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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Couple fears PDA is driving away friends]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: This morning my wife made small talk that "couple X" never shows any public displays of affection (PDA). We're not talking about tongue-in-mouth stuff, but kind words, admiring glances, holding hands, cuddling – light-duty affection. ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4301659</link>
 
    <pubDate>Sep/24/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Employee Questions Drinking At Work Functions]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR HARRIETTE: I just got a new job, and it's a lot of fun and even
more responsibility than I previously had. My boss is cool and we often
work long hours together, including going to tons of social functions.
My boss doesn't drink, but I do. ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/senseandsensitivity/s-4301653</link>
 
    <pubDate>Sep/24/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Responding To 'it's Your Own Fault That You're Sick']]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS MANNERS: Long ago, when one was sick, friends and
acquaintances would bring over soup or a casserole; offer to straighten
up, and even do laundry; take care of your children for a few hours so
you could rest; let you know that they were ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/missmanners/s-4301652</link>
 
    <pubDate>Sep/24/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Parents' Generosity Has Its Price]]></title>
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Dear Annie: My fiance and I are getting married next spring, and my
parents generously offered to help pay for the cost of the wedding. We
were thrilled. Weddings are expensive, and money is tight.

But I quickly realized that this might ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearannie/s-4301631</link>
 
    <pubDate>Sep/24/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Irresponsible Daughter Can't Get It Together]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR ABBY: I am a widow who lost my husband 15 years ago. When my
husband died, we had a daughter and one grandson. My daughter, a single
mom, later had another son.

I have my own business and have worked hard these many years to help
support my ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearabby/s-4301553</link>
 
    <pubDate>Sep/24/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Bed Gratitude]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Sex being a clear barometer of relatedness between partners (i.e., the
state of their entire relationship), let's you and I look at the
positive side of the concept. The bedroom seems (to me, at least) to be
an ideal setting for broadcasting one's...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/singlefile/s-4304193</link>
 
    <pubDate>Sep/23/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ask Dating Coach Erika: He lied about his age. Is that OK?]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Today’s questions are all from women in the early stages of
dating:

Question: He’s 40, not 38. And he used his middle
name in his profile. Told me on the first date. Important for his job to
keep low profile. OK?

Answer: Are you asking me to...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/datingadvice/s-4303990</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Sep/23/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ask Anna: My boyfriend keeps joking that I'm too attractive for him]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Anna,

I’m (27F) told pretty often that I’m out of most guys’ league,
looks-wise. The guy I’m dating (36M) is a great person, but he’s not
conventionally attractive, and he can’t stop pointing that out. I want
to be clear I’m ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/datingadvice/s-4303983</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Sep/23/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Suburban family holds ‘intervention’ for city-loving child]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: After college, I moved to Chicago even though my parents wanted me to move back home. They live in a suburb outside of Indianapolis. It’s fine for them but I wanted better career prospects and a social life that was different from ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4300974</link>
 
    <pubDate>Sep/23/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Friend Still Owes $8,000 For Move]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR HARRIETTE: My friend owes me $8,000 and hasn't been able to pay me
back for a year. I have been asking her for so long, and every response
I get is her telling me she will have it for me "soon." I loaned this
money to her a year ago, and she ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/senseandsensitivity/s-4300966</link>
 
    <pubDate>Sep/23/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Planning For A Tense Trip With In-Laws]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS MANNERS: My lovely sister, Grace, married a man who is
difficult. Keith is loud, often inebriated, and quick to anger. So much
so, that after a misunderstanding at Grace and Keith's wedding rehearsal
dinner, harsh words were screamed, ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/missmanners/s-4300965</link>
 
    <pubDate>Sep/23/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[My Children's Stepmom May Be Overstepping]]></title>
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Dear Annie: I have been divorced for three years and share custody of my
two children, ages 10 and 13. My ex-husband remarried about a year ago,
and his wife is kind, involved and genuinely seems to care about my
children. I know that is ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearannie/s-4300928</link>
 
    <pubDate>Sep/23/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Unfaithful Husband Invites Other Woman To Move In]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR ABBY: My husband, "Dirk," cheated on me more than 20 years ago. He
has kept in touch with the woman since then. Sixteen months ago, she
told him she was "in a bad place." He offered to let this (married)
woman move in with us and didn't tell ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearabby/s-4300846</link>
 
    <pubDate>Sep/23/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Resident wants to warn new homeowners about swinger neighbors]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: My neighbors have boisterous parties on occasion. It’s not a matter of noise – they’re very considerate about it. But from the number of cars and the late leaving times I can only imagine that everyone is having a good time. I ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4300210</link>
 
    <pubDate>Sep/22/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Mom Regrets Giving Up Career, Hobbies]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR HARRIETTE: I feel like I wasted my whole life putting my husband's
and children's needs in front of my own. I didn't accomplish the things
that young me set out to do. I am now 63 years old and disappointed that
I let the idea that I had to ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/senseandsensitivity/s-4300204</link>
 
    <pubDate>Sep/22/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA['that's Mister Teacher To You']]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS MANNERS: I work in a public middle school and am a licensed
teacher. It is a matter of course that adults refer to each other as Mr.
or Mrs. Smith, especially in front of students or when referring to
adults in their conversation with ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/missmanners/s-4300203</link>
 
    <pubDate>Sep/22/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Co-Worker Takes All the Credit]]></title>
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Dear Annie: I have a close friend I have known for more than 20 years.
We have been through marriages, children, job changes and plenty of ups
and downs together. I love her and consider her almost like family.

Lately, though, I have started to...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearannie/s-4300169</link>
 
    <pubDate>Sep/22/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Mom's Passing Triggers Reevaluation Of Friendships]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR ABBY: My mom died of extreme old age recently. She was a sweet
woman everyone loved. I sent invitations to her memorial, and I'm
getting a lot of excuses for why my friends can't attend. I am upset.

In my circle of friends (all similar ages)...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearabby/s-4300107</link>
 
    <pubDate>Sep/22/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Husband’s poor hygiene mars otherwise great marriage]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: My husband and I have been married for 30-plus years. He's a great guy in most aspects, except for his hygiene. He doesn't brush his teeth enough, he doesn't take enough showers, he doesn't use deodorant. For some reason he has taken to...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4299350</link>
 
    <pubDate>Sep/21/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Spouse Takes On Husband's College Debt]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR HARRIETTE: I am helping my husband pay off his $50,000 college
debt, but I feel like he isn't grateful, more like it's something
expected of me to do for him. I worked extremely hard to come out of
college with no debt just for me to pay off ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/senseandsensitivity/s-4299343</link>
 
    <pubDate>Sep/21/2026</pubDate>
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