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The Vine: July 31, 2001
July 31, 2001 – 2:50 PM | No Comment

So, I’ve been single since I was 18 years old. I’m now 25. Single’s not bad, but I’ve been alone also. My last date was two years ago (a disaster), and there have been no …

The Vine: July 27, 2001
July 27, 2001 – 1:49 PM | No Comment

Okay, Sars, what would you do here?
Well over ten years ago, when I was finishing up college, I started seeing someone. We’ll call him “Dolt.” Dolt and I had a rocky relationship and an even …

The Vine: July 26, 2001
July 26, 2001 – 1:37 PM | No Comment

Okay, Sars, I don’t know is this will make the Vine, but I’m at a loss and being that this problem involves one of my best friends, I can’t exactly go to her for advice …

The Vine: July 24, 2001
July 24, 2001 – 1:26 PM | No Comment

Hi Sarah,
In recent weeks I discovered both Mighty Big TV and Tomato Nation, and, boy, has my productivity at work suffered as a result. Anyway, after perusing the archives of The Vine and nodding my …

The Vine: July 18, 2001
July 18, 2001 – 11:51 AM | No Comment

Dearest Sars,
A friend recently decided to quit her job to be a freelance writer. I heard she was struggling a bit, so I offered her some work for my company. I wasn’t that desperate for …

The Vine: July 17, 2001
July 17, 2001 – 11:10 AM | No Comment

Two months ago, my boyfriend of two and a half years, with whom I had been living for a year, broke up with me, claiming we had become incompatible sexually, which he felt would never …

The Vine: July 12, 2001
July 12, 2001 – 10:17 AM | No Comment

Dearest, all knowing Sars,
Okay, time for a really awkward question: a cousin of mine died about a week ago. I wasn’t greatly affected, because the last time I had seen him was 1985. But he …

The Vine: July 11, 2001
July 11, 2001 – 4:27 PM | No Comment

Dear Sars,
I feel pretty strange writing this, as this is not the sort of thing that I would usually do, but you’re a stranger and that makes it a little easier for me to unburden, …

The Vine: July 6, 2001
July 6, 2001 – 3:46 PM | No Comment

Hey Sars —
I’ve been reading the Vine for some-odd months now and it seems to me that you give pretty level-headed advice on just about anything — and I’m a strong believer in that sometimes, …

The Vine: July 5, 2001
July 5, 2001 – 3:42 PM | No Comment

Sars,
Regarding “Can’t Believe I Thought It Would Be Kind Of Romantic”:
I can’t believe you didn’t call this chick on her major self-esteem issues. She just broke up with a long-term boyfriend and then grabbed the …