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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Mid-40s worker wants to drastically change life]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: After two decades working in the same organization and several years in my actual position, I've been wanting a change. I actually like my job but now in my mid-40s feel like I need to change things up for the second half of my career. ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4241244</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jul/05/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Grandson's New Relationship Creates Distance]]></title>
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Dear Annie: My husband and I raised our grandson from the time he was a
baby. He is now 19, and until recently, we were very close.

When he first introduced us to his girlfriend, I thought she seemed nice
enough. But now she is constantly by ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearannie/s-4241215</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jul/05/2026</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[Asking Eric: Cousin’s AI manipulation mars treasured family photo]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: Yesterday a cousin sent me a photo of a group of family members taken the morning after my father's funeral about 30 years ago. It included my mother, two sisters, an uncle, my brother-in-law and me. Most of us were still in our ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4240373</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jul/04/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Reader Struggles To Be Patriotic]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR HARRIETTE: It's the 250th anniversary of our country, and I am so
torn. In my lifetime, I have not felt more disconnected from my
patriotism. I love my country -- don't get me wrong -- but I feel like
we are terribly divided. The rift between...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/senseandsensitivity/s-4240366</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jul/04/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Must We Invite Doom-And-Gloom Neighbor?]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS MANNERS: We have a good friend who lives near us and is part
of a circle of friends who attend each other's gatherings. This friend
has become a doomscroller and is very agitated with the political scene.
I have asked him to please just ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/missmanners/s-4240365</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jul/04/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Celebrating Freedom, Family and Love This Fourth of July]]></title>
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Dear Readers: On this Fourth of July, I hope you give yourself
permission to slow down.

Let the day be simple.

Enjoy the sound of laughter from the next yard. Notice the flags moving
in the breeze. Sit outside with a cold drink. Watch the ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearannie/s-4240346</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jul/04/2026</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[Asking Eric: Spouse refuses to ever apologize]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: My spouse is unable to say "Oops, sorry." He automatically denies having done the thing or blames me or my son – even if he literally just did it in front of me/us. It's been an issue for decades. We first went to counseling because ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4239740</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jul/03/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Student Debates Taking New Job]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR HARRIETTE: I was offered a job, but I am on the fence about taking
it; I want to know if my reasoning is stupid. I'm 19, and I don't
necessarily need a job, but I would like one to pay off my credit cards
faster. I got permission to miss a ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/senseandsensitivity/s-4239733</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jul/03/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Dinner Party Differences]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS MANNERS: When I moved to the U.S., I found quite a bit of
difference in the dinner party etiquette compared to my home country.
When an American co-worker invited me and other friends for dinner with
his family at home, it turned out to ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/missmanners/s-4239732</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jul/03/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[When Is 'Soon'?]]></title>
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Dear Annie: I am a 31-year-old woman, and I've been with my boyfriend
for five years. We've been talking about marriage for the past two --
talking about it and talking about it. Every time it comes up, it's
positive. He tells me he can't wait ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearannie/s-4239722</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jul/03/2026</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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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Accidental voicemail reveals sister-in-law’s true feelings]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: On Mother's Day I received a voicemail, on my cellphone, from my sister-in-law. It evidently was a butt call that recorded my brother, sister-in-law and two of their friends having a good time drinking and bad-mouthing me. In the ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4239140</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jul/02/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Husband Forgets 20th Anniversary]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR HARRIETTE: My husband forgot our 20-year wedding anniversary, and
I've been sobbing about it for a whole week. I planned a surprise
romantic dinner for us, and I got him a really nice watch that he has
been eyeing for a while. He, however, ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/senseandsensitivity/s-4239133</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jul/02/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Shaming Guests Not The Flex You Think It Is]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS MANNERS: My daughter was recently married -- a second
marriage both for her and for her new husband. They had a lovely
ceremony and invited close family and good friends -- well, some good
friends.

Three of my daughter's friends work ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/missmanners/s-4239132</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jul/02/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Married to the Tube]]></title>
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Dear Annie: My husband is one of those people who always needs the TV
on. Eating dinner? TV on. Getting dressed? TV on. Even working, he'll
have it on -- muted if necessary, but on.

I'm not anti-TV, but I do feel it steals from the quality time...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearannie/s-4239115</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jul/02/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Husband And Father Has Been An Observer As Marriage Crumbles]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR ABBY: I've been married for 20 years and have three kids: 19 (in
college), 17 and 15. My wife and I sleep in separate beds and haven't
had sex in more than five years -- her choice, not mine. We tried
counseling in the past but never got ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearabby/s-4239049</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jul/02/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ask Anna: Is this love bombing? And should I play matchmaker?]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Anna,

I’ve been messaging someone I met on a dating app for about three
weeks, and we finally have our first date this weekend. We’ve had some
really fun conversations, and I’m genuinely excited to meet her. The
other night she ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/datingadvice/s-4242614</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jul/01/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Single File: Money Smarts (Part 2)]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Last week, I explained some ways to bring in more money. These are a few
more imagination stirrers:

--Join or start an investment club. Your old-girl network will probably
yield five or six live wires interested in pooling money and making
more. ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/singlefile/s-4242173</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jul/01/2026</pubDate>
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