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The Vine

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 23, 2006
May 23, 2006 – 4:14 PM | No Comment

Sars,
I’m
hoping you can help me out with my boy troubles.
I recently started a “thing” with a boy I’ve been friends with for
about three years. We were flirty for a long time, and all our
friends took …

The Vine: May 18, 2006
May 18, 2006 – 9:06 AM | No Comment

Hey, Sars:
I love your column, and when someone asked about book clubs, I couldn’t help but throw my two cents in.I was in a pretty good book club for a while when I was …

The Vine: May 17, 2006
May 17, 2006 – 8:54 AM | No Comment

Dear Sars,
I’ve been really good friends with “Carl” for about the past six years. When we first met through mutual friends, we had about two or three days of garbled, grapvine-type communication and he-said/she-said — …

The Vine: May 16, 2006
May 16, 2006 – 11:47 PM | No Comment

Dear Sars,
A couple of years ago, I was living with a couple of friends I’ll call
Bob and Betty.Bob and I were and are good friends, Betty and I grew
oddly less close after we started sharing …

The Vine: May 11, 2006
May 11, 2006 – 10:46 PM | No Comment

Dear Sars,
First, thanks again for “Yes, You Are,” which continues to rule.Second, I wonder if you could help me squash a molehill that I am turning into an anxiety-causing mountain.
Last year, I landed a sweet …

The Vine: May 10, 2006
May 10, 2006 – 10:33 PM | No Comment

Dear Sars —
Here’s the situation in a nutshell.I have, at
thirty-two years old, married and with a family,
returned to university to finish my B.A.Not one of
those just-want-the-degree-so-I-can-get-a-promotion
things, but planning to continue on to graduate school
et cetera …

The Vine: May 9, 2006
May 9, 2006 – 9:18 PM | No Comment

Hi Sars,
Love your site, just thought I’d my two cents re: hair dye.In my
experience, the best-lasting semi-permanent dye (and there don’t seem
to be permanent ones for the purples/bright reds/greens) is Paintbox by
Fudge.That can be a …

The Vine: May 5, 2006
May 5, 2006 – 8:16 PM | No Comment
The Vine: May 5, 2006

Dear Sars,
The letter from the person afraid to read The
Gift of Fear could have been written by me a couple of
years ago.I was in the position where I knew
something happened but I didn’t want to …

The Vine: May 4, 2006
May 4, 2006 – 8:06 PM | No Comment

Hello, Sars,
I’m 26, and married to my high-school sweetheart.We have two beautiful, wonderful children, and I love him and our family very much.The one nagging issue in our marriage is that we have polar-opposite political …

The Vine: May 3, 2006
May 3, 2006 – 7:53 PM | No Comment

Hi Sars,
I’m not sure if you ever print updates from former letter writers, but just
in case here goes.I wrote to The Vine for advice in July, 2002 — “Would-be
Mommy.”Basically you told me what I already …