Real-time discussions with Slate writers.

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• The Party Girl Hotel Prudie counsels a woman whose uninvited friend drops in for loud, lusty visits—and other advice seekers.
  July 6, 2009
  
• Grampy's Got a Gun Prudie counsels a woman whose in-laws refuse to lock up their weapons when her children visit—and other advice seekers.
  June 29, 2009
  
• Boyfriend Gives His Teeth the Brushoff Prudie counsels a woman whose partner is lax at oral care—and other advice seekers.
  June 23, 2009
  
• The Pill Popper Next Door Prudie counsels a man whose neighbor swipes his painkillers—and questions from other advice seekers.
  June 8, 2009
  
• Can My Mom Come Along? Prudie on a mother and daughter who double-date a pair of brothers—and questions from other advice seekers.
  June 1, 2009
  
• The Gift They Keep on Giving Prudie counsels a woman whose loutish brother-in-law passed off her present as his own—and other advice seekers.
  May 26, 2009
  
• Shear Betrayal Prudie counsels a woman who fears angering her stylist husband by visiting another hairdresser—and other advice seekers.
  May 18, 2009
  
• Meet the Editors of Double X What's up with the funny name? Why another women's magazine? Is it like Cosmo? And your other questions answered.
  May 12, 2009
  
• Nice To Meet You. Please Don't Touch Me. Dear Prudence counsels a career woman whose religion forbids her from shaking hands with men—and other advice seekers.
  May 11, 2009
  
• Pocketbook Persecution Prudie counsels a woman whose mother won't stop badgering her son-in-law about his religious beliefs—and other advice seekers.
  May 4, 2009
  
• We Aren't Family Dear Prudence counsels a woman who's unsure how to define "extended family" and other advice seekers.
  April 27, 2009
  
• Mighty Aphrodite Dear Prudence counsels a lovelorn student and other advice seekers.
  April 21, 2009
  
• Dormitory Drug War Dear Prudence elaborates on the college tattletale and tackles other reader quandaries.
  April 13, 2009
  
• Facebook Philandering Dear Prudence on affairs via social networking—and other readers' quandaries.
  April 6, 2009
  
• Dial It Down Dear Prudence on family members who call way too often, and other readers' quandaries.
  March 23, 2009
  
• Dear Prudence, Live Introducing a weekly chat with Slate's advice columnist.
  March 16, 2009
  
• Biblically Speaking David Plotz discusses Good Book, his chronicle of reading every single word of the Bible.
  March 4, 2009
  
• Meltdown Diagnostics Daniel Gross takes readers' questions about the financial crisis, nationalization, and his new book, Dumb Money.
  Feb. 27, 2009
  
• Courtroom Confidential Emily Bazelon and Dahlia Lithwick take your questions on the state-secrets privilege and other tough issues facing Obama's Justice Department.
  Feb. 12, 2009
  
• Withdrawal Symptoms John Dickerson takes your questions on Tom Daschle's retreat and the tax problems of Obama's nominees.
  Feb. 4, 2009
  
• In the Giving Mood Rachael Larimore takes your questions about Slate's annual roster of top philanthropists.
  Jan. 28, 2009
  
• How To Count Change Michael Newman and Chris Wilson take your questions about Slate's quantitative gauge of Obama's progress.
  Jan. 24, 2009
  
• Are You Happy Now? Gretchen Rubin shares tips and takes your questions about happiness.
  Jan. 15, 2009
  
• How Do You Explain This? Daniel Engber holds court on the Explainer Question of the Year and the art of explaining.
  Jan. 8, 2009