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The Vine: May 27, 2009
May 27, 2009 – 12:46 PM | 74 Comments

About fifteen years ago, my parents split up. They did not divorce and I’ve never really asked why. About a decade ago my dad moved in with a woman I think of as my stepmother.
My …

The Vine: April 8, 2009
April 8, 2009 – 3:19 PM | 70 Comments

Hi Sars —
I have wonderful, sweet, loving kitty cats, and I’m about to throw them out the window.
They both have good manners when it comes to using their litterbox. Everything goes in the correct place, …

The Vine: February 25, 2009
February 25, 2009 – 2:02 PM | 43 Comments

Hi Sarah,
I do PR for a living (and with that comes a lot of writing and editing) and recently came across a dilemma.
When you are saying that someone “authored an article” (as opposed to “wrote …

The Vine: February 18, 2009
February 18, 2009 – 7:25 PM | 106 Comments

Hi Sars,
This is somewhere between a language and a societal question, so I figure you’re the perfect person to answer it.
What’s up with straight women referring to their female friends as “girlfriend”?This is hardly a …

The Vine: February 11, 2009
February 11, 2009 – 6:16 PM | 69 Comments

Hi Sars,
I’m pretty sure I know the answer to this, but I don’t have the sources to back me up: I’m doing a couple of different volunteer things that require me to receive and sometimes …

The Vine: January 28, 2009
January 28, 2009 – 4:08 PM | 51 Comments

I hope Agent Weiss is reading today — it’s her birthday.   Have a good one, lady (don’t deface any forts with nail polish unless you call me first).
*****

Hi, Sars,
This past summer, I got laid …

The Vine: November 19, 2008
November 19, 2008 – 5:21 PM | 41 Comments

Dear Sars,
Since I found out a few weeks ago that my ex became single again, I have been dreaming about him.Not in passing cameos, but long elaborate dreams full of longing looks, “accidental” touching, and …

The Vine: October 22, 2008
October 22, 2008 – 11:15 AM | 47 Comments

Hi there,
I’m having a bit of an etiquette issue. I’m friends with a number of people who are part of a larger circle that could possibly and has been often described as hipster. That’s fine. …

The Vine: September 3, 2008
September 3, 2008 – 10:03 AM | 37 Comments

Sars,
I’ve got a question that’s about either etiquette, friendship, or both. Here goes:
Recently, my girlfriend and I spent a week in a quaint European city with a group of friends. We rented a few apartments …

The Vine: July 16, 2008
July 16, 2008 – 10:24 AM | 55 Comments

Hi Sarah,
This past year I started a graduate program in social work, and I’m learning that there are certain social service-y buzzwords that get thrown around, like, a lot. Two of the most commonly heard …