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Should I stop giving unsolicited advice? (Artwork: Tess Emily Rodriguez)

Ask Erin: Should I Stop Giving Unsolicited Advice? Please Advise.

I am the "advice columnist" of my friends' group. How much helping is too much helping? Should I stop giving unsolicited advice?

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5 Things I Wish I’d Known In My Twenties

I’ll be 33 this year, and I’m proud to say I know myself much better as a thirty-something than I did as twenty-something.

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"It's never too late to be who you were meant to be." Image: @mightymooseart

#WednesdayWisdom Twitter Round-Up: 13 Of Today's Best Tweets

Welcome to Wednesday! 

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My mom has been an invaluable mentor — not just to me, but to many of my friends.

A Mother's Wisdom: Why Everyone Needs A Mentor And A Friend

Back in my early twenties, I struggled financially. But more so in that much-mocked Millennial quest of “finding myself,” I made a number of questionable decisions.

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One of my favorite authors once said: “It is so hard to leave — until you leave. And then it is the easiest goddamned thing in the world.” Image: Thinkstock.

5 Things That Happen When You're About To Move Away

I’m uprooting my life to try something new and different in another city in another state. In the time leading up to the actual move, I’ve found that a bunch of weird fucking shit (for lack of a better term) has showed up out of nowhere.

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Lessons. We all learn them.

Life Lessons To My Younger Self

Wouldn't it be great if we could go back in time and talk to our younger selves? What would you say (besides ridiculing those questionable hairstyles and dodgy dates!)? Fortunately, we live and learn — painfully at times — and realize these experiences only define who we are.

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Your "Perfect Partner" Isn't Supposed To Be Perfect 

Is divorce the answer? Maybe. Sometimes.

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"Get Her A Chocolate Cake With Her Face On It": Advice from a Four Year Old

From the mouth of babes—at least this one—comes golden drops of glinting wisdom.

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