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Emily Yoffe is a regular Slate contributor. She writes the Dear Prudence column. You can reach her at prudence@slate.com.

Dear Prudence
March 6 2014 6:00 AMMoney HoneyMy friends say my boyfriend is a freeloader. How do I get them to back off?Emily Yoffe
Dear Prudence
March 3 2014 2:56 PMThe Price of PrestigeIn a live chat, Prudie offers advice on how important it is for a teen to attend an expensive Ivy League summer program.Emily Yoffe
Dear Prudence
Feb. 25 2014 6:00 AMFecal AphrodisiacIn a live chat, Prudie counsels a woman whose boyfriend wants sex whenever she finishes with the bathroom.Emily Yoffe
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Feb. 20 2014 7:05 AMIn Vino CoitusMy wife will have sex with me only when she’s drunk.Emily Yoffe
Dear Prudence
Feb. 18 2014 3:03 PMPorcelain RevengeIn a live chat, Prudie, advises a woman who used to dip a couple's toothbrushes in the toilet.Emily Yoffe
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Feb. 11 2014 6:00 AMMrs. DoubtfireIn a live chat, Prudie counsels a man whose mother-in-law wants to test his children’s DNA.Emily Yoffe
The XX Factor
Feb. 10 2014 2:15 PMDon't Teach College Women That a "Bystander" Will Rescue Them from AssaultEmily Yoffe
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Feb. 4 2014 6:00 AMThe Cornered CuckoldIn a live chat, Prudie counsels a man who agreed to let his wife take lovers—only now she's pregnant.Emily Yoffe
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Jan. 30 2014 6:00 AMMind the GapMy new guy has everything I want—except his front teeth.Emily Yoffe
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Jan. 27 2014 3:11 PMMarrying OutIn a live chat, Prudie offers advice on a brother who abandoned his real family for his wife’s.Emily Yoffe
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Jan. 22 2014 6:00 AMBoys Will Be BoysIn a live chat, Prudie advises a woman whose brother made his son choose a “manly” tricycle helmet.Emily Yoffe
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Jan. 16 2014 6:00 AMNet LifeI want to kill myself so my family gets the insurance.Emily Yoffe
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Jan. 13 2014 3:04 PMComplainers Never ProsperIn a live chat, Prudie counsels a man worried that he and his wife are too pessimistic.Emily Yoffe
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Jan. 7 2014 6:00 AMMy Best Friend’s FuneralIn a live chat, Prudie counsels a woman excluded from her male friend’s memorial by his widow.Emily Yoffe
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Jan. 2 2014 6:00 AMFamily's GuyMy daughter is in love with my son’s boyfriend.Emily Yoffe
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March 4 2014 8:09 AM’Twas Months After ChristmasIn a live chat, Prudie counsels a letter writer who wants the neighbors to take down their holiday decorations.Emily Yoffe
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Feb. 27 2014 6:00 AMNight CrawlerMy daughter slept at a friend’s and woke up to a man tickling her.Emily Yoffe
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Feb. 24 2014 3:20 PMBed and Break-InIn a live chat, Prudie advises a letter writer who caught a hotel employee sniffing sheets and pillows.Emily Yoffe
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Feb. 19 2014 6:00 AMTeacher-Student CongressIn a live chat, Prudie advises a married college instructor getting a little too close to her 19-year-old pupil.Emily Yoffe
Dear Prudence
Feb. 13 2014 6:00 AMTo Err in ErosPrudie’s advice on a pilfered necklace, expecting a ring, and flowers for Mom—just in time for Valentine’s Day.Emily Yoffe
Dear Prudence
Feb. 10 2014 3:18 PMEau de CreepIn a live chat, Prudie advises a woman whose male roommate complains her perfume arouses him.Emily Yoffe
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Feb. 6 2014 6:00 AMDada Isn’tHow do I tell my 20-year-old son his dad is not his biological father?Emily Yoffe
Dear Prudence
Feb. 3 2014 3:14 PMResponse UnkindIn a live chat, Prudie advises a letter writer getting flack for being unsympathetic about Philip Seymour Hoffman’s death.Emily Yoffe
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Jan. 28 2014 6:00 AMShe Loves Me, She Loves Me NotIn a live chat, Prudie counsels a man with mild autism uncertain whether he is being flirted with.Emily Yoffe
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Jan. 23 2014 6:00 AMPoached EggsMy mom and stepdad say they can only have a baby with my help.Emily Yoffe
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Jan. 21 2014 2:58 PMSore IssueIn a live chat, Prudie counsels a woman who finds taking her herpes suppressive pills annoying.Emily Yoffe
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Jan. 14 2014 6:00 AMMénage à TroubleIn a live chat, Prudie counsels a woman whose boyfriend pesters her about having a threesome.Emily Yoffe
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Jan. 9 2014 6:00 AMOf Human BondageJury duty ruined my fantasy of rough sex.Emily Yoffe
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Jan. 6 2014 2:57 PMBorn Under a Bad SignIn a live chat, Prudie advises a woman whose husband wants to tell his family their baby died.Emily Yoffe
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Dec. 29 2013 11:39 PMNew Year, New YouPrudie hears back from the most memorable letter writers of 2013.Emily Yoffe

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