Dear Eric: My friend has a particularly troubling habit. When we go out to eat with someone else, after we finish eating and are just sitting around talking, she, without fail, will suddenly announce ...

Dear Miss Manners: I frequently dine out with a close friend. We are both well into adulthood, but she seems to have missed one element of dining etiquette: that one should cut and eat one piece of ...

Pay Dirt is Slate’s money advice column. Have a question? Send it to Kristin and Ilyce here. (It’s anonymous!) Dear Pay Dirt, My friend “Eva” is sweet, smart, and typically capable. Until, that is, ...

Dear Eric: I’ve been friends with a girl for at least 10 years. Recently she had a birthday and our circle of friends planned on going to a local bar to celebrate. I decided not to attend because I ...