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The Vine: January 11, 2005
January 11, 2005 – 3:33 PM | No Comment

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 …

The Vine: January 7, 2005
January 7, 2005 – 8:30 PM | No Comment

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 …

The Vine: December 16, 2004
December 16, 2004 – 3:30 PM | No Comment

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. …

The Vine: December 15, 2004
December 15, 2004 – 8:35 PM | No Comment

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 …

The Vine: December 14, 2004
December 14, 2004 – 8:09 PM | No Comment

Dear Sars,
My workplace has an abundance of people and not enough office space.Those not lucky enough to have an office to themselves either have to double up or sit in Cubicle City.
I tend not to …

The Vine: December 10, 2004
December 10, 2004 – 12:50 AM | No Comment

So!
There’s an Issue that has been slowly evolving in my relationship.
I’m hoping you haven’t heard this one a thousand times before because I
really need an outside view and neither my friends nor his friends are …

The Vine: December 9, 2004
December 9, 2004 – 12:39 AM | No Comment

Sars,
I divorced my wife three years ago leaving me a 28-year-old single father of two absent from the dating
scene for over a decade.
Three years later, I’m 31 years old and still single,
but that isn’t …

The Vine: December 7, 2004
December 7, 2004 – 12:13 AM | No Comment

Dear Sars,
Great websites, both. Here’s a Vine question, or
rather issue, since I’m leaving out most of the
back-story on this one. How do you stop obsessing
about a guy you barely know, rarely see, can’t ask out
yourself …

The Vine: December 3, 2004
December 3, 2004 – 10:18 PM | No Comment

Here’s a grammar question that has been bothering me for awhile lately.I’m not sure how to word it so I’ll give an example.Which of the following would be correct?
“She is an (extremely) gifted writer.”
“She is …

The Vine: November 18, 2004
November 18, 2004 – 6:24 PM | No Comment

Hey, Sars. Love your suit.
So I work for a smallish office — about 30 employees. On the swing shift, we number eight: two guys and six girls. For the most part, we all get along …