Dear Sarah,
I was reading some of the archives today and came across the entry about the difference between “flammable” and “inflammable.”
Before some time in the 1950s, lighter fluid, gasoline trucks, cleaning fluid, and the like …

Hi Sars —
I have an issue that’s cropped up recently, related to Teetotaler’s concerns
(5/19). I’m a 24-year-old woman who’s generally healthy, exercises
regularly, etc. I am a social drinker — generally a couple drinks, a couple
nights …

Dear Sars,
I was wondering if you have any advice for me on a tough situation.
I have two best friends, C (a girl) and J (a guy). Both of them are awesome and the three …

Hi Sars,
I’m not quite sure what to do with myself at the moment
and writing to you seemed like a better idea than staying in bed and
crying all day. Though I may still do that.
Do you …

Four years. A college career. A presidential term.
After a year, two years, even three, a moment, an event is still close at hand, in use, unfiled, but after four years, it’s crossing over — from …

Don’t get me wrong: I appreciate the New York City subway system. I do. It gets me where I need to go, it’s reliable most of the time, and it is bar none the best …

When last we left our heat-addled heroine, she’d undertaken a defense of Forrest Gump, the last of which she fears she has not heard…
Heh. I stand by that position, although I probably shouldn’t, but let’s …

Dear Sars,
Hoping you can help, here goes.
I have been with my girlfriend for about 11 months now, she is 30 and myself 32. The relationship never really got off to a good start as she …

Dear Sars:
I love reading The Vine, and I’m hoping you might be able to offer some of your characteristically clever and blunt advice.
A little background: I feel that my friendship with T has reached its …

Hi Sars.
Loved your “25 and Over” essay, couldn’t agree more although while reading it I felt a guilty twinge once or twice.
Here’s a question. What do you do when the party in question doesn’t want …