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The Vine: March 2, 2005
March 2, 2005 – 10:50 AM | No Comment

Dear loveliest and wise Sars,
I shall try to keep this as brief as possible but it’s a relationship problem so please bear with me. Four years ago, I began talking to a guy online. He …

The Vine: February 16, 2005
February 16, 2005 – 1:34 PM | No Comment

Oh wise and wonderful Sars,
Here’s my problem:
I work as a paralegal at a large law firm. About ten months ago, “Mandi”
was hired as a receptionist. Since Mandi’s about my age and very outgoing,
we started having …

The Vine: February 15, 2005
February 15, 2005 – 1:26 PM | No Comment

Sweet Sars:
I recently had a hot and heavy relationship with a guy, J. I have teenaged children, and have never dated since I divorced their father four years ago. J and I fell quickly in …

The Vine: February 11, 2005
February 11, 2005 – 1:06 PM | No Comment

Oh, Sars, I’ve been a long time reader of The Vine, but now I have a problem to share:
I’m just starting classes and I have a math teacher that is blind. Which is normally a …

The Vine: February 10, 2005
February 10, 2005 – 12:36 PM | No Comment

Hi Sars!
Yours is the funniest advice column I’ve ever read, and the only one with
advice I would really consider taking.
So, here goes my problem, or rather something that I’ve had on my heart for
some time.
I …

The Vine: February 9, 2005
February 9, 2005 – 12:29 PM | No Comment

Dear Sars,
Truly, you have blessed my life with snark. I ask that you do the same with your all-encompassing wisdom.
This is a pretty weird question. All of a sudden my entire world is just utterly …

The Vine: February 8, 2005
February 8, 2005 – 12:23 PM | One Comment

Hi Sars,
I have an ethical dilemma, and I’d really like an opinion from someone who doesn’t know me.
I recently got a very wonderful, fantastic internship, that is fun, relatively prestigious, and is giving me a …

The Vine: February 2, 2005
February 2, 2005 – 11:22 AM | One Comment

Dear Sars,
I am currently a senior in high school and have been
having a problem that began during freshman year with
one of my classmates.
Every morning when I come to school, I make sure to
greet him and …

The Vine: February 1, 2005
February 1, 2005 – 11:13 AM | One Comment

Hello!
I have a salary-related question for you. I’m a college student, and have been working with the company I’m at for over a year now as a medical writer/grant writer/ghost writer/editorial and research assistant…you get …

The Vine: January 25, 2005
January 25, 2005 – 6:27 PM | No Comment

My boyfriend of almost a year has gone to teach English in Japan
for 12 months. I visited him in his second month for a few weeks, and
arrived home in Australia a month ago. I do …