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The Vine: May 31, 2001
May 31, 2001 – 12:39 PM | No Comment

Hi Sarah,
I have one word for Shameless Hussy: porn. My current boyfriend had limited experience with other women but you would never have known it, and it was because he enjoyed porn. It’s something they …

The Vine: May 18, 2001
May 18, 2001 – 8:58 AM | No Comment

Hi Sarah,
Here’s some background on my dilemma…there’s a woman from college (we’ll call her Jane) that I’ve kept in touch with because we ended up living in the same city after graduation.She’s rather high-strung and …

The Vine: May 16, 2001
May 16, 2001 – 11:38 PM | No Comment

Dear Sars,
I love the Vine and have been a Tomato Nation fan since the days when it was on a site with CyberSleaze…
Just a quick note to about the woman whose mother will be losing …

The Vine: May 15, 2001
May 15, 2001 – 11:13 PM | No Comment

Dear Sarah,
I just discovered you write these advice columns and while I really can’t believe I’m writing to you about my personal problems I do want to tell you how much I enjoy your DC …

The Vine: May 7, 2001
May 7, 2001 – 8:34 PM | No Comment

You may want to have C-toony check to see if the city s/he lives in has a creative directory. For a fee, you can place an ad containing your work into a large, indexed publication …

The Vine: April 27, 2001
April 27, 2001 – 7:15 PM | No Comment

Hi Sarah,
I have a friend who I’m very worried about. She is 17 like me and has been with her current boyfriend for well over two years, but he treats her as if she is …

The Vine: April 23, 2001
April 23, 2001 – 6:24 PM | No Comment

Dear Sars,
Yesterday, I attended the Red Sox/Yankees game with someone I had never met before, but with whom I had had some previous email conversations. So as you could imagine, we spent a good deal …

The Vine: April 18, 2001
April 18, 2001 – 5:22 PM | No Comment

Sarah,
This is more of a hindsight-type advice asking, but here goes. I’ve known “Cindy” for a number of years, and she was always a fun friend to hang around with. Quite a few years ago, …

The Vine: April 13, 2001
April 13, 2001 – 4:37 PM | No Comment

Hey there.
I like your opinions. They’re often really funny. Just thought I should say that. And I’ve read some of your Vine advice, and you may not be degree’d, but you make sense. So I …

The Vine: April 11, 2001
April 11, 2001 – 4:20 PM | No Comment

Hey Sarah,
I read the Vine every day, and you seem to dispense much of the same advice I would. You and I think along the same lines. (I tend to believe that is a good …