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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Grandfather’s gift to estranged grandchild may come with strings]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: A few years ago, my 24-year-old child came out as nonbinary and chose a new name, “Avery.” While the adjustment hasn’t always been easy, most of our immediate family now use Avery’s new name and pronouns. The exception is my ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4244690</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jul/09/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Daughter’s job frustrations trigger mother]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: A year and a half ago, I moved in with my mother. It was her idea, as I was having financial and health difficulties. I resisted at first, but eventually it became my only option. My life situation improved for a while, but I recently ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4244036</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jul/08/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Know-it-all friend always has answers even when she’s wrong]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: I had a casual friend, Casey, in high school but didn't reconnect until a few years ago. She is driving me crazy with her relentless, impossible to answer questions, as well as her predicting and assuming what my family members will do ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4243175</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jul/07/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Brother doesn’t want gay father’s ex at memorial service]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: My 93-year-old Dad passed away recently, and my brother and I are planning a memorial service. Our mother died several years ago. Mom and Dad stayed married despite the fact that Dad came out as gay around 2000. He had a very close ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4242205</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jul/06/2026</pubDate>
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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[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[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[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[Asking Eric: Stepdaughter’s estrangement angers stepfather]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: I met my wife about 20 years ago. Her three kids at the time were young to late teens. The oldest, a daughter, has always been needy and played the victim. Over the years, we have given her a car; driven her to work before she got her ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4238464</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jul/01/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Daughter’s breakup hurts mother, too]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: I am a 64-year-old woman who allowed my daughter (35) and son-in-law (34) to move in about two years ago. They committed to each other in 2022 but didn’t make a legal partnership. They have an open relationship. He has pretty much ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4237581</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jun/30/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Noisy neighbors are too intimidating to talk to]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: I've been having problems with the noise coming from downstairs for more than three years now. I live in a two-family rental. Two much younger women live on the first floor. One of them is completely rude about how much noise she makes....<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4236684</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jun/29/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Adult child may be too distant to be a part of parent’s wedding]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: My 21-year-old child responds only sporadically to texts and phone calls, often going days or weeks without a response. They live across the country with their other parent during the summers and holidays. When I get the chance to see ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4235802</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jun/28/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Agnostic uncomfortable when asked for prayers]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: I have many friends who are religious, mostly devout Catholics and born-again Christians. I do not personally hold religious beliefs. Decades ago, I was deeply Christian, but my thinking has shifted to believe there is likely no God ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4234965</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jun/27/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Sister’s financial chaos causes strain]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: My older sister, with whom I’ve never been close, is in her 80s and highly dysfunctional with money and life. She can’t make ends meet despite being a real estate agent and a substitute teacher. I have “loan papers” she signed ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4234367</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jun/26/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Helpful in-laws shut out of family plans]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: Our married son and wife share all their plans, ideas, life experiences with her family and we hear nothing. We watch our grandkids, help them at a drop of a dime, we even spiff up the house when watching the kids and let their dogs out...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4233795</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jun/25/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Road trip leads to resentment]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: There is someone I have been friends with for more than 37 years. My husband and I moved to another state 12 years ago, but my friendship with this person has endured. She calls every weekday and we mostly talk about her family and her ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4233128</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jun/24/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Married friend might be flirting]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: I am a long-retired senior citizen. I manage my days by finding things to do. In the evenings, I generally go out to a handful of local establishments. Being single I sit at the bar to dine and have a cocktail. I am friendly and chat ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4232272</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jun/23/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: News podcasts cause marital discord]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: My wife and I, both seniors, have similar views, but get our news from different sources. I read online and listen to podcasts while doing mindless tasks, at the gym and on walks when she does not join me. She is totally devoted to ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4229952</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jun/22/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Daughter accepted to college, but she may not be ready]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: My daughter recently committed to a university across the country, and she is supposed to start in the coming fall. She is only 17 and we think that she should be older before starting this new chapter of her life. This among other ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4228330</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jun/21/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Sister posts paternity secret on Facebook]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: Last year my sister posted on Facebook that I was the result of an affair my mother had many years ago. It was with her first husband which ended in an annulment in 1941.The affair was in 1957. Throughout my life I did feel that way. My...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4227552</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jun/20/2026</pubDate>
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