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After My Wife Died, I Found A 4-Word Text Message In Her Phone That Hit Me Like A Sledgehammer
Still, with all the medical burdens Maggie bore, with all the indignities she suffered while being poked and prodded and ...
Miss Manners: Is my husband right that my phone alarm is rude?
GENTLE READER: It depends where the alarm goes off. If it goes off in the car, it will annoy your husband, but is not, ...
Being a military spouse makes me a solo parent much of the time. The day care teachers have become my village.
Lauren Gumpert is a military spouse who felt guilty considering day care but now says it was the best parenting decision ...
What’s my role with my adult stepsons after my husband’s death?
Stepparent worries about their role with their adult stepsons after husband’s death. Dear Meghan: This is more of a life ...
Miss Manners: Husband says my alarm reminder to drink water is rude
Dear Miss Manners: I am trying to drink more water, so I set an alarm on my phone to remind me hourly. Sometimes I am in ...
My Husband Led Me to the Bedroom and Revealed My Anniversary Gift. Oh No.
My husband and I celebrated our anniversary over the weekend, and he gave me a rather unusual gift. We frequently take ...
We’re Expecting a New Baby. My Wife Proposed Cutting Corners in a Way That Freaks Me Out.
Pay Dirt is Slate’s money advice column. Have a question? Send it to Kristin and Ilyce here. (It’s anonymous!) ...
My perfect affair: For six glorious years, I've followed these five rules for not getting caught. My partner and his wife still have no idea...
Endless romantic texts, perfect dates, mind-blowing sex... 'I think I've found the one,' I told my friends confidently.  But ...
Good Natured Gardening: It’s surprising how deep grief can go
On Sunday, March 2, at 11:26 p.m. my wife passed away. Rebecca was my best friend, my Valentine…my beloved wife of 43 years.
Miss Manners: Is rude if my alarm reminding me to drink more water goes off in public?
GENTLE READER: It depends where the alarm goes off. If it goes off in the car, it will annoy your husband, but is not, ...
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Graves: Not my first rodeo
Recently, my wife and I took one of our semi-grown daughters and her friend to the American Rodeo Championship Weekend at ...
Dear Coleen: 'My old friend won't stop cheating on her husband'
Then we bumped into each other a few times and, thinking she might have changed after having a family, I sent her a friend request on Facebook and she accepted. We began to catch up and take trips ...