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The Vine: July 28, 2010
July 28, 2010 – 10:11 AM | 43 Comments
The Vine: July 28, 2010

Hello —
I guess I am writing because I am hoping to get some tips in how to best handle my relationship with my parents. A brief (I hope) background: I am an only child and …

The Vine: July 14, 2010
July 14, 2010 – 11:12 AM | 36 Comments
The Vine: July 14, 2010

Dear Sars,
I’ve been searching the web for help on this problem and I couldn’t find anything on this topic: Pressure to defriend someone on a social networking website.
A year ago I dated “Albert,” who …

The Vine: July 7, 2010
July 7, 2010 – 11:49 AM | 81 Comments
The Vine: July 7, 2010

Hi Sars! To cut directly to the chase (so to speak):
About four years ago at age 28, I started running, basically from scratch (although active, I was unfit and overweight and could only run for …

The Vine: June 30, 2010
June 30, 2010 – 9:50 AM | 37 Comments
The Vine: June 30, 2010

Dear Sars,
I have a question for you (and the readers) about therapy. And essentially it’s this: how do you know if you just dislike your therapist because you’re dealing with stuff you’d rather not, versus …

The Vine: June 16, 2010
June 16, 2010 – 4:25 PM | 28 Comments
The Vine: June 16, 2010

Dear Sars,
I am having a bit of a family drama that I am hoping you can help me resolve. Here’s a little background: I have a cousin, let’s call her “Marie,” that I grew up …

The Vine: June 9, 2010
June 9, 2010 – 12:55 PM | 41 Comments
The Vine: June 9, 2010

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When my husband and I take a cab with a single friend of ours who happens to live nearby, do we pay 50 percent …

The Vine: May 19, 2010
May 19, 2010 – 11:09 AM | 67 Comments
The Vine: May 19, 2010

Dear Sars,
It looks like I am going to be driving a moving van across the country this summer…with my cat. I have a vague recollection that you’ve done this before, maybe when you drove to …

“The Ties of Zodiac
April 25, 2010 – 12:31 PM | 9 Comments
“The Ties of <I>Zodiac</I>“

A celebration of ’70s neckwear.

The Vine: April 14, 2010
April 14, 2010 – 8:53 AM | 53 Comments
The Vine: April 14, 2010

Sars, knower of things,
This is a workplace sort of thing, and it’s a wee bit tangle-y.
About eight months ago, there was a managerial shake-up at my store (which is a small cog in a …

The Vine: March 17, 2010
March 17, 2010 – 10:22 AM | 120 Comments

So, I need some advice on something I’ve been thinking about for a while.
Four and a half years ago my long-term boyfriend broke up with me. And I took it really, really hard. I immediately …