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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: June 8, 2000
June 8, 2000 · No Comment

Sarah,I know you don’t have kids but I need an opinion, and you seem to have a lot of those. Good ones, I might add. My daughter is eight and already standing at the edge …

The Vine: June 7, 2000
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Dear Sars,Dear God I think I’m turning into my mother. For the past two months or so I have been suffering bouts of panic (not full-fledged attacks). This generally occurs at 2 am almost every …

The Vine: June 5, 2000
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Hello!I have an issue! Argh! So, my ex-boyfriend and I broke up two years ago. The relationship was good, but ended badly. He dumped me, then jerked me around (he was confused about what he …

The Vine: June 2, 2000
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Dear Sarah,I’ve written to you before about my friend, the one who had been using both myself and the other member of our trio to take up time before her boyfriend was available.
Well, it’s been …

The Vine: June 1, 2000
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Hi Sarah,My roommate moved in with me in February. Prior to her moving in, I lived in my two-bedroom apartment by myself. I am the only person on the lease, which expires this month. I …

The Vine: May 31, 2000
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Hey Sarah,
Okay, so here’s the thing, I was very good friends with this boy, Ben. We talked about everything. We used to spend hours on the phone telling each other our deepest, darkest secrets. I …

The Vine: May 30, 2000
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I have a dorky ex-husband and a distant self-obsessed husband of twenty years. (Just to show what a bad partner selector I am.) It’s been twenty years because the first divorce devastated my kids. They …

The Vine: May 26, 2000
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I have been friends with this guy since our first year of university. Just plain, ordinary, “Hey, how’s it goin’?” friends. Three years later, we ended up living less than a minute from each other, …

The Vine: May 25, 2000
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My best friend has been married to a verbally and emotionally abusive man (Bob) for two years. They have a two-year-old son, whom I adore. I have tried in the past to stay out of …

The Vine: May 24, 2000
May 24, 2000 · No Comment

Dear Sarah,
I wouldn’t have written, except that I read your advice to that guy Dr. Strangelove. I wouldn’t presume to tell you your business, so I’m not, but I thought I might let you in …