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The Vine: August 22, 2008
August 22, 2008 – 9:57 AM | 175 Comments

Dear Sars,
You’ve helped me with some Procrastination Issues that I wrote about, about two years ago — thank you very much. I have another issue that I hope you can deal with better than I…
‘Cause …

The Vine: July 30, 2008
July 30, 2008 – 10:43 AM | 35 Comments

Hi Sars,
My younger sister (14) has recently started talking to her older cousin (18) online in many forms, including Gaia Online — a place mostly inhabited by thirteen-year-olds with broken Japanese, “emo,” “princess,” and “Thug …

The Vine: July 23, 2008
July 23, 2008 – 9:58 AM | 141 Comments

I really don’t know if there is a solution to this problem, but you give good relationship advice and don’t seem too squicked by grossness, so here goes.
How do I get my boyfriend to stop …

The Vine: July 10, 2008
July 10, 2008 – 10:39 AM | 39 Comments

Sorry for the delay; my parents’ internet absolutely refused to work on my computer yesterday.(“Is it plugged in?””YES, DAD.IT IS.GOD.”)Anyway: Vine!
My stepmother organised my dad’s funeral. She and my father were de facto partners for …

The Vine: June 25, 2008
June 25, 2008 – 10:33 AM | 32 Comments

Dear Sars,
I’m hoping you can give me a bit of advice regarding a difficult situation at work. I was placed in my current job through a temp agency last summer, and it has mostly worked …

The Vine: June 5, 2008
June 4, 2008 – 10:04 AM | 43 Comments

Hi Sars,
I think this may be a “heavy” topic, to say the least, but I would love your advice on this matter. I have a friend that I’ve known for over 15 years, that was …

The Vine: May 21, 2008
May 21, 2008 – 12:39 PM | 44 Comments

Dear Sars:
My younger sister (she is 25) and her fiancé are to be married this fall. It will be a brief, non-denominational ceremony followed by dinner and dancing, held in a fancy restaurant. My sister …

The Vine: May 14, 2008
May 14, 2008 – 8:21 AM | 129 Comments

Dear Sars,
I have read your blog for a long time, and I’ve searched the archives and I haven’t seen your estimation of the Best Baseball Movie Ever. Who better than you to make the call?

The Vine: May 7, 2008
May 7, 2008 – 12:23 PM | 24 Comments

Dear Sars:
I’ve got a sticky situation and I need help coming up with something good to tell my friend. Here’s the thing. My girlfriend of almost 20 years has been begging me to come out …

The Vine: April 30, 2008
April 30, 2008 – 10:37 AM | 28 Comments

Dear Sars,
Things are a little bit wonky with my family, and I’m trying to figure out how best to deal with the situation. My brother and I both live pretty far (6+ hours’ worth of …