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The Vine: November 5, 2003
November 5, 2003 – 6:30 PM | No Comment

Okay, Girl meets Boy.Much happiness.Girl and Boy
cohabitate for years and years and years, eventually
going back to school to get their masters together.
(Awww.)They have some problems, but they get past
them eventually, with more happiness following.
One night, …

The Vine: November 4, 2003
November 4, 2003 – 10:13 PM | No Comment

Dearest Sars,
I’ve got this wonderfully close group of friends.The four of us are an one-for-all unit that lasted all throughout high school, complete with inside jokes and nicknames.It’s disgustingly “ya-ya.”Anyhow, to celebrate graduation, we planned …

The Vine: October 10, 2003
October 10, 2003 – 9:49 PM | No Comment

My ex-boyfriend and I broke up over a year ago, and have been friends
since shortly after. We talk all the time via IM and email, but
whenever I invite him to hang out, he gets weird …

The Vine: October 1, 2003
October 1, 2003 – 9:26 PM | No Comment

Here is my problem.I hate my ex-girlfriend.I am a cranky person,
but not prone to hate, so this is very nervous-making for me.I hate
her.I think about her and rage builds.
Here’s the dealie-oh: I broke up with …

The Vine: September 25, 2003
September 25, 2003 – 3:03 PM | No Comment

All right. Cat issue.
A little less than a week ago, I moved cross-country for a three-month
internship. Not wanting to find my own place for that short a time, I decided
to rent a room from T, …

The Vine: September 19, 2003
September 19, 2003 – 9:00 PM | No Comment

Querida Sars,
As I have expressed many times in my fan-mail, I adore your site and think
The Vine should be adapted into a relationship handbook. Usually, my daily
glance at The Vine gives me plenty of laughs …

The Vine: September 17, 2003
September 17, 2003 – 2:42 PM | No Comment

Sars, I’m an attorney and a long-time reader.I’m not a collections attorney by a long shot, and since I don’t know where “Stiffed in the Sun City” lives, I can’t advise her on the specifics …

The Vine: September 16, 2003
September 16, 2003 – 2:30 PM | No Comment

Hey Sars,
You kids today.No one uses the telephone anymore?The advice to
Parentheses was good, but it seems to me that the technology involved might
be part of the problem.With the avalanche of emails I receive daily just
trying …

The Vine: September 9, 2003
September 9, 2003 – 2:29 PM | No Comment

Hi Sarah,
Two years ago, I wrote to you regarding my (now) ex-boyfriend and putting a baby up for adoption.Actually, yesterday was her second birthday.
Your advice to To Tell or Not To Tell was pretty much …

The Vine: September 2, 2003
September 2, 2003 – 1:50 PM | No Comment

Sars,
First of all, excellent advice about Jerry, the check-low-balling
cheapskate who should be returning his bottles for the deposit instead
of screwing his friends into paying the whole check.
Secondly, I’ve always found it easier just to have …