I think your advice to Grumpy Grad Student is pretty spot-on, but I did want to add something. GGS’s husband sounds a lot like many people I have met in Debtors Anonymous. I ended up …

Dear Sars,
Here’s the situation: I have been dating my boyfriend, Jim, for over two years. About a year of that has been long distance. In the non-long-distance times, we have lived together and also lived …

Dear Sars,
I have never asked for advice before, so here goes. I deeply care for this guy; in fact I think he may be the one, but I have deep commitment issues in the sense …

Hi Sars,
Long-time listener, first-time caller. When I read Sad Sack Sis’s letter
this morning, I almost fell out of my chair. This letter isn’t really about me, but let’s just say that I could have written …

Dear Sars,
Why are some people such cowards? Seriously, how hard is it to pick up the phone and say “sorry, I don’t think it’s working.” It takes less time then brushing your teeth, and allows …

Hi Sars,
Rather than lying awake nights worrying about whether my new website will net me a stalker (okay, I exaggerate slightly — and that is on the off chance anyone will actually read it!), I …

Dear Sars,
I’m a mixed-race woman from the Deep South, with a husband from the Northern ‘burbs. When my husband and I got married fourteen years ago, his parents were horrified. They are shallow, nouveau riche …

Sars,
Where do I begin?
Oh yes, at the beginning. I have a son. I’ve never been married, did not finish my degree, and come from meager socio-economic background.
We have lived with my boyfriend for almost two …

I agree with you completely on why people procrastinate. I have been trying very hard to deal with my time-management issues of late, and I have a few suggestions.
If you have to do something huge …

Dear Sars,
Just taking a brain-break at work to read the Vine. If you still post Vine feedback now and then, I have a thought to share with today’s Procrastinator — this helped me greatly in …