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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Work-from-home spouse wastes company time]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: About two years ago, my husband was “invited” to resign his managerial position at a local company. This followed two less-than-great performance reviews which he claimed were the result of not getting along with his boss. ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4256824</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jul/25/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Woman Dating Friend's Former One-Night Stand]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR HARRIETTE: I just found out my friend is dating a guy I slept with
a couple of years ago back in college. None of my friends knew; it was a
one-night stand, and I was too ashamed to tell them a secret that I
thought would never resurface. Now...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/senseandsensitivity/s-4256818</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jul/25/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Don't Bite The Hand That Files Your Taxes]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS MANNERS: I volunteer at a center that provides free tax prep
for seniors. I am the greeter, and am really tired of people's arrogant
and rude behavior to me.

I have received rude and nasty remarks from way too many clients. And
this ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/missmanners/s-4256817</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jul/25/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Always the Afterthought]]></title>
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Dear Annie: My husband and I have one daughter, and family has always
been important to us. She has several cousins around her age, and we've
always hoped they would grow up close. Over the years, we've been the
ones reaching out to make plans, ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearannie/s-4256798</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jul/25/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Widow Has Second Thoughts About Rekindled Romance]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR ABBY: After a four-year battle with cancer, my husband of 27 years
passed away. After his death, I was contacted by a guy I had been
involved with 40 years before. He said he wanted me to know that he was
there for me if I needed to talk or ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearabby/s-4256731</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jul/25/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Trying to be a better dad? There's a class for that]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[RALEIGH, N.C. -- Robert Lyles has spent more than two decades raising
children, but he says he is still learning what it means to be a
father.

“I don’t know everything,” Lyles said.

With eight children ranging from 23 to 1-year-old, Lyles ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/datingadvice/s-4260040</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jul/24/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Family members’ experiments with AI raise alarm]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: I am finding myself more and more fearful of AI. I have family and friends who casually upload their personal images to be AI-altered. That’s their prerogative so I never have talked about my AI aversion. Recently though, a few family...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4256213</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jul/24/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Man Wonders How To Introduce Boyfriend To Parents]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR HARRIETTE: I am a gay man who's been in a relationship for two and
a half years. My partner is definitely a great match for me. He recently
asked to meet my parents, expressing his desire to get to know my family
and roots a little more. I ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/senseandsensitivity/s-4256206</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jul/24/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[My Friend 'stole' My Ring ... Which I Don't Own]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS MANNERS: I have a very good friend who has decided to propose
to his partner, and I am absolutely thrilled for the couple!

He is very well off, so price was not much of a consideration when it
came to selecting the ring. However, he has...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/missmanners/s-4256205</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jul/24/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Your First Job Doesn't Have To Be Your Last]]></title>
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Dear Annie: I'm a recent college grad, and I've always wanted to be a
writer like you. I've applied to more jobs than I can count at
newspapers and magazines but haven't landed a single offer. Everyone
keeps saying "the job market is tough right...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearannie/s-4256194</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jul/24/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Husband's Career Struggles Impact Couple's Marriage]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have been married for 11 years and have two
children. When we met, he worked two union jobs, paid his bills, saved
his money and took care of his mother and grandmother when they needed
his financial support. About six ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearabby/s-4256127</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jul/24/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Minneapolis buckthorn singles club uproots invasives, cultivates love]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[MINNEAPOLIS -- On a recent Sunday morning, nearly 50 people in long
pants and sun hats, some toting loppers, gathered beside the Mississippi
River.

It was the second meeting of the Minneapolis Buckthorn Removal
Singles Club, a group of mostly 20-...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/datingadvice/s-4259161</link>
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    <pubDate>Jul/23/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ask Anna: My girlfriend wants her first time to be with 'the One' -- I'm terrified I won't be]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Anna,

I’ve (19M) been with my girlfriend (18F) for just under four
months, and things have gotten serious enough that we’re starting to
talk about having sex for the first time. She’s never had sex before,
and early in our relationship...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/datingadvice/s-4259116</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jul/23/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Mother wants to move, but adult child won’t leave home]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: I’m a senior with three grown kids. After divorcing young, I rebuilt my life, earned a degree and worked hard to save for retirement. Two of my children are independent, but my third child, with his family, still lives in my house ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4255679</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jul/23/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Rebellious Sister Is Lashing Out]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR HARRIETTE: I think my sister hates me. I'm in college right now,
and my sister just finished her freshman year of high school. When I was
away from home, she made new friends and started getting into trouble. A
few months ago, she ran out of ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/senseandsensitivity/s-4255671</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jul/23/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Please, No More Stuff]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS MANNERS: I have been dating a wonderful man for a couple of
years. He has generously given me several gifts, but I have found most
of them to be kitschy and I don't really want them in my house. I'm
trying to minimalize my home ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/missmanners/s-4255670</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jul/23/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Flight Not Taken]]></title>
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Dear Annie: My mom and I have always been close. I'm 35 now, but we talk
almost every day, even though she's in Virginia, where I grew up, and I
moved to Washington state after college. We make an effort to see each
other as much as possible, ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearannie/s-4255648</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jul/23/2026</pubDate>
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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[Single File: Workaholism (Part 2)]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[On every page of your daily calendar, write the following: "If it's 7
p.m. and I'm still at my desk, go home!" Write the same message on slips
of red paper tucked into your purse or wallet -- and any other place
they'll be noticed. But writing ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/singlefile/s-4258446</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jul/22/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ask Dating Coach Erika: What should I ask on a first date?]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[I have a new client, Sandy. She lives in San Francisco, she’s in
her mid-60s, and she hasn’t dated in over 30 years, since before she
was with her late husband. Dating has changed a lot since then. 

She and I had a few pep talks about first ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/datingadvice/s-4258210</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jul/22/2026</pubDate>
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