agony column

noun

chiefly British : a newspaper column of personal advertisements relating especially to missing relatives or friends

chiefly British : a newspaper column that includes letters from readers seeking personal advice and the columnist's replies

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Years later, Paul settles down alone in the countryside to run something called the Frogworth Valley Artisanal Cheese Company and acquires a taste for reading lachrymose agony columns in the local newspaper. —