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The Tomato Nation advice column addresses your questions on etiquette, grammar, romance, and pet misbehavior. Ask The Readers about books or fashion today!

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The Vine: May 14, 2003
May 14, 2003 – 11:08 PM | No Comment

Hi Sars:
I wanted to drop a very quick line about Broke’s question.I was the
first one of my friends to get married, and most of them were in
medical/law/graduate school.Emily Post dictates that (1) the mothers
or sisters …

The Vine: May 9, 2003
May 9, 2003 – 9:05 PM | No Comment

Sars,
I’d like to suggest to It’s My Own Fault that she contact a credit
counselor at her local Consumer Credit Counseling Service.They are
funded in part by the United Way, and they can put her in a …

The Vine: May 8, 2003
May 8, 2003 – 8:55 PM | No Comment

Dear Sars,
I’m 19 years old and a first-year student at the University of Washington. I love it here, I love (most) of my classes and my professors, my roommate and I get along well, and …

The Vine: May 7, 2003
May 7, 2003 – 8:39 PM | No Comment

Dear Sars,
You’re the coolest. Seriously. Anyway, my question: I’m in eighth grade, and my friend Lindsay is suffering under the iron fist of a
really crappy math teacher (Mr. K). Though I don’t have him personally, …

The Vine: May 6, 2003
May 6, 2003 – 8:20 PM | No Comment

Sars —
Whether or not this makes it to The Vine’s final cut, I wondered it somehow
you could write to some extent on the separation of friends. I graduated high
school in 1998, and the best friends …

The Vine: May 2, 2003
May 2, 2003 – 7:05 PM | No Comment

I know you are going to get a million e-mails on this, but…
The Bridezilla letter in The Vine was wrong re: shower invitations etiquette. According to every source I’ve seen, it’s fine to put registry …

The Vine: May 1, 2003
May 1, 2003 – 6:57 PM | No Comment

Oh Wise and Powerful Sars,
I’ve got a situation that I could really use an
outside and non-involved opinion on. About three and a
half years ago I ran across a girl online (let’s call
her “Lauren”) through mutual …

The Vine: April 30, 2003
April 30, 2003 – 7:40 PM | One Comment

Dear Sars —I find your advice amusing, insightful, and blunt, and I could use a dose of
all three. It all started with a boy, of course.A while back, I realized I
Had Feelings For a longtime …

The Vine: April 29, 2003
April 29, 2003 – 7:31 PM | No Comment

Dear Sars,
I am getting married in three months, and having a bit of trouble with my maid of honor. I’ll call her “Cindy.” Basically, she has said a couple of times that I’m being a …

The Vine: April 25, 2003
April 25, 2003 – 6:52 PM | No Comment

Dear Sars,
After deeming various personal problems just too embarrassing even to share
anonymously with a top-notch advice giver such as yourself, I’m finally
writing to you with a cat question.
My cat is a former stray who showed …