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The Vine: March 30, 2001
March 30, 2001 – 9:42 PM | No Comment

I’m afraid this is another one of those odd relationship letters. My boyfriend and I have been going out nine months, living together for five of them. (Yeah, I know, moving a little fast — …

The Vine: March 15, 2001
March 15, 2001 – 12:26 PM | No Comment

Okay, here’s the deal. Once upon a time in the land of college there was a group of close “Friends.” Phoebe had a roommate named Monica and they lived happily together for three years. Phoebe …

The Vine: March 7, 2001
March 7, 2001 – 11:24 AM | No Comment

Sarah —
I love your articles. They are sooo funny, and your opinions are similar to mine. I am sixteen years old and I have boyfriend issues. Think Dawson’s Creek for this one.
It all started freshman …

The Vine: March 2, 2001
March 2, 2001 – 10:46 AM | No Comment

Here is my problem, Sars.
I’m married. And I have a best friend. Apparently, according to my husband, that’s not a good thing. He is very jealous of my best friend, to the point where any …

The Vine: March 1, 2001
March 1, 2001 – 10:41 AM | No Comment

WTF was that last entry in the Vine? I am truly scared for that woman. Granted, I do not have my MSW yet, but as a non-clinician who has seen many an ugly scene, this …

The Vine: February 13, 2001
February 13, 2001 – 1:12 PM | No Comment

Hi Sars,
My best friend’s husband has a psycho ex that is stalking him. She sends him threatening notes and phone calls, and she breaks into his car and his office. He refuses to take this …

The Vine: January 31, 2001
January 31, 2001 – 7:07 PM | No Comment

Dear Sars,
I have this close friend who is actually my roommate as well. About two years ago she confessed that she had a flirtation with a married man, which escalated to a few kisses. The …

The Vine: January 29, 2001
January 29, 2001 – 6:57 PM | No Comment

Sarah —
I just got out of my very small and therefore gossipy and incestuous college, and moved to a large city with the hopes of creating a new life, something which has become very difficult …

The Vine: January 26, 2001
January 26, 2001 – 6:36 PM | No Comment

Sagacious Sars,
About two years ago, I decided that I’d had enough of the “starving artist” life (constantly two months behind on the rent, credit card bills that rivaled the debt of a Third World nation, …

The Vine: January 17, 2001
January 17, 2001 – 5:12 PM | No Comment

Hey Sars.
I’ve been having a problem with a friend of mine — or ex-friend — I don’t really know. We were good friends for three years throughout college (I graduated last year, he’s graduating this …