Parent advice: I had to take drastic measures against my dad’s gambling problem. But now I’m the person paying for it!
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Alternative medicine health advice: I knew my sister had gone off the new age deep end. But now she’s trying to “cure” my husband.
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I finally got my wife to go to therapy. But she’s refusing to share her life-ruining problem.
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I drained my life savings for my mother. Then I found out what she’d been doing to me.
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Many women shoulder an invisible stress at work. One small habit makes a difference.
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My sister wants me to “invest” in her plan for getting rich. Oh God.
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I’m a rich college kid. My friends have no idea what I want to do for them.
Dear Prudence is Slate’s advice column. Submit questions here. Dear Prudence, I am a young woman in college. I…