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The Vine: July 14, 2000
July 14, 2000 – 3:23 PM | No Comment

Dear Sars,
I’ve been dating my boyfriend for five years now and it’s come around to the time of the year that we usually both go out to California for vacation. One thing, though – I …

The Vine: July 11, 2000
July 11, 2000 – 3:04 PM | No Comment

Let’s just say I know a girl and I really like her and I ask her out. What should we do on the date? If she says no should I ask her out again in …

The Vine: July 6, 2000
July 6, 2000 – 10:50 AM | No Comment

Hello!I went out with a guy five years ago who was just great – he was intelligent, sensitive, attentive, and absolutely doted on me. Unfortunately, I was shallow, inexperienced, and thought any guy I was …

The Vine: June 21, 2000
June 21, 2000 – 11:00 AM | No Comment

My best friend of I don’t know how many years started dating a new guy about seven months ago.Within weeks they had exchanged “I love you”s, and within months she had packed up and moved …

The Vine: June 13, 2000
June 13, 2000 – 10:51 AM | No Comment

Okay, here’s the deal.I’ve been dating my boyfriend for about a year.It’s been long distance the whole time.Currently we’re about 250 miles away from each other and we see each other a couple times a …

The Vine: June 5, 2000
June 5, 2000 – 10:01 AM | No Comment

Hello!I have an issue! Argh! So, my ex-boyfriend and I broke up two years ago. The relationship was good, but ended badly. He dumped me, then jerked me around (he was confused about what he …

The Vine: May 31, 2000
May 31, 2000 – 12:09 PM | No Comment

Hey Sarah,
Okay, so here’s the thing, I was very good friends with this boy, Ben. We talked about everything. We used to spend hours on the phone telling each other our deepest, darkest secrets. I …

The Vine: May 30, 2000
May 30, 2000 – 12:11 PM | No Comment

I have a dorky ex-husband and a distant self-obsessed husband of twenty years. (Just to show what a bad partner selector I am.) It’s been twenty years because the first divorce devastated my kids. They …

The Vine: May 26, 2000
May 26, 2000 – 12:15 PM | No Comment

I have been friends with this guy since our first year of university. Just plain, ordinary, “Hey, how’s it goin’?” friends. Three years later, we ended up living less than a minute from each other, …

The Vine: May 24, 2000
May 24, 2000 – 12:17 PM | No Comment

Dear Sarah,
I wouldn’t have written, except that I read your advice to that guy Dr. Strangelove. I wouldn’t presume to tell you your business, so I’m not, but I thought I might let you in …