advice column
noun
US
: an article in a newspaper or magazine that offers advice to people who write to ask for help with a problem
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Not for nothing, but that’s kind of the bread and butter of an advice column.
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R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2026
Carolyn Hax started her Washington Post advice column in 1997, after five years on the Style desk and none as a therapist.
—Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 3 Apr. 2026
Debbie Mullen, the voice behind the advice column Dear Debbie, has spent years helping women deal with troubled marriages.
—Ashlee Conour, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
There was this advice column, aimed at thirtysomethings with biological clock agita.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 16 Mar. 2026
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R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2026
Carolyn Hax started her Washington Post advice column in 1997, after five years on the Style desk and none as a therapist.
—Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 3 Apr. 2026
Debbie Mullen, the voice behind the advice column Dear Debbie, has spent years helping women deal with troubled marriages.
—Ashlee Conour, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
There was this advice column, aimed at thirtysomethings with biological clock agita.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 16 Mar. 2026
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