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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!
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 …
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 …
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 …
Oh Grammar Great One,
I know you must get sick of these, but I’ve come across different answers to this one from different people.When a hyphenated word is in a title, do you capitalize both parts?For …
Dear Sars,I currently have a good job which I like well enough and am happy with. My department has gone through a few years of turmoil. Every six months or so since I started, there …
To be as succinct as possible, here is my question with the minimum of back story. I have a male friend who smells. As in “Febreze the couch after he sits on it” smells. His …
Sars —
Just curious if you may have some advice on my topic: sex and marriage.
I have married been a few months now and have noticed a dramatic decrease in the amount of sex my husband …
I am hoping you or your readers can help. I have a fashion dilemma. Recent weight loss has put me into a whole range of previously unfamiliar styles (not available in larger sizes) plus I …
It’s not that I don’t like The Godfather; I do. And it’s not that I think it’s overrated; it probably is, at least a little bit, but it’s almost beside the point now to think …
Dear Sars,
Again, a story about a boy.
About five months ago I started dating a great guy. We got along
fantastically and were both excited to be spending time together and
growing a new relationship. Fast forward two …