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The Vine: November 23, 2005
November 23, 2005 – 8:01 PM | No Comment

Speaking as a pre-op transman, I'd say just ask her how she would prefer to
be addressed.The conversation could go a little like this: "Hey, I'm not
sure how you want to be addressed and I want …

The Vine: November 10, 2005
November 10, 2005 – 8:05 PM | No Comment

Hey Sars —
About two years before I met my now-fiance, he purchased a home. To call it a fixer-upper would be an understatement — the house had not been lived in for 10 years …

The Vine: November 9, 2005
November 9, 2005 – 7:49 PM | No Comment

Hi Sars, love your site.I have kind of an odd question for you.Back in the day I grew up on the same block as a Very Famous Author.He, like anyone who has some amount of …

The Vine: October 21, 2005
October 21, 2005 – 6:40 PM | No Comment

Dear Sars,
I have recently moved to a brand new town, a brand new
apartment, and a brand new set of roommates. It
sounded ideal when I was signing the third year lease
on my last apartment, and for …

The Vine: October 14, 2005
October 14, 2005 – 3:51 PM | No Comment

I've seen several letters to several advice columnists (I'm addicted to them all, and welcome links to others not on my daily read list) regarding inappropriate questioning.For example, you recently ran a couple of letters …

The Vine: October 6, 2005
October 6, 2005 – 3:19 PM | No Comment

Sars –
I'm writing with regard to the letter from the person who was worried that she was going to end up doing all the chores like her mother even though her boyfriend was willing to …

The Vine: October 5, 2005
October 5, 2005 – 1:56 PM | No Comment

Dear Sarah,
I am a college sophomore who may be flunking out of school within the next week or two.This has been building for a couple of years and involves a few different issues, so I'll …

The Vine: October 4, 2005
October 4, 2005 – 1:52 PM | No Comment

Oh wise Sars, who is far more versed in the language than I –
I was composing an angry letter to a political wingnut (exposed as such over on TINO) and realized I had a usage …

The Vine: September 20, 2005
September 20, 2005 – 10:33 AM | No Comment

Dear Sars,
I recently moved into an apartment at school with three good friends from the
past couple of years.We have all gotten along well in the past, but yet are
very different.
One big difference between me and …

The Vine: July 19, 2005
July 19, 2005 – 12:12 PM | No Comment

Dear Sars,
Last year I became friends with a really nice guy who was a Muslim. I kept asking him loads of questions about his religion so he gave me a translation of the Qur'an. I've …