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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: January 21, 2009
January 21, 2009 – 5:05 PM | 65 Comments

Dear Sars,
I am looking for tips on how to become tougher. I’ve always found it hard to reconcile myself with the idea that some people don’t like me, or disapprove of some things I do, …

The Vine: January 16, 2009
January 16, 2009 – 5:03 PM | 24 Comments

Dear Sars,
My husband and I need help with a hair product dilemma.We have both used Aveda Elixir for years to manage hair that is fine, straight and flyaway (his) and thick, curly and frizzy (mine).We’re …

The Vine: January 14, 2009
January 14, 2009 – 12:56 PM | 48 Comments

Hi Sars,
Long-time reader, first-time writer.I could really use a relatively unbiased perspective on this one.
I think my husband drinks too much. I’m not an expert on these things, but I think it’s bordering on a …

The Vine: January 9, 2009
January 9, 2009 – 3:13 PM | 92 Comments

Those bastards at Proctor & Gamble have discontinued my deodorant.
No more for the Secret Platinum Soft Solid. I tried their new product the “Flawless” and it’s ill-named. It never quite, I don’t know, dries …

The Vine: January 7, 2009
January 7, 2009 – 7:07 PM | 50 Comments

Hello Sars,
I write about the lovely Robert, who is not actually our landlord, but the legal caretaker for our absentee landlord’s buildings and tenants (absentee landlord lives in Europe).I lived with three wonderful roommates in …

The Vine: January 2, 2009
January 2, 2009 – 12:17 PM | 9 Comments

Seven years ago in freshman English, we read a book that I’ve almost forgotten but am dying to reread.
A girl grows up in a small African-American community and lives with her great aunt or …

The Vine: December 26, 2008
December 26, 2008 – 12:59 PM | 10 Comments

This one is for you and the readers. Last summer I was studying abroad in Italy for a month and discovered these awesome little cookies in the grocery stores there. It’s pretty much my favorite …

The Vine: December 19, 2008
December 19, 2008 – 12:12 PM | 23 Comments

Hi Sars,
I’m hoping you and your readers will be able help me and my colleagues out. A treasured co-worker is leaving us to return home after working here in America for the last three years. …

The Vine: December 17, 2008
December 17, 2008 – 1:15 PM | 39 Comments

Dear Sars,
I don’t ever seem to have great luck with my living situations. I had finally shaken off the curse of the terrible roommates by getting a one-bedroom (and a cat! yay!) and felt like …

The Vine: December 12, 2008 (Bookfest)
December 12, 2008 – 1:42 PM | 28 Comments

Hey Sars,
I’m hoping the TN readership can help me find a book I read years ago. I read it in 1998 when I was an exchange student in Germany for my English class. I would …