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In Part 2, the Sugars turn from the holding of a secret to its discovery. What happens within a fami
Every family has its secrets, but it's how those secrets are dealt with that determines the power th
Father's Day is a fraught and complicated day. In this episode, the Sugars take two questions on fat
Most of the questions the Sugars receive about weddings are about the drama that precedes them — the
It's wedding season, and the Sugars have been getting all kinds of letters that reflect the anxiety
The Sugars take a letter from a 62-year-old divorced woman who is shocked to find herself considerin
The Sugars wonder if romantic relationships can survive profound political differences. They take a
It's election season, and while politics may not seem like the domain of Dear Sugar Radio, it can be
Being a mother means feeling conflicted in some way about the balance between raising one's children
We revisit an episode about compulsive lying with guest Leslie Jamison. The Sugars take on a letter
The Sugars return with another installment in the Infidelity Episodes — looking at the often-overloo
The Sugars take on jealousy — the fiery, irrational kind we feel toward our lovers and friends. They
The Sugars take a letter from a young woman who was raised in a deeply Christian household. As she h
What if the man you love wants to break up but keep hooking up? What if he wants to see other people
There's a long tradition in fairy tales of the wicked stepmother. And the archetype endures in conte
The Sugars take a question from a newly married woman who is facing a nightmare — the man of her dre
Are we doomed to repeat the patterns of our childhood? The Sugars hear from the child of two alcohol
The Sugars receive a pained letter from a young woman whose ex-boyfriend was recently murdered in an
In this episode, the Sugars take two questions on the dynamics of gender, power, and love — one from
We revisit an episode about friendship with one of our most beloved Sugar guests — the writer Ann Pa