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The Vine: June 19, 2001
June 19, 2001 – 3:21 PM | No Comment

From all of your articles and advice I’ve read you seem like a fairly sensible person, able to see multiple sides of an issue, so I’m turning to you for a bit of advice.
I have …

The Vine: May 24, 2001
May 24, 2001 – 2:38 PM | No Comment

Hey Sars,
For the last 20 minutes or so I have been reading the Vine and thinking to myself, hmm, maybe I should run my issues past Sarah! So what do you know, I open up …

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: April 20, 2001
April 20, 2001 – 5:42 PM | No Comment

Dear Sars,
Love your site, especially love The Vine. When I read the letter from “Argh,” all sorts of bells and alarms went off. The fact that she said that she has been diagnosed with ADD …

The Vine: December 20, 2000
December 20, 2000 – 4:06 PM | No Comment

Dear Sars,
I just read George Bailey’s letter, and I remember when I was in high school and was overwhelmed I went to a school counselor.I don’t know about her school’s teachers/counselors, but mine were pretty …

The Vine: October 27, 2000
October 27, 2000 – 7:47 PM | No Comment

Dear Sarah,
Hope you enjoyed your trip, welcome back.
Some time ago I commented about our shared dislike for men’s white briefs. Well, how about giving it to the girls too? I am referring to the infamous …

The Vine: October 23, 2000
October 23, 2000 – 7:35 PM | No Comment

I have been married for six months to a man twelve years my junior (blah blah you go girl blah).That’s not the problem.I don’t think.
When we met, I was a cigarette smoker and he was …

The Vine: September 23, 2000
September 23, 2000 – 3:25 PM | No Comment

This is going to sound bathetic, drawn-out and yucky.Bear with me.
I just came out of a car accident that did a real number on me.Mercifully I suffered no debilitating spinal cord injuries, no freak amputations, …

The Vine: September 4, 2000
September 4, 2000 – 11:40 AM | No Comment

Hi Sarah,It’s not my usual policy to write regarding messages in your advice column; usually your insight and suggestions are excellent anyway. While I think your advice to Suddenly Alone was not substandard, I don’t …

The Vine: June 8, 2000
June 8, 2000 – 10:42 AM | No Comment

Sarah,I know you don’t have kids but I need an opinion, and you seem to have a lot of those. Good ones, I might add. My daughter is eight and already standing at the edge …