m pretty sure I once slept with his best man? And finally, a fight: Should a letter writer humor her father’s insistence that her boyfriend ask permission to marry her?

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