I am writing to get your opinion on whether or not you think my boyfriend is trash talking me/speaking negatively about me to his friends. My boyfriend and I have been dating for almost 4.5 years.

Q: I got dumped a week ago. Well, did I get dumped? How do you categorize being ghosted by your boyfriend of over a year? I feel crazy! And sad. And my brain can only process it so long before it goes ...

We often struggle to find the right words when we’re trying to communicate with our loved ones. In our head, we know what to ...

It’s Advice Week! In On Second Thought, we’ll revisit questions from the archives and dig into how much has changed since Slate began giving advice in 1997—and how much hasn’t. Read all stories here.

Note: This column was originally published in 2021. Dear Annie: About a year ago, after talking to a nice guy who could also be a royal pain – especially when things don’t go his way – I decided to ...