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Articles by Sarah D. Bunting

Grasshopper: “Ow.”
December 10, 2001 – 1:13 PM | 2 Comments

A few weeks ago, New York Magazine ran a cover story entitled “Yoga Now,” which purported to follow the author’s personal yoga journey after the events of September 11. Yes, you read that correctly. “Personal …

The Vine: December 7, 2001
December 7, 2001 – 12:10 AM | No Comment

Sars,
After several years in a relationship, I find myself single again and feeling clueless.How soon do you think you should tell a new prospect that you DO NOT want children?I think it should be out …

The Vine: December 5, 2001
December 5, 2001 – 11:59 PM | No Comment

Sars,
Your advice in The Vine is always so levelheaded and insightful.I am in need of your words of wisdom.
I met a man very recently.He and I hit it off like you wouldn’t believe. Good chemistry …

The Vine: December 4, 2001
December 4, 2001 – 11:04 PM | No Comment

Dear Sars,
I have a question for you, in your infinite grammatical wisdom.I was talking to My Uncle Who Was In Star Wars and My Uncle The Journalist this week (sorry, I only found out about …

Return Of The Native
December 3, 2001 – 1:12 PM | No Comment

The time eventually comes each year — usually in early October, but it varies, depending on the weather — for me to gather up all of my sandals and slides and summery shoes and put …

The Vine: November 30, 2001
November 30, 2001 – 8:44 PM | No Comment

Dear Sarah,
Last Friday, my fiancé and I broke up. It was a mutual decision, as both of us admitted that we weren’t making each other happy, and hadn’t been for months. Although I think we …

The Vine: November 29, 2001
November 29, 2001 – 8:31 PM | No Comment

Dear Sars,
I am 19 years old, and have never been in a real committed relationship. During the last year I had on-and-off relationships with two guys. With one guy we did not get very far …

The Vine: November 28, 2001
November 28, 2001 – 8:24 PM | No Comment

Hey Sars,
The upshot of my problem is this: I’m homeless, friendless, and loveless.
Slight exaggeration.
I’m in a new city, new country; managed to find a great job in the field I’m trained in just as my …

The Vine: November 27, 2001
November 27, 2001 – 8:18 PM | No Comment

Hi Sarah,
I need your advice.I started a new job two weeks ago, and the two guys I share my cube farm with are driving me absolutely bonkers.
One is loud and constantly on the phone on …

Kiss Of Death
November 26, 2001 – 1:11 PM | No Comment

Sarah: Okay, hypothetical.
Regina: Okay.
Sarah: Let’s say there’s a guy, and he —
Regina: What guy?
Sarah: What “what guy”?
Regina: What — what GUY what guy!
Sarah: There is no guy. It’s a hypothetical.
Regina: But it’s the guy who …