Sars,
Here is non-boy, non-cat, non-grammar question for you! My fiance and I, on rather short notice, got married weekend before last. I want to get the thank-you notes out as quickly as possible. One snag, …

Dear Sars,
I’ve been really good friends with “Carl” for about the past six years. When we first met through mutual friends, we had about two or three days of garbled, grapvine-type communication and he-said/she-said — …

Dear Sars,
First, thanks again for “Yes, You Are,” which continues to rule.Second, I wonder if you could help me squash a molehill that I am turning into an anxiety-causing mountain.
Last year, I landed a sweet …

Dear Sars —
Here’s the situation in a nutshell.I have, at
thirty-two years old, married and with a family,
returned to university to finish my B.A.Not one of
those just-want-the-degree-so-I-can-get-a-promotion
things, but planning to continue on to graduate school
et cetera …

Hi Sars,
I’m not sure if you ever print updates from former letter writers, but just
in case here goes.I wrote to The Vine for advice in July, 2002 — “Would-be
Mommy.”Basically you told me what I already …

Dear Sars,I currently have a good job which I like well enough and am happy with. My department has gone through a few years of turmoil. Every six months or so since I started, there …

Hi Sars…
Ay yi yi, I can’t believe I’m writing a stranger on the internet for advice but I love my fiance so much and I don’t know who else to talk to about this. You …

Dear Sars,
About six months ago, my family lost our pet. Now, it’s just me and my parents, so to lose the dog that we’ve had since I was five and was my parents’ baby and …

Boy confusion (of course)!
I moved to New City about eight months ago and became fast
friends with a guy. We were definitely just friends
at first and he helped me through homesickness by
listening to my inane stories …

Sars —
How much hot sauce is too much hot sauce? And who gets to decide that burning issue?
Here’s the background: I am a Latina from the southwest. I was brought up eating extremely spicy food …