Daniel Mallory Ortberg
Daniel Mallory Ortberg

Daniel Mallory Ortberg, Slate’s Dear Prudence, is co-founder of the Toast and the author of Texts From Jane Eyre and The Merry Spinster.

Dear Prudence
Nov. 14 2018 5:58 AMHelp! My Fiancé Won’t Stop Making “Jokes” About How I’m Cheating on Him.Dear Prudence answers more of your questions—only for Slate Plus members.Daniel Mallory Ortberg
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Nov. 7 2018 12:00 PMHelp! My Cousin Is Taking Advantage of My Mom to Get Free Child Care.Dear Prudence answers more of your questions—only for Slate Plus members.Daniel Mallory Ortberg
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Oct. 24 2018 12:00 PMHelp! My Ex-Mother-in-Law Won’t Let My Twins Be Independent.Dear Prudence answers more of your questions—only for Slate Plus members.Daniel Mallory Ortberg
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Oct. 3 2018 3:43 PMHelp! My Friend Is Dying. Should I Tell Him That I’ve Fallen in Love With Him?Dear Prudence answers more of your questions—only for Slate Plus members.Daniel Mallory Ortberg
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Sept. 20 2018 6:01 AMDear Prudence Uncensored: The Envious HeiressDaniel Mallory Ortberg and Nicole Cliffe
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Sept. 12 2018 1:13 PMHelp! My Friend Can’t Keep a Job. Should I Tell Her That Her Personality Is the Problem?Dear Prudence answers more of your questions—only for Slate Plus members.Daniel Mallory Ortberg
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Aug. 16 2018 6:01 AMDear Prudence Uncensored: The Smart OneDaniel Mallory Ortberg and Nicole Cliffe
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Aug. 2 2018 6:01 AMDear Prudence Uncensored: The Ex-Lover/New ColleagueDaniel Mallory Ortberg and Nicole Cliffe
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July 25 2018 12:00 PMHelp! My Boyfriend Kept Me a Secret From His Mom.Dear Prudence answers more of your questions—only for Slate Plus members.Daniel Mallory Ortberg
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July 12 2018 6:01 AMDear Prudence Uncensored: the Therapist and the Critical FriendDaniel Mallory Ortberg and Nicole Cliffe
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June 28 2018 6:01 AMDear Prudence Uncensored: the Brother-in-Law Who Downloaded Child PornographyDaniel Mallory Ortberg and Nicole Cliffe
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June 21 2018 6:01 AMDear Prudence Uncensored: the Bad SisterDaniel Mallory Ortberg and Nicole Cliffe
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June 6 2018 12:00 PMHelp! It Breaks My Heart When My Sister Acts Like I Ruined Her Childhood.Dear Prudence answers more of your questions—only for Slate Plus members.Daniel Mallory Ortberg
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May 31 2018 6:01 AMDear Prudence Uncensored: the Wedding DramaDaniel Mallory Ortberg and Nicole Cliffe
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May 17 2018 6:01 AMDear Prudence Uncensored: the Angry Wedding GuestDaniel Mallory Ortberg and Nicole Cliffe
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Nov. 8 2018 6:01 AMDear Prudence Uncensored: Babies EverywhereDaniel Mallory Ortberg and Nicole Cliffe
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Oct. 25 2018 6:01 AMDear Prudence Uncensored: The Startup Dress CodeDaniel Mallory Ortberg and Nicole Cliffe
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Oct. 4 2018 6:01 AMDear Prudence Uncensored: The Stay-at-Home Mom’s HusbandDaniel Mallory Ortberg and Nicole Cliffe
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Sept. 27 2018 6:01 AMDear Prudence Uncensored: The Naked DadDaniel Mallory Ortberg and Nicole Cliffe
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Sept. 19 2018 1:24 PMHelp! I Had to Give My Flaky Friends the Freeze-out—but Now I Really Miss Them.Dear Prudence answers more of your questions—only for Slate Plus members.Daniel Mallory Ortberg
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Aug. 30 2018 6:01 AMDear Prudence Uncensored: The Stoner BoyfriendDaniel Mallory Ortberg and Nicole Cliffe
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Aug. 15 2018 12:00 PMHelp! My Grandma Had an Ugly Photo of Our Wedding Framed. Can I Replace It?Dear Prudence answers more of your questions—only for Slate Plus members.Daniel Mallory Ortberg
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Aug. 1 2018 12:00 PMHelp! My Mother’s Fiancé Insists on Americanizing My Daughter’s Name.Dear Prudence answers more of your questions—only for Slate Plus members.Daniel Mallory Ortberg
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July 19 2018 11:19 AMHelp! My Husband Won’t Let Me Leave the Room When We Fight.Dear Prudence answers more of your questions—only for Slate Plus members.Daniel Mallory Ortberg
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July 5 2018 6:01 AMDear Prudence Uncensored: the Extrovert and the IntrovertDaniel Mallory Ortberg and Nicole Cliffe
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June 27 2018 12:00 PMHelp! Should I Move Back Home to Be Closer to My Aging Mom? Even if I Don’t Like It There?Daniel Mallory Ortberg
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June 20 2018 12:01 PMHelp! I’m Worried My Neighbor’s Kids Are Taking Pictures of Me Gardening in the Nude.Dear Prudence answers more of your questions—only for Slate Plus members.Daniel Mallory Ortberg
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June 1 2018 12:30 PMHelp! A Distressed Teen I Met Online Might Move Across the Country to Be Closer to Me.Dear Prudence answers more of your questions—only for Slate Plus members.Daniel Mallory Ortberg
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May 23 2018 12:00 PMHelp! My Girlfriend Loves Rescuing Animals, but It’s Ruining Her Relationships—Including Ours.Dear Prudence answers more of your questions—only for Slate Plus members.Daniel Mallory Ortberg
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May 16 2018 12:00 PMHelp! Am I Queer Enough to Identify Myself as Queer on My Grad School Application?Dear Prudence answers more of your questions—only for Slate Plus members.Daniel Mallory Ortberg

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