#51: 2017's Best & Worst Advice Questions (Ft. The Bad Advisor)

In a very special 2017 Year in Review episode, Hannah and Matt welcome Andrea Grimes of The Establishment's "Bad Advice" fame to reminisce about the questions that most warmed our hearts and those that most made us want to burn everything to the ground. It was a very fiery year, to put it lightly. Enjoy??

1. Andrea's "Warmed My Heart" Award pick
   • Captain Awkward and Friends of Captain Awkward: "When Spouses Don't Agree About Birth Control"
2. Andrea's "Set It on Fire" Award pick
   • Misc.: Please May I Keep Boning This Racist? (Carolyn Hax December 2nd, Dear Abby February 13, Savage Love August 23)
3. Han's "Warmed My Heart" Award pick (*SEE BELOW)
   • Listener Weary and Wary: "How Lenient Should I Be of My Friends With Depression and Anxiety Who Are Repeatedly Undependable With Plans?"
4. Han's "Set It on Fire" Award pick
   • Ask a Manager: I ghosted my ex, and she's about to be my new boss
5. Matt's "Warmed My Heart" Award pick
   • Ask Dr. NerdLove: Why Do Women Have All The Advantages In Dating?
6. Matt's "Set It on Fire" Award pick
   • Ask APW: The Garter Toss Reminds Me of My Sexual Assault, but My Fiancé Wants to Do It

"Set It on Fire" Runner-Ups:

• Ask a Manager: my boss enlists me in hiding his multiple affairs from his wife
• Ask a Manager: I ghosted my ex, and she's about to be my new boss
• Ask a Manager: is the work environment I've created on my team too exclusive?
• r/relationships: My (33F) self-absorbed sister (22F) is holding an "auction" for all her potential bridesmaids to compete in for a place in her wedding
• Sense and Sensitivity: Parents Doubt Son's Talent
• Captain Awkward: Is this relationship doomed or do I just need to put in more work?
• Captain Awkward: Messy housemate blues with a side of bugs.
• Ask Amy: Height isn't this dating misfit's only challenge
• Let Us Sex-Plain: My partner always wants to have sex at 5am
• Dear Prudence: Pets are not family, are they?
• Dear Prudence: Fiancé Worried My Genes Will Affect His Son's "Package"
• Dear Prudence: My Husband's Best Friend Proposed to His Girlfriend During Our Wedding Ceremony
• Dear Sugars: Is There Such a Thing as Wanting Too Much Sex?
• Ask E. Jean: How Do I Get My Fiancé to Stop Catcalling Me?
• Miss Conduct: Don't Date Nazis
• Savage Love: Dick Monsters

Submit your favorite questions or questions you may have for the podcast to hanandmattknowitall@gmail.com, anonymously at bit.ly/askhanandmatt, or to askahelpinghan@gmail.com for a Han-only written answer on hanandmattknowitall.com.

Looking to support us? Desperately in need of a fantastical alter-ego? You can become a Patreon supporter and donate to us monthly for all kinds of sweet perks!