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		<title><![CDATA[Boyfriend Suddenly Sings A Different Tune About Children]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR ABBY: My boyfriend, "Adam," and I have been together for four
years. We are very much in love and share similar views on most things.
We agree that a marriage license is just a piece of paper and our
relationship is already a marriage, so we ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearabby/s-4255581</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jul/23/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[New Boyfriend Has A Secret Pastime]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR ABBY: I recently started dating a guy I have known for 30 years.
He has moved in and asked me to marry him. Our relationship is perfect
except for anything having to do with social media. He has an account on
TikTok using a sexually ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearabby/s-4254834</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jul/22/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Relatives Weigh Wedding Gift For Undeserving Nephew]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR ABBY: Our nephew "Conrad" is engaged to be married soon. For
several reasons, we are unable to attend the wedding. Under normal
circumstances, I wouldn't hesitate to send a generous gift as I have for
our other nieces and nephews. However, ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearabby/s-4254056</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jul/21/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Visits To Husband's Grandkids Have Lost Their Appeal]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR ABBY: I'm 56 years old and have been married for 12 years. I don't
want to drive an hour and a half to spend time with my husband's
grandbabies. I have done that on many occasions and choose not to do it
anymore. I'm not into babies -- or ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearabby/s-4253147</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jul/20/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Relatives Go Out Of Their Way To Hurt Woman's Feelings]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR ABBY: After many years living near and helping my parents, I moved
to another state to retire. My dad died three months after I moved. I
begged my mother to let me fly back and help her with his arrangements,
but she insisted I stay put.

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		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearabby/s-4252305</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jul/19/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Bride-To-Be Has Given Mixed Signals To Her Inner Circle]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR ABBY: I have two best friends going back to third grade (we're in
our 30s now) and one older sister. I'm the last in my friend group to
get married. My fiancee and I are eloping this summer. We already own a
house and need nothing, so I told ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearabby/s-4251488</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jul/18/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[In-Laws' Clear Favoritism Doesn't Bode Well For The Future]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR ABBY: My husband has a twin brother and a younger brother. After I
met his family, it became clear that his parents openly favor his twin,
"Kaden." Based on childhood stories my husband and other family members
told me, his parents have spent...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearabby/s-4250853</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jul/17/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Wife's Transformation Creates New Issues At Home]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR ABBY: I've been with my wife for 23 years. We have three kids and
are in our early 40s. My wife has always struggled with her weight, but
two years ago she started a plan and has been successful. Her weight
loss has prompted me to notice her ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearabby/s-4250299</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jul/16/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Wife Suspects Man Is Still Up To His Usual Tricks]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR ABBY: How can I tell if my husband loves me? We have been married
41 years, and during our entire marriage he's been cheating on me with
other women. He takes good care of me and is always there for me and our
family. We hardly have sex. I ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearabby/s-4249112</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jul/15/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[In-Law's Sunny Comments Get On Woman's Nerves]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have four children, two of whom have
congenital health issues we've been managing. One child is leading a
"normal" life and is a spunky little kid. Our other child may be more
impacted down the road, and we continue to ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearabby/s-4248373</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jul/14/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Struggling Daughter Seems Uninterested In Helping Herself]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR ABBY: I am the single mom of a 19-year-old daughter who copes with
bipolar 2, ADHD, anxiety and depression. She has a mental age that's
younger than her adult self. Over the years, she has gone through
therapy and changes in medication.

It ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearabby/s-4246602</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jul/12/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Wife Who Married Young Has Often Heard She Missed Out]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR ABBY: I married when I was 20 and my husband was 32. I grew up
with a conservative view of marriage, so in a sense, I believed marrying
early would grant me the most freedom as a woman. We have been married
for five years and have a child.

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		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearabby/s-4245767</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jul/11/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Daughter Hides Illness From Centenarian Mother]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR ABBY: I have cancer. I have been expecting to be diagnosed with it
since I was a teen. It is my family's disease. My mother is 100 and
still has her faculties, but she is frail. I have shared the diagnosis
with my children, and I assume they ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearabby/s-4245109</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jul/10/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Elderly Father Is Keen To Hit The Open Road]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR ABBY: At 82, my father continues to live alone and unassisted.
He's generally in good healt, but is starting to recognize that he won't
be forever. One thing he really wants to do while he still can (or
thinks he can) is take a road trip -- ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearabby/s-4244606</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jul/09/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Computer Repair Leads To Upsetting Discovery]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR ABBY: I have been married to my wife for three years. She asked me
to fix her old computer. As I was doing that, I saw emails from her ex,
"Doug," dated a few months before our wedding. They started with the
usual greetings, then proceeded to...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearabby/s-4243927</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jul/08/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Husband Is A Mad Scientist In The Kitchen]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR ABBY: I never want to eat my husband's cooking again. He refuses
to follow recipes because he says they are "too hard." He doesn't use
seasonings -- or he uses the wrong ones. An example: He recently put
cinnamon and cloves on zucchini and ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearabby/s-4243023</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jul/07/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Lack Of Intimacy Has Put Marriage On The Ropes]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR ABBY: My wife and I have been married 10 years. Before that we
dated for several years. We have a wonderful relationship in many ways,
but we've never had the kind of sex life I would prefer. For a long
time, we would talk about it and try to...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearabby/s-4242096</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jul/06/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Dater With Pair Of Suitors Weighs Long-Term Outlook]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR ABBY: After a tumultuous breakup, I reconnected with two men
through friends. I've known and liked them both for years. One lives in
Europe; the other lives here in New York. Both are wonderful, respectful
and caring, and I feel beyond lucky....<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearabby/s-4241150</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jul/05/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Man's Excuses And Absences Continue To Expand]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR ABBY: I have been married to my husband for 10 years. Ever since I
have known him, he has had issues with depression and anxiety. I have
tried to support him through these diagnoses.

He has attempted to go to therapy several times, but he ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearabby/s-4240275</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jul/04/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Grown Sons Tell Dad To Ditch His Wife Of 45 Years]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR ABBY: My husband was married to a woman who lied to him about
being pregnant. She wasn't at the time, but she later became pregnant.
They had two sons and divorced five years later. He never loved her.

I married him eight years after that. ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearabby/s-4239655</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jul/03/2026</pubDate>
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