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The Vine: June 20, 2000
June 20, 2000 – 10:58 AM | No Comment

I just read the latest Vine, and I have to disagree with you.An invitation to a wedding or any other event in no way obligates you to give a gift.You give someone a gift because …

The Vine: June 19, 2000
June 19, 2000 – 10:55 AM | No Comment

Dear Sarah,
I was invited to a wedding by a childhood friend of mine who I haven’t been in touch with or seen in four years.My entire family is attending although I don’t feel like going.There’s …

The Vine: June 12, 2000
June 12, 2000 – 10:50 AM | No Comment

Sarah,
Here’s my problem.I have a formal wedding to attend in a few weeks, and I don’t have any dresses in my closet that are appropriate (or that my friends haven’t seen me in a million …

The Vine: June 1, 2000
June 1, 2000 – 9:55 AM | No Comment

Hi Sarah,My roommate moved in with me in February. Prior to her moving in, I lived in my two-bedroom apartment by myself. I am the only person on the lease, which expires this month. I …

The Vine: May 31, 2000
May 31, 2000 – 12:09 PM | No Comment

Hey Sarah,
Okay, so here’s the thing, I was very good friends with this boy, Ben. We talked about everything. We used to spend hours on the phone telling each other our deepest, darkest secrets. I …

The Vine: May 18, 2000
May 18, 2000 – 12:22 PM | No Comment

Dear Sarah,
I want to SKULL-FUCK my best friend’s fiancée.
Okay, maybe that’s a wee bit extreme. I don’t really want to cause her any harm in the literal sense, but I do want her to cease …

The Vine: May 11, 2000
May 11, 2000 – 12:27 PM | No Comment

This is the story of a child who was put up for adoption 49 years ago (that would be me) and another child who was put up for adoption 25 years ago (my daughter).
The knowledge …

The Vine: April 27, 2000
April 27, 2000 – 7:50 PM | No Comment

Dear Sars,
I have a netiquette question for you. WAY back in the day, when I first got an email account through my university and could only access it and newsgroups, I struck up an email …

Like, Shut Up!
December 11, 1998 – 10:20 PM | No Comment

For the last week or so, New York City has enjoyed unseasonably
balmy weather, and I like warm sunny days as much as the next person, but I want it to get cold again. I can’t …

I Mind Your Manners
June 16, 1998 – 12:31 PM | No Comment

During my formative years, I cannot count how many times my mother looked around the dinner table at me and my younger brother and then covered her eyes with her hand and sighed in despair. …