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The Vine: April 22, 2009
April 22, 2009 – 1:05 PM | 50 Comments

Hey Sars,
I can’t shake these feelings I have for a guy.
We dated for less than three months in the summer of 2007 (geez is right). Met at work, started light flirtations, and then took the …

The Vine: April 15, 2009
April 15, 2009 – 3:33 PM | 71 Comments

Hang in there, taxable citizens.
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Dear Sars…I suspect this letter is more for your readers’ input than your own, but it’s a topic I need some unbiased and impersonal advice on.
It has to do with drinking, …

The Vine: April 1, 2009
April 1, 2009 – 4:37 PM | 36 Comments

Dear Sars,
I want to end a friendship without creating any animosity or ill feelings.I have been friends outside of work with someone I work fairly closely with, both in physical proximity and a lot of …

The Vine: March 11, 2009
March 11, 2009 – 9:46 PM | 51 Comments

Dear Sars,

I need help. We live in the suburbs with our two-year-old cats. About six months ago our neighbors acquired two cats who belong to their elderly father (he moved in with them). We have …

The Vine: March 4, 2009
March 4, 2009 – 2:59 PM | 119 Comments

Hi Sars,
About five years ago, when I was younger and not so smart, I went out and got a tattoo on my lower back. (Like everyone else in the world.) Perhaps not surprisingly, I decided …

The Vine: February 18, 2009
February 18, 2009 – 7:25 PM | 106 Comments

Hi Sars,
This is somewhere between a language and a societal question, so I figure you’re the perfect person to answer it.
What’s up with straight women referring to their female friends as “girlfriend”?This is hardly a …

The Vine: February 11, 2009
February 11, 2009 – 6:16 PM | 69 Comments

Hi Sars,
I’m pretty sure I know the answer to this, but I don’t have the sources to back me up: I’m doing a couple of different volunteer things that require me to receive and sometimes …

The Vine: February 4, 2009
February 4, 2009 – 3:55 PM | 41 Comments

Dear Sars,
So. I’m 41, and I haven’t had sex for eleven years. For most of that time it wasn’t for lack of trying — I just couldn’t seem to make it past a first date …

The Vine: January 28, 2009
January 28, 2009 – 4:08 PM | 51 Comments

I hope Agent Weiss is reading today — it’s her birthday.   Have a good one, lady (don’t deface any forts with nail polish unless you call me first).
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Hi, Sars,
This past summer, I got laid …

The Vine: January 21, 2009
January 21, 2009 – 5:05 PM | 65 Comments

Dear Sars,
I am looking for tips on how to become tougher. I’ve always found it hard to reconcile myself with the idea that some people don’t like me, or disapprove of some things I do, …