It is a mystery why people think they need to act as their friends' dietitian, nonetheless it's common.

I can't imagine anything that would signal more clearly that life goes on and joy can follow tragedy than your having a much wanted child.

Not many people could juggle graduate school and two jobs.

Insecurity is a toxin and confidence is a tonic, so make the choice not to dwell on the worst possible case.

Polygamy has an ancient history and is legal in many parts of the world. I find the rules of polygamy to be damaging and it's potentially dangerous to young girls and terrible for "excess" boys. But polyamory is supposed to be a more equal arrangement among agreeing adults.

Unless you work at the Republican National Committee or some other conservatively affiliated organization, people's personal political preferences should not be a criterion for employment or comfort in the workplace.

The sadness from reading letters that you know you can't help because it's a person who's in extremis and their problems are not soluble by an advice column.