Help! I Have a “Hug Buddy” at Work. My Husband Would Never Approve. Emily Yoffe
I don’t feel like what I’m doing is cheating. Is it?
My Wife Pulls the Same Egregious Stunt Every Halloween. I’ve Had Enough. Arionne Nettles
She can’t keep getting away with this.
I Spent Years Trying to Conceive. How Do I Grieve Something That Didn’t Happen? Courtney E. Martin
Poet Ada Limón offers advice to someone who also had an unexpected detour on the road to parenthood.
I Thought My Marriage Was Happy. Then My Wife Asked Me to Agree to Something I’d Never Imagined. Rich Juzwiak
I don’t even know how to respond.
Slate Crossword: One Who Doesn’t Get the Blues From Reds and Whites? (Nine Letters) Tim Croce
Ready for some wordplay? Sharpen your skills with Slate’s puzzle for Oct. 12, 2025.
HBO’s Great New Show Is a Masterpiece of Cringe Comedy Sam Adams
Tim Robinson’s new series is part I Think You Should Leave, part Twin Peaks.
My High School Boyfriend and I Broke Up Under Horrible Circumstances. Now He’s Back, and Asking for the Impossible. Michelle Herman
Is “closure” really the right thing here?
Slate Mini Crossword for Oct. 12, 2025 Quiara Vasquez
Take a quick break with our daily 5×5 grid.
We’ve Overshared Online for Decades. Here’s How We Feel About Elizabeth Gilbert’s New Memoir. Jenée Desmond-Harris and Emily McCombs
Elizabeth Gilbert’s new memoir is revealing in more ways than one.