Advice Columns Apr 2026

As social norms loosened, so did the advice. Columns like Savage Love broke barriers by discussing LGBTQ+ issues and sex with a raw, often controversial honesty that older columns avoided. Why We’re Hooked (Even if it’s Not Our Problem)

Also worthy of inclusion is the work of Cheryl Strayer, writing as an anonymous advice columnist “Dear Sugar” for The Common 2009- Substack·Addicted to Writing How Online Advice Columns Teach Us To Tell Our Own Stories ADVICE COLUMNS

Psychologists suggest we don't just read these for the answers; we read them for the . Advice Columns: A Window into Human Nature for Writers As social norms loosened, so did the advice