O Sars, answerer of questions grammar, cat, and relationship:
There’s this boy. But, surprise! The problem isn’t with the boy, or any boy, for that matter. The issue is with my roommate. I’m in college and …

Hi Sars,
I have a grammar question for you involving “toward” vs. “towards.” Which is correct: “I’m heading toward the buffet” or “I’m heading towards the buffet”?
Signed,
I’ve always wondered
Dear While You’re Up, I’d Like Some More …

Sars,
After many many years, I’m finally getting to a place in my life I’m happy with. I’m enjoying being single again, enjoying not needing a roommate and/or a bad boyfriend to help keep the lights …

Dear Sars,
I know that you are a cat-lover like so many of us. I’m hoping I’m not asking you a question that you haven’t already answered a million times. I had a beautiful, wonderful, affectionate …

Dear Sars:
Hey! I wanted to write you just so I could brag about getting into graduate school. Woot!
Actually, no. I have a real question. Two of them.
The first one is, the graduate school I’ve been …

Dear Sars,
I live in a dorm with several other women, most of whom I don’t know. We are in a desert area that is experiencing an added drought, so water is extra-scarce. As a result …

Oh, wise Sars!
I did it again. Like bargaining in prayer, I promise never to shoot my mouth off again if you tell what to do.
I work in a pharmacy in a fairly small town. I …

Dear Sars,
About a year ago I broke up my two-and-a-half-year relationship. I was sick of dealing with serious relationship-type problems and the headaches they cause. We were fighting every time we saw each other, and …

Hey Sars —
I love your site! My partner and I have a cat with similar issues — he’s just a bundle of love until you need to cut his nails. Our solution was a pillowcase …

Dear Sars:
I need help with a feline issue.
Our cat, Tabby, has been a wonderful addition to our lives. We adopted her two years ago as a middle-aged stray from the SPCA. She is very loving …