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48 Vines In 48 Hours
August 26, 2002 – 9:16 AM | No Comment

Forty-Eight
 
Dear Sars,
I’m one of those girls who always thinks guys are not interested. It’s a baffling self-esteem problem, because it probably shouldn’t exist — I’m not model material, but I’m relatively bright and attractive, and …

The Vine: August 24, 2002
August 24, 2002 – 2:58 PM | No Comment

Hi Sars,
First of all I love your site and read it faithfully. Secondly, after reading what “Blatant Hacker With A Dash Of Psycho” wrote, I really had to write because I’ve been going through almost …

The Vine: August 23, 2002
August 23, 2002 – 1:04 PM | No Comment

Dear Sars,
I often agree with your advice, but I’ll have to take a pass on what you wrote Yo-Yo.
Before she throws in the towel for good and goes through something as traumatic as a divorce, …

Spy Kids
August 22, 2002 – 2:05 PM | No Comment

After my last essay, a few of you might wonder why I’ve chosen to write about kids not once but twice in one week when 1) I don’t have any and 2) I don’t particularly …

The Vine: August 21, 2002
August 21, 2002 – 12:03 PM | No Comment

Dear Sars,
I am a very lucky girl and I know I have far fewer problems than the people who normally ask for advice, but I have a decision to make and I don’t know what …

Selective Memory
August 20, 2002 – 2:04 PM | No Comment

I hope, one of these days, when the Human Genome Project has finished the important work of isolating the genes that cause breast cancer and heart disease and birth defects and whatnot, and perhaps treated …

The Vine: August 20, 2002
August 20, 2002 – 11:52 AM | No Comment

Dear Sars,
I met a man while playing a game on Yahoo, and struck up an email exchange based on several likes and dislikes we discovered about each other while playing the game. At first it …

The Vine: August 15, 2002
August 15, 2002 – 11:26 AM | No Comment

Please help me figure out what to do about our cat. Here’s the background: She’s about five years old. We got her when she was one. She’s very sweet and friendly, and at first she …

The Vine: August 14, 2002
August 14, 2002 – 10:20 PM | No Comment

I’ve been so impressed with your Vine advice that I’ve sometimes wished I had a problem just so I could see what you would tell me to do. Now I have that problem. Wishes suck.
I …

The Vine: August 13, 2002
August 13, 2002 – 9:56 PM | No Comment

Dear Sars,
I agree with your take on MP’s problem. I would add that sometimes people inexperienced with drug and alcohol use can overestimate the seriousness of it when they see it. Mary’s drug and alcohol …