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The Vine: September 21, 2005
September 21, 2005 – 10:36 AM | No Comment

Dear Sars, who cares (ho, ho, ho),
I am, apparently, the jealous type. I’ve been in my relationship for almost three years, but I still have crazy, wrenching little flashes of jealousy over crazy, mundane little …

The Vine: September 20, 2005
September 20, 2005 – 10:33 AM | No Comment

Dear Sars,
I recently moved into an apartment at school with three good friends from the
past couple of years.We have all gotten along well in the past, but yet are
very different.
One big difference between me and …

The Vine: September 16, 2005
September 16, 2005 – 2:36 PM | No Comment

Dear Sarah,
I was reading some of the archives today and came across the entry about the difference between “flammable” and “inflammable.”
Before some time in the 1950s, lighter fluid, gasoline trucks, cleaning fluid, and the like …

The Vine: September 14, 2005
September 14, 2005 – 1:56 PM | No Comment

Dear Sars,
I was wondering if you have any advice for me on a tough situation.
I have two best friends, C (a girl) and J (a guy). Both of them are awesome and the three …

The Vine: August 17, 2005
August 17, 2005 – 11:35 AM | No Comment

Dear Sars:
I love reading The Vine, and I’m hoping you might be able to offer some of your characteristically clever and blunt advice.
A little background: I feel that my friendship with T has reached its …

The Vine: August 16, 2005
August 16, 2005 – 11:28 AM | No Comment

Hi Sars.
Loved your “25 and Over” essay, couldn’t agree more although while reading it I felt a guilty twinge once or twice.
Here’s a question. What do you do when the party in question doesn’t want …

The Vine: August 12, 2005
August 12, 2005 – 9:52 PM | No Comment

Dear Sars,
This is a long story that I’ll sincerely do my best to keep short but well, we’ll see how it goes.
So it’s a boy problem, natch. Nutshell: I loved him, he liked me. Friendship …

The Vine: August 10, 2005
August 10, 2005 – 4:23 PM | No Comment

I have an issue that has been bugging me a lot lately, one that has put me in a bit of a spot. I’ll keep the backstory short but it is necessary to the point.
One …

The Vine: August 9, 2005
August 9, 2005 – 4:20 PM | No Comment

Dear Sars —
I hang out in a group of four of us friends. We have known each other for years, and for the most part, get along very well as a group. But lately, one …

The Vine: August 4, 2005
August 4, 2005 – 3:51 PM | No Comment

Sars,
My boyfriend is a foreigner. That in itself is lovely. His accent and cultural insights are great and I know we’re together for the long haul. The problem is the nature of being foreign — …