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The Vine: January 24, 2002
January 24, 2002 – 6:02 PM | No Comment

Sarah,
I would love your objective opinion on a problem I’m having with my mother-in-law. She is a 70-year-old chain-smoking alcoholic with various health problems. According to her, she is always on the brink of death. …

The Vine: January 22, 2002
January 22, 2002 – 5:50 PM | No Comment

Dear Sars,
I have been friends with this girl for quite a few years now; she considers me her best friend, but lately I find that I cannot stand being around her. The problem is, she …

The Vine: January 18, 2002
January 18, 2002 – 5:23 PM | No Comment

Dearest Sars,
I have a best friend, Boy X; I also have a problem. Around the same time we became friends, we also became, bluntly, fuck-buddies. This went on for four years. We’d stop for no …

The Vine: January 17, 2002
January 17, 2002 – 5:14 PM | No Comment

Sars,
After your grammar rant, you’re the new hero of my editorial department — so I figured that you’d be a good person to pose this question to.
How, in the name of all that’s holy, does …

The Vine: January 10, 2002
January 10, 2002 – 3:21 PM | No Comment

Dear Sars,
Here’s my problem:
I have a friend I haven’t talked to in a few weeks. It all started with her giving me a birthday present, and me not thanking her for it within three days. …

The Vine: December 27, 2001
December 27, 2001 – 10:56 PM | No Comment

Sars,
I have met a great guy — The One, I think, and he thinks I am that person for him also.We’ve only been dating a short time — less than a month — but the …

The Vine: December 14, 2001
December 14, 2001 – 8:06 PM | No Comment

Hi Sars,
I need a bit of a point in the right direction, and from what I’ve seen you’re the person who can probably come up with the right way to go.
Six months ago, my best …

The Vine: December 13, 2001
December 13, 2001 – 7:48 PM | No Comment

Sars,
I have a problem and no one to talk to about it. Everyone I know is too concerned with their own lives at the moment to give a crap about what I’m going through. So, …

The Vine: December 7, 2001
December 7, 2001 – 12:10 AM | No Comment

Sars,
After several years in a relationship, I find myself single again and feeling clueless.How soon do you think you should tell a new prospect that you DO NOT want children?I think it should be out …

The Vine: December 5, 2001
December 5, 2001 – 11:59 PM | No Comment

Sars,
Your advice in The Vine is always so levelheaded and insightful.I am in need of your words of wisdom.
I met a man very recently.He and I hit it off like you wouldn’t believe. Good chemistry …