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Ask E. Jean is an advice column tackling a wide range of topics from personal development, relationship dilemmas, identity issues, to fashion criticism and societal norms. It combines humor, empathy, and encouragement to address reader's concerns, often challenging conventional wisdom and embracing uniqueness and empowerment.

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We All Gotta Go

7311 implied HN points • 08 Feb 24
🎭️ Culture Writing Lifestyle Arts
  1. Consider creating or updating your will
  2. Think about where you keep your will for safekeeping
  3. Reflect on what you'd like to leave behind for loved ones or the world

Teeth

2004 implied HN points • 21 Mar 23
🏥 Health & Wellness
  1. The post is about teeth.
  2. It discusses keeping teeth pearly white.
  3. There is a 7-day free trial to read more.
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Should She Apologize to Her Young Staff for Taking Off Her Clothes, Running Around Naked and Enjoying the Hell Out of Herself????

1572 implied HN points • 17 Feb 23
🎭️ Culture Ethics Society Identity
  1. A woman is questioning whether she should apologize to her young staff for enjoying herself while running around naked in a charity event.
  2. She is contemplating setting a positive example for her female staff by either embracing her actions or apologizing for them.
  3. The woman is having a dilemma in balancing empowerment and setting a good example for young women while facing public scrutiny for her actions.

"I'll Never Be Beautiful, He'll Never Love Me, and I Just Can't Live Like This"

1552 implied HN points • 28 Feb 23
🏥 Health & Wellness Mental health Self-Improvement Beauty Emotional Wellbeing
  1. The key to changing how you see yourself is to change the relationships that influence your self-perception.
  2. Having the will and determination to make positive changes in your life is a huge accomplishment.
  3. Embrace your uniqueness and focus on being unforgettable rather than aiming for average beauty.

LOOKING for the Woman Who Wrote This Letter.....

1257 implied HN points • 03 Apr 23
📚 Literature Letters
  1. The author is seeking the woman who wrote a captivating letter about a romantic encounter.
  2. The letter involves a tale about a young, married investment banker who has a life-changing experience on a business trip to England.
  3. The author feels deeply connected to this particular letter out of all the submissions to her column.

What's the Hottest Love Affair You've Ever Had?

1277 implied HN points • 04 Feb 23
  1. The post asks about people's hottest love affairs and encourages sharing stories.
  2. Readers are invited to describe the intensity, start, duration, and current state of their past flings.
  3. An additional question prompts readers to consider who they would like to have a fling with.

Ma & Pa

1179 implied HN points • 31 Mar 23
🎭️ Culture Family Heritage Art
  1. The post discusses traits inherited from parents and an extraterrestrial
  2. The text invites readers to consider what traits they got from their mother and father
  3. E. Jean Carroll humorously includes an alien as a source of inherited traits

Who'd Star as YOU?

1100 implied HN points • 10 Mar 23
🎭️ Culture Film Celebrities Entertainment
  1. The post discusses choosing an actor, living or dead, to play you in a movie of your life.
  2. The author encourages readers to think about who would portray them in a film adaptation of their life story.
  3. Subscription to Ask E. Jean offers access to more insightful posts and a 7-day free trial.

Advice-a-thon (The Short Shorts)

963 implied HN points • 09 Feb 23
  1. It's National Short Shorts Day celebrating short questions and answers
  2. The advice column poses various relationship queries
  3. The author invites reader engagement by sharing their advice on the questions

POOP

923 implied HN points • 06 Apr 23
😂 Humor Satire Parody Comedy
  1. The post discusses regularity and habits related to bowel movements.
  2. It asks about methods like staying on schedule, using laxatives, and other practices.
  3. The bonus section talks about getting ideas on the toilet and references historical figures.