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The Vine: January 16, 2001
January 16, 2001 – 5:04 PM | No Comment

Hi!
I need some advice — do you think there is something wrong with an older woman/younger man relationship? There is a seven-year age difference between us — I really like him a lot, we have …

The Vine: January 12, 2001
January 12, 2001 – 3:39 PM | No Comment

Sarah,
I think I’ve been trying to avoid asking this question for a long time, but at this point, I think I need an outside, objective opinion. This is another one of those will-this-long-distance-relationship-work type of …

The Vine: January 9, 2001
January 9, 2001 – 2:54 PM | No Comment

Sarah,
I’m dating a guy whom I’d been friends with for over a year before we got together. I enjoy his company on a level that has previously been unknown to me. He’s an amazing guy: …

The Vine: January 5, 2001
January 5, 2001 – 1:30 PM | No Comment

Hi Sarah,Over the summer I met a boy. His name is Ben. Ben and I started spending time together and our personalities really clicked. I felt comfortable around him quicker than I usually do around …

The Vine: January 4, 2001
January 4, 2001 – 11:54 AM | No Comment

Hi Sarah –Okay, here’s the trouble. Online romance. A couple of years ago I started corresponding with a woman about 1,000 miles away. She’s gorgeous, smart, funny, amiable, aligned in politics. We e-mailed every day …

The Vine: December 19, 2000
December 19, 2000 – 3:53 PM | No Comment

Dear Sars,
You’ve helped me before. I’m a big fan. Your DC recaps slay me.
I am, right now, at age seventeen, going through a very stressful time.The problem is not necessarily the stress, but what the …

The Vine: December 14, 2000
December 14, 2000 – 8:05 PM | No Comment

Sarah-
I’ve actually been in a similar situation before, so I have a different take on it. I was about as pure as Snowgirl was when I met an older guy who’d had a hell of …

The Vine: December 7, 2000
December 7, 2000 – 12:08 AM | No Comment

Hi, Sarah –
I started college this fall admittedly lacking experience with guys. I had guy friends and a quasi-relationship with a guy who called me last week to fill me in on his new boyfriend, …

The Vine: November 21, 2000
November 21, 2000 – 6:54 PM | No Comment

Dear Sarah,
There is a socially retarded genius who works upstairs from me, and we have become friends over the last eight months or so.We’ve had an odd friendship which has involved him (for no apparent …

The Vine: November 17, 2000
November 17, 2000 – 4:58 PM | No Comment

On Not’s problem,
Just a quickie comment that I think her man might have something else going with someone else.It’s based on no info other than what she provided, but if suddenly my BF got cold …