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		<description><![CDATA[Threadbare clothing causes embarrassment Dear Eric: How much wear is too much wear on personal items? If I am even middle class, I'm clinging to the bottom rung by the tips of my fingers. I know work clothing must be clean and neat, free from ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4278249</link>
 
    <pubDate>Aug/23/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Ex-stepmother may lean on estranged stepson]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: My parents got divorced when I was a toddler. Father remarried to a woman for about 15 years until another divorce. My relationship with the stepmother was unhealthy nearly the entire time they were married. Now we usually exchange ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4277509</link>
 
    <pubDate>Aug/22/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Siblings don’t show up for mother’s centennial]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: My mother turns 100 soon. I have three siblings who live in the same city 450 miles away. I live close to and see my mom the most. I queried my siblings about the most convenient date to celebrate our mother’s 100th birthday. I got ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4276890</link>
 
    <pubDate>Aug/21/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Friends’ prejudiced thinking leads to social isolation]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: I have never had patience for prejudice. I grew up in a household where it simply wasn’t practiced, and it wasn’t until I went to college in the 1980s that I realized some people harbor dislike for others without reason. To this day...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4276341</link>
 
    <pubDate>Aug/20/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: 39-year-old too anxious to get a job]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: My longtime friend has a 39-year-old son who refuses to look for a job. His last job was seven years ago. His mother found the job for him, but his employer passed away. He is bright, likeable, talented, good-looking and in great shape....<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4275648</link>
 
    <pubDate>Aug/19/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: 40-year marriage suddenly sours]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: What should one consider if thinking about divorce? My spouse and I have been married for more than 40 years; the first 41 were very positive. We both worked so were not underfoot, were supportive and loving of each other and had many ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4274843</link>
 
    <pubDate>Aug/18/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Local celebrity’s fame puts strain on relationship]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: I’ve recently started a new relationship with a man who has a very public job in our town. I’m more introverted naturally and I’ve found it really taxing to always be out and about, watching him schmooze with people as I slip into...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4273988</link>
 
    <pubDate>Aug/17/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Kitchen remodel divides couple]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: My husband and I are retired. We each have significant (and equivalent) retirement savings. We keep our finances separate, except for periodic deposits into a joint account that covers utilities, taxes, et cetera. We decided to remodel ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4273129</link>
 
    <pubDate>Aug/16/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Husband of 40 years leaves abruptly]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: My husband of more than 40 years left a note for me to come home to and was gone. It came as a huge surprise as every day he told me he loved me, up to the day before he left. Our then-25-year-old son, too, was blindsided. My husband ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4272362</link>
 
    <pubDate>Aug/15/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: After getting dumped, letter writer wants to date younger coworker]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: Recently I was dumped by my fiancée after dating for two years (no great loss according to my mother and friends). I noticed at work a young girl,18, just graduated from high school, who is cute and seems very nice. I am thinking of ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4271728</link>
 
    <pubDate>Aug/14/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Friend of a friend is an enemy]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: Do I have to be friends with my friend’s other friends? I have a good friend, D. Our sons are good friends, too, so we see each other often. D and her three friends have known each other for a really long time. I didn’t really get ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4271198</link>
 
    <pubDate>Aug/13/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Friend’s allergy creates dinner drama]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: About once a month a group of us from church go out to dinner. At our last dinner, I was sitting next to a woman I know casually. The day after this dinner, the woman complained to the person who organized the event that she had to go ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4270531</link>
 
    <pubDate>Aug/12/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Sister tries to sabotage new relationship with half-siblings]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: My parents married as teens and had two children: me, and my younger sister, “Jodie." They divorced when I was two and I never saw my father again. My mother and her second husband were abusive to us. As an adult, I have maintained as...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4269695</link>
 
    <pubDate>Aug/11/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Family asks prying questions about religious conversion]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: My husband and I have been living far from any of his relatives for several decades, and now we are contemplating moving to an area where many of his relatives live. They are generally pleasant and well-meaning people, and I mostly ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4268838</link>
 
    <pubDate>Aug/10/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Mother says ‘no politics’ but keeps talking politics]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: I’m a 58-year-old daughter to a 94-year-old father and an 83-year-old mother. I love my parents dearly, but we have had no contact for nearly a year. I know that at any time my father and/or mother could pass. This is the one stressor...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4267994</link>
 
    <pubDate>Aug/09/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Girlfriend mocks boyfriend’s body]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: I am a 64-year-old male with nipples that seem to stand at attention practically all the time. While my girlfriend doesn't seem to have a problem with it, per se, she makes light of it quite often, and I am starting to feel a tad on the...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4267313</link>
 
    <pubDate>Aug/08/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Friend punishes those who tell him ‘no’]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: My friend does not like to hear the word “no.” If you tell him no, you will very speedily see his true colors which are more than ugly. When he hears the word no, he goes out of his way to make the non-consenting person pay for the ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4267312</link>
 
    <pubDate>Aug/07/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Neighbor offended but won’t say why]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: My 77-year-old boyfriend has a lovely 95-year-old neighbor whom I visit with him, and sometimes on my own. Recently, my boyfriend has been ill and has been staying with me. His neighbor has called me a couple of times to hear how he is ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4266181</link>
 
    <pubDate>Aug/06/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Married ex still trying to make contact]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: My married ex-boyfriend from more than 15 years ago is still in love with me. Through the grapevine, I have heard he still talks about me and even tries to bump into me in public. He is always asking about my whereabouts. I feel very ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4265471</link>
 
    <pubDate>Aug/05/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Friend left out of burial plans but still grieving]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: This question may be way off base, but is there a way to find out if a Celebration of Life is going to be held? A very dear friend passed away last fall and was laid to rest. Sadly, nobody contacted me as to when the burial was because ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4264738</link>
 
    <pubDate>Aug/04/2026</pubDate>
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