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  • How about some new topics for a change.

    We've had all these letters before, from another perspective at least. 1) We had a guy write a letter about his wife wanting him to have a vasectomy. This was just about 6 months ago. Could this be the husband of LW 1? 2) We had the guy whose girlfriend was caught snooping on his computer and from the girlfriend who found pr0n (possibly child) ...
    Posted to Dear Prudence by SomebodyElse on May 1, 2009

  • Serial Philandering= Ok. Polygamy=Evil?

    So having 40 sexual partners is just fine (America is the home of McDonalds 1 billion served), but actually be committed to a polygamous marriage of consenting adults is a horrible crime against nature and society? Yeah sure, he claimed fidelity to each one one at a time. That makes all the difference, since he left them after 8 hours, or 8 days, ...
    Posted to Dear Prudence by Usama3 on April 30, 2009

  • Sending Mixed Signals at the Gym?

    Its about time that someone brings attention to an annoying matter of sexual decorum, or conflicting sexual norms, found in most gyms across America: people sending mixed signals. *There's the guy who stares at you no matter where you go, even if behind him. If he was focussing on his work out, then why did he turn around to stare at you? No ...
    Posted to Dear Prudence by Usama2 on June 5, 2008

  • Fake Letters this week.

    These letters have to be fake. I mean, the first two are straight out of the movies or off of the television. Letter #1 is about some random guy who has a fetish about being in diapers. CSI had the same thing on last season. Letter #2 is objecting to a supposed family ''tradition'' where an older unmarried sibling has to dance at the wedding of ...
    Posted to Dear Prudence by SomebodyElse on June 3, 2008

  • Suggestion for Alum

    Apparently you have fantastic taste in clothes - why else would your friend be so insistant? Here's a suggestion so the shelter won't get shorted: Have your friend go through her clothing as well, and set aside everything in good condition that she's outgrown, dislikes, or doesn't wear any more. Take those, along with those items of yours she ...
    Posted to Dear Prudence by Jayde on May 15, 2008

  • My Friend's Husband is Cheating

    I have noticed a couple of times that the characters in the animations for the SlateV column of Dear Prudence show some racial undertones. Please don't think that I am seeking evidence of racism everywhere. It is just that I found it befuddling that the cheating wife is a black gal(afro and all), although there is no reference to that fact in the ...
    Posted to Slate V by sultan_azteca on May 6, 2008

  • Dear Prudence Shoddy Sterotypes

    This article is a shoddy mess of overused stereotypes and snippets from letters to Dear Prudence with little to no actual supporting data. It starts out with an overly generalized statement that “we still think of the archetypal unwed mother as a Jamie Lynn Spears—a dopey teenager who dropped her panties and got in over her head.” Since I have no ...
    Posted to The Best Policy by Socrates_Is_Mortal on March 20, 2008

  • The Man's Low Self Esteem is the Real Story

    Actually, part of his story is likely true. He probably did move to a new city, but in reality, he is lonely and has low self esteem. And he probably has an attractive female neighbor, but doesn't have the self confidence to approach her. So he has concocted a fantasy about her and her friends. And there is probably a really attractive friend ...
    Posted to Slate V by Usama2 on February 26, 2008

  • Caribbean cruse for the office - Why not?

    Prudie makes a good point to the small business owner who wants to give his employees an all-expense-paid trip to the Caribbean - there will be folks who won't want to take part. But I still think its a great idea, and the businessman ought to offer the vacation to his employees anyway.I work for a moderately-sized oil & gas firm (~ 50 ...
    Posted to Dear Prudence by jadavid on February 25, 2008

  • Some Islamic Wisdom on Prudie's Comments

    Regarding the fiancee who refuses to be naked at night as long as there are children in the home: Islam addressed this matter 1400+ years ago. This is one translation of the Quran regarding this topic: 24:58 O ye who believe! Let your slaves, and those of you who have not come to puberty, ask leave of you at three times (before they come ...
    Posted to Dear Prudence by Usama2 on January 31, 2008
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