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The Vine: September 29, 2000
September 29, 2000 – 3:31 PM | No Comment

Hmm.I have to disagree to some extent with your advice for Uncelebratory.Yes, we're all adults, and learning to be comfortable with others in the family you've joined is part and parcel of being an adult.However, …

The Vine: September 27, 2000
September 27, 2000 – 3:28 PM | No Comment

Recently this fall, I moved back to my childhood home on the south tip of Nova Scotia after being a round a variety of cities for college and internships, and had planned to start a …

The Vine: September 20, 2000
September 20, 2000 – 3:05 PM | No Comment

Dear Sarah,
I have a problem and I hope you can help me. I'm twenty years old and have been going out with this wonderful guy for about six months. He's funny, intelligent, extremely kind, and …

The Vine: September 6, 2000
September 6, 2000 – 11:44 AM | No Comment

Dear Sarah,I once had a friend who was very dear to me…I will call her E. The three of us (including my younger sister) have stayed best friends for over ten years even though she …

The Vine: September 5, 2000
September 5, 2000 – 11:42 AM | No Comment

…and in the drama since I sent you that email, I forgot all about it – thought you'd like the update. First off, your advice was excellent, thank you. The person who wrote suggesting my …

The Vine: September 4, 2000
September 4, 2000 – 11:40 AM | No Comment

Hi Sarah,It's not my usual policy to write regarding messages in your advice column; usually your insight and suggestions are excellent anyway. While I think your advice to Suddenly Alone was not substandard, I don't …

The Vine: September 1, 2000
September 1, 2000 – 11:39 AM | No Comment

Okay, so I've been married for three months. My husband's been having a rough time lately. His job is incredibly stressful. The man who has been a father figure to him all his life has …

The Vine: August 30, 2000
August 30, 2000 – 9:56 PM | No Comment

Dear Sarah,
My brother and his fiancée will be getting married in a couple of weeks. This should be a time of joy, togetherness and warm family feeling.Well, the family feeling has been anything but warm …

The Vine: August 29, 2000
August 29, 2000 – 9:52 PM | No Comment

I very recently discovered your site and among other things have been checking out the advice you've been giving in The Vine over the past few weeks. I think you do a great job of …

The Vine: August 8, 2000
August 8, 2000 – 11:01 AM | No Comment

Sars,I have a younger sister, nineteen months younger. I won't dance around this- she's a giant BITCH. For seemingly no reason. I don't know – she could have a good reason to act like the …