Help! My Husband Insists on His Same Strict Solution for Every Problem.

Each week, Prudie discusses a tricky letter with a colleague or friend, just for Slate Plus members. This week Jenée Desmond-Harris and Joel Anderson discuss Prudie’s response to: “Why, Oh Why OTIO?” Dear Prudence, I have a question about handling something that is both great and annoying. It’s like he takes everything literally: If I say we should check in with Aunt Tina, I don’t necessarily mean we need to talk to her, maybe I’m just saying I’m thinking about her. “I actually got excited and a little jealous reading about your husband’s behavior.” Do we have a problem that I need to know about? So yeah, it’s possible he adopted “OTIO” to compensate for her failure to get shit done.