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The Vine: April 23, 2008
April 23, 2008 – 2:16 PM | 76 Comments

Dear Sars,
My boyfriend of five months is currently traveling solo through Southeast Asia, and although he’s already been gone for over three weeks (and is almost halfway through his trip), he has yet to …

The Vine: April 16, 2008
April 16, 2008 – 1:46 PM | 23 Comments

So, picture this: You’re a 27-year-old woman, you’re a young professional finishing up grad school and you have recently become engaged to your boyfriend of seven years. You live with this boyfriend, boyfriend has been …

The Vine: August 30, 2007
August 30, 2007 – 11:29 AM | No Comment

Dear Sars,
 
I am a 23-year-old former college student who has had a rough go of the last year and a half. In mid-2005, I was a strong student at a good university. I suffered …

The Vine: June 27, 2007
June 27, 2007 – 8:26 PM | No Comment

Hi Sars!
 
Longtime reader, first-time writer.I’m hoping you can offer some suggestions for handling this rather awkward situation.
 
I met my friend, Janet, just over three years ago when I started working with her.We started out as …

The Vine: April 10, 2007
April 10, 2007 – 4:07 PM | 11 Comments

O Wise One,
 
My best friend/roommate, I’ll call her K, works with this guy J. We all went to a lot of the same parties so J and I got to be friends and eventually …

The Vine: March 1, 2007
March 1, 2007 – 10:45 AM | No Comment

Hey Sars —
Heavy Metal is probably the film
in question. And that’s just how I’d describe it too, except that it was
definitely R-rated. There was a Heavy Metal 2000 based on the same
source but not the …

The Vine: February 28, 2007
February 28, 2007 – 3:41 PM | No Comment

Hey! I’m a sixteen-year-old girl from Dublin, Ireland and last month me and my friend made friends with some fellas at a gig. We texted and talked to all of them quite often and after …

The Vine: February 22, 2007
February 22, 2007 – 2:30 PM | No Comment

Dear Sars,
I’ve been thinking about writing this letter for awhile now, but kept putting it off because, well, admitting that I needed advice from someone instead of being able to work things out on my …

The Vine: February 21, 2007
February 21, 2007 – 2:23 PM | One Comment

Hi, Sars.
My initial question was a lot simpler, but then I started thinking more about it. Okay, I’ll try not to make this too long. My husband and I have been married for a little …

The Vine: February 8, 2007
February 8, 2007 – 12:25 PM | No Comment