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The Vine: April 26, 2000
April 26, 2000 – 7:49 PM | No Comment

A year and a half ago I got married. Six months later we were both sleeping around and out of love. We still moved away to Canada and signed a one-year lease. We’re happy enough, …

The Vine: April 25, 2000
April 25, 2000 – 7:48 PM | No Comment

Dear Sarah,I would really appreciate your opinion on a somewhat complicated matter. I moved in with my boyfriend last summer and was very happy and in fact thought that he was The One and that …

The Vine: April 21, 2000
April 21, 2000 – 7:43 PM | No Comment

Dear Sarah,I switched schools this year. I went from a small Catholic school I had been at for eight years to a prep school on the other side of town, the east side. At the …

The Vine: April 20, 2000
April 20, 2000 – 7:42 PM | No Comment

I am a junior in high school trying to decide what to major in in college and ultimately, what to do with my life. The problem is, the two halves of my brain are pulling …