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The Vine: May 26, 2006
May 26, 2006 – 2:10 PM | No Comment

Dear Sars,
I have a problem I thought I’d settled but I keep waffling on what I want to do about it, so I need someone logical like you to kick me in the ass about …

The Vine: May 25, 2006
May 25, 2006 – 2:17 PM | No Comment

Sars,
Here is non-boy, non-cat, non-grammar question for you! My fiance and I, on rather short notice, got married weekend before last. I want to get the thank-you notes out as quickly as possible. One snag, …

The Vine: May 18, 2006
May 18, 2006 – 9:06 AM | No Comment

Hey, Sars:
I love your column, and when someone asked about book clubs, I couldn’t help but throw my two cents in.I was in a pretty good book club for a while when I was …

The Vine: May 16, 2006
May 16, 2006 – 11:47 PM | No Comment

Dear Sars,
A couple of years ago, I was living with a couple of friends I’ll call
Bob and Betty.Bob and I were and are good friends, Betty and I grew
oddly less close after we started sharing …

The Vine: May 10, 2006
May 10, 2006 – 10:33 PM | No Comment

Dear Sars —
Here’s the situation in a nutshell.I have, at
thirty-two years old, married and with a family,
returned to university to finish my B.A.Not one of
those just-want-the-degree-so-I-can-get-a-promotion
things, but planning to continue on to graduate school
et cetera …

The Vine: May 9, 2006
May 9, 2006 – 9:18 PM | No Comment

Hi Sars,
Love your site, just thought I’d my two cents re: hair dye.In my
experience, the best-lasting semi-permanent dye (and there don’t seem
to be permanent ones for the purples/bright reds/greens) is Paintbox by
Fudge.That can be a …

The Vine: May 4, 2006
May 4, 2006 – 8:06 PM | No Comment

Hello, Sars,
I’m 26, and married to my high-school sweetheart.We have two beautiful, wonderful children, and I love him and our family very much.The one nagging issue in our marriage is that we have polar-opposite political …

The Vine: April 27, 2006
April 27, 2006 – 7:20 PM | No Comment

To be as succinct as possible, here is my question with the minimum of back story. I have a male friend who smells. As in “Febreze the couch after he sits on it” smells. His …

The Vine: April 21, 2006
April 21, 2006 – 5:57 PM | No Comment

Dear Sars,
Again, a story about a boy.
About five months ago I started dating a great guy. We got along
fantastically and were both excited to be spending time together and
growing a new relationship. Fast forward two …

The Vine: April 20, 2006
April 20, 2006 – 5:47 PM | No Comment

Hi Sars,
I read a lot of blogs. Most of the blogs I read are by women who are funnier, smarter, and just generally cooler than I am. Some of them get a ton of comments, …