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Hi Sarah,
I read The Vine today, and I think I may know why that coffee blows. Now, assuming they’ve got a drip coffee maker, and it’s an hour between the time he makes it and …
Dear Sarah,
Recently, my fabulous boyfriend of one and a half years moved in to my apartment. Things are going very well, he is the best roommate I have ever had, and it is bringing us …
Oh, Sarah.
I have a large collection of medical difficulties, all of which preclude insurance for me. My mother applied for a credit card in my name to pay for my medical expenses (which regularly exceed …
Dear Sarah,
I have been dating this great guy for the past year and a half, and I have reached a dilemma.
“Ted” and I have almost everything in common: religion (rather, lack thereof), children (nonexistent desire …
Dear Sarah,
I cannot untangle the following mess. I respect your advice and would appreciate any help I can get.
I am almost 18, my boyfriend (fiancé? husband? Try and figure out his technical title if you …
Dear Sarah,
I have a friend that I’ve known for about five years. I had always considered her one of my best friends.
About eight months ago, there was an incident involving my friend (we’ll call her …
Dear Sars,
I go to an alternative school. I’ve had some troubles in my past and I kind of wound up there. But that is not the point, though it does play a part.
There are only …
Oh, please, Sarah,
Also please tell “Gravy” that this situation (if the cat is, in fact, not domestic) is NOT good for the cat either. No matter how happy Reginald may seem, he is not in …
Hi,
Perhaps you could give me some advice on a small matter which has been troubling me lately.I will disguise myself as “Gravy,” the better to conceal my identity.Here is the problem.
A few years ago my …
Sars,
I began looking into my family history about a year ago and discovered (through official records, not from my family) that my maternal great-great-grandfather was African-American.He married a French-Native American woman.His son (my great-grandfather) married …