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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Wife’s hair keeps ending up in packed lunch]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: My wife is retired and does the majority of grocery shopping and cooking. For the past year or so she has also insisted on packing me a lunch to take to work. I’m a teacher and bringing lunch has been part of my daily routine for ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4198988</link>
 
    <pubDate>May/21/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Friend Worried Woman Is Following In Parent's Footsteps]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR HARRIETTE: One of my friends and I grew up in similar situations,
with one of our parents being alcoholics. We shared our experiences with
each other, and we each expressed that our biggest fear is to turn into
our parents. Recently, my ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/senseandsensitivity/s-4198980</link>
 
    <pubDate>May/21/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Amorous Diners Ruin Appetites Of Others]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS MANNERS: Six of us were at dinner in a nice restaurant. At a
nearby table for two sat a man and a woman, who appeared to be grownups,
rather than teenagers in their first relationships.

During this couple's nice dinner out, their mutual...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/missmanners/s-4198979</link>
 
    <pubDate>May/21/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Caught in the Crossfire]]></title>
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Dear Annie: I need some serious help. Our son, 36, has been married for
three years. In May 2024, our daughter-in-law became pregnant. We were
elated. She is a nice young woman, but she does have some anxiety and
other issues, which have taken a...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearannie/s-4198960</link>
 
    <pubDate>May/21/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Happy Date Clouded With Sad Reminders Of Late Mother]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR ABBY: Our dear mother passed away 2 1/2 years ago, which was very
sad for me and my three siblings. Her passing happened on my adult son's
birthday. I try hard to focus only on the happy occasion of celebrating
my wonderful son on his day, ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearabby/s-4198899</link>
 
    <pubDate>May/21/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Single File: Your Mission]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Somewhere along the way, you may find one man you like better than the
others. He may not look like Hugh Jackman, but there will be something
about his sense of humor or the way he sees life that hits home. This is
the moment the real challenge ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/singlefile/s-4205576</link>
 
    <pubDate>May/20/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ask Dating Coach Erika: Is it wrong to want a partner with the same education?]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Black and white, right and wrong, cut and dried. I know how tempting
it is to look for a “rule” or a quick answer in dating. Leave or
stay? Unmatch or meet? But most things in life are not answered so
simply. This week, we have several dating ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/datingadvice/s-4205309</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>May/20/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Friends send cards but refuse to visit]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: We have friends, who we have not seen in more than a decade. Yet the wife sends us cards for every holiday, our birthdays and at Christmas, many times with gift cards enclosed. For a while I told them to stop by and see us, or to call ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4166756</link>
 
    <pubDate>May/20/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Political Beliefs Put Wedge In Friendship]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR HARRIETTE: I recently discovered that a new friend of mine has a
different political opinion than I do. Since then, I have stopped
reaching out and asking to hang out. The other day, she confronted me to
ask why I've been distant. I gave her ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/senseandsensitivity/s-4166749</link>
 
    <pubDate>May/20/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Won't You Be Someone Else's Neighbor?]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS MANNERS: A neighbor of ours would repeatedly ask my wife and
me to watch his house, feed his fish and water his plants (inside and
outside) when he was away. And the requests keep getting bigger: collect
his mail, watch out for a UPS ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/missmanners/s-4166748</link>
 
    <pubDate>May/20/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Dear Annie: Is a Teenage Bride Ever OK?]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Annie: My 19-year-old daughter -- she'll be 20 in July -- is a
sophomore at Charleston College. She came home for spring break and
informed my husband and me that she had found her soul mate at
Charleston, and they plan to marry this summer. ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearannie/s-4164186</link>
 
    <pubDate>May/20/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Wife's Sudden Change In Habits Leaves Husband In Bed Alone]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR ABBY: My wife and I have been married for four years. When we got
married, we were both monogamous. We wanted kids and a classic nuclear
family, and our interests and political beliefs were similar. We had
three kids in 15 months and received...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearabby/s-4164110</link>
 
    <pubDate>May/20/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ask Anna: My boyfriend used ChatGPT to write romantic texts]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Anna,

I’ve been dating my boyfriend for about four months, and things
have been going really well — or at least I thought they were. He’s
always been really thoughtful over text, sending me these sweet,
articulate messages about how he...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/datingadvice/s-4201658</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>May/19/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Son chooses wife over mother]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: My son has been married for 19 years. He has three children. In the beginning stage of his relationship with his spouse, I noticed that she only wanted my son to spend more time with her family. I was being observant in silence. She ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4157262</link>
 
    <pubDate>May/19/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Mom Relies On Kid For Everything]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR HARRIETTE: I love my mom, but she treats every little thing like
an emergency, and it's starting to wear on me. Whether she needs help
changing her phone settings, opening a jar, finding a contact or even
choosing a dress for an event that is...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/senseandsensitivity/s-4155558</link>
 
    <pubDate>May/19/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Chatty Audiences At Outdoor Concerts]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS MANNERS: Help! The summer concert season will soon be here in
full force, and many musical groups have outdoor performances planned.
At many such events in the past, people seated near me have talked
throughout the concert. Do they ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/missmanners/s-4155557</link>
 
    <pubDate>May/19/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Dear Annie: Vaping Vice Might Be a Dealbreaker]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Annie: My dad died of lung cancer a few years ago, and because of
that, I abhor smoking in all its forms. The problem is I just discovered
my boyfriend, who is a nurse, has been secretly vaping behind my back. I
was shocked and upset not so ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearannie/s-4144294</link>
 
    <pubDate>May/19/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Husband Chafes Against In-Laws' Family Dynamic]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR ABBY: I am a gay man. My husband, "Isaac," and I have been
together for 21 years, married for nine. I'm having challenges with his
sister. Over these 21 years, I have observed that any decisions
involving their family gatherings and vacations...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearabby/s-4140974</link>
 
    <pubDate>May/19/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: After father’s death, stepson wants nothing to do with stepmother]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: My parents divorced and my father remarried more than 20 years ago. My wife, our children and I would visit every year or two. The visits were cordial but fairly superficial so I did not have a strong relationship with my father or his ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4131077</link>
 
    <pubDate>May/18/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Woman Wants To Cut Ties With Professional Acquaintance]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR HARRIETTE: How do I break off a friendship that I recently made? I
am in the same professional networking organization with a woman, and we
attend its monthly events together. I have found her to be combative and
rude, and I don't want to ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/senseandsensitivity/s-4131070</link>
 
    <pubDate>May/18/2026</pubDate>
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