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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!

The Vine: July 11, 2003
July 11, 2003 · No Comment

Sars, I need advice. Back in high school, my best friend was a girl I’ll call K. Fast forward three years, and at this point K and I have not spoken in about a year. …

The Vine: July 9, 2003
July 9, 2003 · No Comment

Hey Sars,
It’s very possible a lot of your readers are going to scoff at my problem, but I’ve had it. I’m 20 and have been married for two years. My husband is the only man …

The Vine: July 8, 2003
July 8, 2003 · No Comment

Sars —
Here’s the deal. I have this friend, we have known each other since junior high. We lived together in college, traveled to Europe together — in short, she’s my best friend, and we used …

Snoredom
July 7, 2003 · No Comment

Okay, see…it’s about the snoring. Yes, “your snoring.” Who else’s snoring would I — well, actually, you do snore. Yeah, you do. Yeah…you do. No, see, trust me. You snore. All right, maybe you think …

The Vine: July 3, 2003
July 3, 2003 · No Comment

Sars,
Righto. So, I’m an upperclasswoman at a very small university in the South. A year ago, my steady boyfriend since high school and I broke up, leaving me single and free — free to be …

The Vine: July 2, 2003
July 2, 2003 · No Comment

Hi Sars —
Love the site, love The Vine, need some advice on a matter I’d rather discuss with a neutral party.
Two months ago, my husband and I got an eight-week-old foxhound — I’ll call her …

The Vine: July 1, 2003
July 1, 2003 · No Comment

Sars,
A few months back, you published a query from my sister who was wondering whether or not to leave her husband, who was abusive. I believe the main concern in her letter was what would …

The Famous Ghost Monologues, No. 7: Jennifer Gage Dovacek
June 30, 2003 · No Comment

The level of meaningless crap you have to deal with is way lower on this side. It’s like the number one thing that I would recommend about dying — okay, I don’t recommend dying, you …

The Vine: June 28, 2003
June 28, 2003 · No Comment

Hi Sars —
Like many other advice seekers, I’m going to have to start with “so there’s
this boy.” So there’s this boy, I’ve known him for about five months, and in
that time he’s become one of …

The Vine: June 27, 2003
June 27, 2003 · No Comment

Sars,
I am a recovering anorexic — whatever that means. Basically, I see no difference between my “recovering” self and my “anorexic” self, except that I have small periods of time where I remain in my …