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Yesterday, I placed an online personal ad. And I can hear you right now all “oh suuuure, act like you don’t care whether you get married, ‘oh, I don’t care, I don’t need a man, …
Sars,
Again, your response to SJJD just rocks. There is a superb book called Slut!: Growing Up Female with a Bad Reputation by Leora Tanenbaum that might be valuable for all parties involved to read, as …
Dear Sars,
I just read the letter from Stuck in the Middle and figured I would comment on it, since I have had a similar issue with a friend of my boyfriend’s, and I have a …
Hi Sars,
I’m writing about Sincerely Concerned. I think she may be a little selfish — I mean, come on, she as much said she wants her mom around when they start having kids. Do you …
Hey Sars!
As a recent convert to the Tomato Nation, just let me say that I think the site’s absolutely fab. Love the essays, love the Vine, yadda yadda yadda. Yeah, I know you’ve heard it …
Dearest Sars:
I’ve just started a new job as a technical writer/editor/marketing coordinator/queen of all I survey. One of the tasks I’ve been given by my new boss is to explore a better web presence and …
Thanks to everyone who wrote in with suggestions for Tired Of It. An idea that several people contributed — TOI might want to check out this site for resources and information on placing the Rottweiler.
Other …
Dear Sars,
I have a 19-year-old niece (we’ll call her “Amy”) who I love dearly, but our relationship is very troubled. We were very close when she was young, because I’m only 11 years older than …
Dear Sars,
You’re right on in suggesting that people whose relationship partners have addiction problems would benefit from support groups or counseling (like Formerly Co-Dependent) — but I think it’s really important to point out that …
Not-so-recently, a long and stormy relationship ended. The ending was not so bad, but the “let’s be friends” holdover was murder; my ex gave full play to all of the cold, manipulative, bitchy and self-indulgent …