So, picture this: You’re a 27-year-old woman, you’re a young professional finishing up grad school and you have recently become engaged to your boyfriend of seven years. You live with this boyfriend, boyfriend has been …

On a trial basis, I’ve decided to publish The Vine as follows: a set of “classic” Vines, mid-week; and Ask The Readers on Fridays, as usual.
I’ve also decided to leave the comments open on a …

Aaaaaaaaaaand without further ado: Robert/Roberta. (It was already here, actually; don’t forget, the search function actually…functions now, so if you’re looking for older content, try that first. Top right-hand side.)

Our shoplifting friend is finally back.

Hi Sars,
I’m a librarian, and I’m trying to help a patron find 1941 baseball box scores — all of them, for all teams, including batting orders. I can’t find it online anywhere. Other than going …

I thought maybe you could give me a little insight into a relationship problem that I’m possibly about to have.
I’ve been seeing this girl for about a month now and she’s awesome. Really funny and …

Dearest Sarah,
I write to you regarding the use of cell phones at inappropriate times. No, I don’t mean in the movie theater or at church; I feel this is well covered territory, as it should …

My husband and I just moved into a new house and our landlords are First-Time Landlords, which means that they are very giddy and excited about it. They have been great, but they are a …

Hi Sarah,
All of my other resources have let me down; your readers are possibly my final hope.
Here’s the situation: I have an incredibly hard time finding shoes. Like, “I wear a women’s size 14 narrow” …

 “Mommeeeeeeeeeee!”
I know you ALWAYS get cat questions, but this one goes off one you answered last year because it raised a discussion between a friend and myself. She now thinks I am a heartless …