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Help! How Do We Tell Our Rich Friend That He Smells Like He Lives In A Sewer?

We also have letters about adultery and alcoholism.

Aug 25 •

This WaPo Advice Column About How To Respond To Compliments Is Giving Me A Stroke

Bad letter, bad response.

Jul 21 •

This Advice Column Was So Bad That Slate Actually Deleted It

But I am here to take it seriously!

Jun 1 •

You Had An Affair. Should You Confess To Your Spouse?

It's an advice column!

May 25 •

One Woman Hates Her Friend's Kids. Another Hates Her Own Kid. I Have Advice For Both.

It can be sexist to tell women to calm down but in this case they really should.

May 9 •

Help! Must I Tell My Wife About This Thing That Happened With Our Son?

This is an advice column. I, Ben Dreyfuss, have neither a wife or a son.

Apr 14 •

Help! Two Single Guys Want To Know If They Are Bad Men. I've Got Answers.

And we have a first for the Calm Down advice column!

Mar 31 •

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