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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!
Sars:
Thank you so much for your answer to Vegan. I’ve been a vegetarian my entire 40 years (not a vegan — need the cheese) so certainly qualify to comment. In those 40 years I’ve inadvertently …
Dear Sars,
I have an extremely close family. We see each other daily, have a family business together, et cetera.
My sister, who is a lot older than me, got divorced two years ago from a guy …
I can really feel for Mr. Feminist — I was his feminist friend. I still
own two copies of The Natural Superiority of Women, though I couldn’t tell
you where they are. I attended Radical Lesbisan Feminist …
Dear Sars,
I am curious to hear your thoughts on my Christmas dilemma.
I will start by giving you some background on all the players. I got married earlier this year to someone whose parents live several …
Let me just say right up front that I don’t have a problem with celebrity journalism per se. I don’t disapprove of gossip, God knows, or think that it’s any particular shame that movie stars …
Here’s the deal. I was kind of dating this guy for
about eight months, then he got back with his
ex-girlfriend. I’m having his child, but he doesn’t
want anything to do with it (he already has two …
Dear Sarah,
I have a problem with a co-worker. Or to be more precise, she has a
problem
with me.
We are both members of a small, close-knit department.
Although she
is senior to me in age and status in the …
So, I decided to move the week before Christmas, which, who in this fine old world has better timing than I? Nobody. No. Body. Well, maybe my own sinuses, which — coated in a shag …
A question for the Grammar Goddess:
I work in chemistry lab, and we have a softball team called “The Degenerate HOMOs.”
This is really funny if you’re a chemist, I promise.
Anyway, my question regards the HOMO bit. …
Sars,
Wedding etiquette inquiry for you, o wise one.Okay, here’s the deal.I’ve been dating the girlfriend for about a year and a half.We’re not engaged, but pretty much as soon as I find some time to …