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The Vine: September 3, 2002
September 3, 2002 – 1:53 PM | No Comment

Dear Sars,
My problem is this.When I was in high school, I dated a guy for about five
months.It was a very intense relationship, so you can imagine my surprise
when he broke up with me, out of …

The Vine: August 30, 2002
August 30, 2002 – 10:46 AM | No Comment

Dear Sarah,
I’m hoping that you will be able to help me clear up two grammar
issues.Last year, I had an extremely anal teacher who wouldn’t let a
grammar error go unnoticed.I picked up the habit and have …

The Vine: August 27, 2002
August 27, 2002 – 4:28 PM | No Comment

Hi Sars,
First of all I love your site and read it faithfully. Secondly, after reading what “Blatant Hacker With A Dash Of Psycho” wrote, I really had to write because I’ve been going through almost …

The Vine: August 24, 2002
August 24, 2002 – 2:58 PM | No Comment

Hi Sars,
First of all I love your site and read it faithfully. Secondly, after reading what “Blatant Hacker With A Dash Of Psycho” wrote, I really had to write because I’ve been going through almost …

The Vine: August 23, 2002
August 23, 2002 – 1:04 PM | No Comment

Dear Sars,
I often agree with your advice, but I’ll have to take a pass on what you wrote Yo-Yo.
Before she throws in the towel for good and goes through something as traumatic as a divorce, …

The Vine: August 21, 2002
August 21, 2002 – 12:03 PM | No Comment

Dear Sars,
I am a very lucky girl and I know I have far fewer problems than the people who normally ask for advice, but I have a decision to make and I don’t know what …

The Vine: August 20, 2002
August 20, 2002 – 11:52 AM | No Comment

Dear Sars,
I met a man while playing a game on Yahoo, and struck up an email exchange based on several likes and dislikes we discovered about each other while playing the game. At first it …

The Vine: August 15, 2002
August 15, 2002 – 11:26 AM | No Comment

Please help me figure out what to do about our cat. Here’s the background: She’s about five years old. We got her when she was one. She’s very sweet and friendly, and at first she …

The Vine: August 14, 2002
August 14, 2002 – 10:20 PM | No Comment

I’ve been so impressed with your Vine advice that I’ve sometimes wished I had a problem just so I could see what you would tell me to do. Now I have that problem. Wishes suck.
I …

The Vine: August 13, 2002
August 13, 2002 – 9:56 PM | No Comment

Dear Sars,
I agree with your take on MP’s problem. I would add that sometimes people inexperienced with drug and alcohol use can overestimate the seriousness of it when they see it. Mary’s drug and alcohol …