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The Vine: May 26, 2010
May 26, 2010 – 11:24 AM | 83 Comments
The Vine: May 26, 2010

Dear Sars,
I was out for dinner with my SO and wanted to fill him in on the finale of a reality TV show. I’d started to do that when the woman at the next table …

The Vine: April 21, 2010
April 21, 2010 – 1:58 PM | 99 Comments
The Vine: April 21, 2010

Hi Sars!
So, here’s the thing about TheKnot.com…they’re kinda hoity-toity over there. I mean, I’ve personally only been to one wedding (out of probably 50) in my life that had a sit-down dinner at the reception. …

The Vine: March 10, 2010
March 10, 2010 – 11:01 AM | 63 Comments

Dear Sars,
I really admire your writing and your advice, so I wanted to ask you some etiquette questions that have been on my mind lately. Specifically, I had some questions about wedding engagement etiquette, and …

The Vine: February 24, 2010
February 24, 2010 – 10:10 AM | 93 Comments

Hi Sars,
My husband and I have a close-knit group of friends, all couples, mostly, and they all are starting to have kids.It is not an exaggeration when I say all of them: it is quite …

The Vine: February 17, 2010
February 17, 2010 – 10:15 AM | 55 Comments

Hi Sars,
So my mom was at our city’s animal services department getting licenses for her two cats, when a guy comes up teary-eyed, saying he needs to give up his two cats, as neither he …

The Vine: January 20, 2010
January 20, 2010 – 1:33 PM | 58 Comments

I don’t know if I’m writing this more as a question or for therapy. All I know is life does not seem right and I’m not sure what right is anymore.
I’ve had three cats …

The Vine: January 6, 2010
January 6, 2010 – 1:52 PM | 94 Comments

Dear Sars,
I’ve been getting several conflicting opinions on this one. I usually do a really good job staying out of office politics, but now I am in a situation where a non-committal grunt isn’t going …

The Vine: December 30, 2009
December 30, 2009 – 1:24 PM | 55 Comments

Dear Sars,
I’ve read The Vine for a while and I think this is a new one.The closest one I can think of is the guy who bought all the chain mail off of eBay, but …

The Vine: November 3, 2009
November 4, 2009 – 3:01 PM | 74 Comments

Hi,
I have scoured the internet and your site for the past few hours over an etiquette dilemma that’s just fallen into my lap.
Backstory: My mom is an only child.She has three adult cousins on …

The Vine: October 21, 2009
October 21, 2009 – 3:02 PM | 87 Comments

Sarah:
I’ve just been referred to you for help.
Can you please help me identify the Woody Allen film in which a particular scene appears? Here goes. In an attempt to become/seem less Jewish, Woody throws bologna …