Okay Sarah,I am a radical, embittered undergraduate student in creative writing, emphasis on poetry (as you can tell, I have yet to master grammar). Lately I’ve been in need of a vision quest, something that …

Hey…I am a twenty-year-old chica who is stressing big time. I have finished two and a half years of college and I just took a quarter off. My problem is that with the fall quarter …

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 …

…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 …

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 …

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 …

Hi,
My boyfriend and I have been going out for over a year now and I love him to bits but he’s so frustrating.At the moment we are on a one-week break trying to sort out …

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 …

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 …

I hired an intern recently – namely, my brother Mr. Stupidhead. It’s working out really well; not only can I send him out into the world to deal with obnoxious errands like going to (read: …