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The Vine: January 14, 2003
January 14, 2003 – 4:48 PM | No Comment

Sarah,
I don’t know what I expect you to say about this, but this is a problem I’ve kept to myself and have not discussed with anyone, and perhaps it will help me just to get …

The Vine: January 9, 2003
January 9, 2003 – 2:57 PM | No Comment

Dear Sars:
I read someplace that it is a sign of mental illness if you know the right thing to do and cannot bring yourself to do it. That sounds to me like most of the …

The Vine: January 7, 2003
January 7, 2003 – 8:24 PM | No Comment

Dear Sars,
I moved to Portland, OR from NY, NY a year and a half ago. I met a lot of new people, formed a lot of new friendships, and dated several guys that were either …

The Vine: December 19, 2002
December 19, 2002 – 3:55 PM | No Comment

Hey Sars,
Okay, my problem is: I need to get laid. I know this
isn’t a big problem (or an uncommon one), but it’s
been causing me some grief lately.
There’s this guy, you see. I’m not in love …

The Vine: December 18, 2002
December 18, 2002 – 3:47 PM | No Comment

Hi Sars,
My problem is this: Most of my “friends” don’t like my boyfriend. They feel
that he, “C,” isn’t good enough for me.I went to college and now work for a
telecom company; C went to tech …

The Vine: December 17, 2002
December 17, 2002 – 3:41 PM | No Comment

Hi,
I have been working with this man side-by-side for a few months now.He
started flirting with me, and I thought, well, he’s attractive and that sure
makes me feel nice.We are good friends at work and have …

The Vine: December 13, 2002
December 13, 2002 – 7:53 PM | No Comment

Sars,
Wondering about the proper usage for the word “revert.” I’ve been getting
more and more emails with “revert” used (as I see it) in an incorrect manner.
An example from an email I received was, “You need …

The Vine: December 3, 2002
December 3, 2002 – 10:15 PM | No Comment

Dear Sars,
Hi.Longtime reader, first-time writer.So, I’ve stepped in a bit of poo.I’ve recently started dating this guy and really do like him.Which is rare.But (of course there is a “but”), the situation is clouded with …

The Vine: November 27, 2002
November 27, 2002 – 8:20 PM | No Comment

Dear Sars,
I have this friend whom I only know via the internet and from phone
calls. It is, though, a very real friendship, if a long-distance one,
as I’m sure you can understand. She’s going through some …

The Vine: November 26, 2002
November 26, 2002 – 8:08 PM | No Comment

About your reaction to “Very, Very Confused,” I was wondering if you didn’t put a teeny bit too much importance on that fact Drew is a poet.It seems like a pretty insignificant bit of the …