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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Husband of 40 years leaves abruptly]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: My husband of more than 40 years left a note for me to come home to and was gone. It came as a huge surprise as every day he told me he loved me, up to the day before he left. Our then-25-year-old son, too, was blindsided. My husband ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4272362</link>
 
    <pubDate>Aug/15/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Employee Repremanded For Networking On The Job]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR HARRIETTE: I am a college student in New York City, and I work
part-time for a beauty store that carries dozens of brands. A brand
owner and CEO came into my boutique the other day and spoke with both me
and my manager. I jokingly told the ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/senseandsensitivity/s-4272355</link>
 
    <pubDate>Aug/15/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Brb, Changing My Name To 'cookie']]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am wondering what to say when I meet new people
and they question my first name. I have always accepted whatever name
someone calls himself, whether it's conventional like John or Steven or
a nickname like Cookie, Corky, R.J. ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/missmanners/s-4272354</link>
 
    <pubDate>Aug/15/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[When Love Meets Its Limits]]></title>
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Dear Annie: I've never written an advice column before, but I honestly
don't know where else to turn.

My mother is elderly, physically frail and becoming increasingly
confused. Earlier this year, she developed pneumonia and was so sick she
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		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearannie/s-4272338</link>
 
    <pubDate>Aug/15/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Wife Doesn't Want To Be Around Husband's Grandchildren]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR ABBY: I've been with my husband, "Ted," for nearly 15 years,
married for 11. He has two children, 38 and 33, and I have one who is
32. When we started dating, none of our children planned to have
children of their own. I made it clear from ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearabby/s-4272277</link>
 
    <pubDate>Aug/15/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: After getting dumped, letter writer wants to date younger coworker]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: Recently I was dumped by my fiancée after dating for two years (no great loss according to my mother and friends). I noticed at work a young girl,18, just graduated from high school, who is cute and seems very nice. I am thinking of ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4271728</link>
 
    <pubDate>Aug/14/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Husband Upset With Wife's Purchases]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR HARRIETTE: I went out shopping yesterday, and I ended up in a huge
fight with my husband -- but not for the reasons you think. My husband
started a new job recently. His previous job called for him to be in a
uniform almost always, but this ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/senseandsensitivity/s-4271722</link>
 
    <pubDate>Aug/14/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Case Of The Unsolicited Jewelry Appraisal]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS MANNERS: How does one politely respond to someone who hijacks
a compliment about an item of jewelry and basically turns it into an
appraisal?

When a guest asked me about my necklace, I responded that it is a
Jerusalem cross, that the ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/missmanners/s-4271721</link>
 
    <pubDate>Aug/14/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Breaking Up With the In-Laws -- Again]]></title>
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Dear Annie: I've been married to a wonderful man for 30 years. His
family has always made me feel like an outsider -- rude, dismissive, the
works.

Ten years ago, I finally stepped back from them. We reconnected briefly
five years ago when his ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearannie/s-4271708</link>
 
    <pubDate>Aug/14/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Support For Some Charities Can Result In A Busy Mailbox]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR ABBY: Do charities and nonprofits share or sell donor information?
For years, maybe decades, I've made quarterly contributions to two
well-known charities for children's cancer research hospitals, and I
truly believe in what they do. However,...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearabby/s-4271652</link>
 
    <pubDate>Aug/14/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Friend of a friend is an enemy]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: Do I have to be friends with my friend’s other friends? I have a good friend, D. Our sons are good friends, too, so we see each other often. D and her three friends have known each other for a really long time. I didn’t really get ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4271198</link>
 
    <pubDate>Aug/13/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Mom Upset That Daughter Is Dating Older Man]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR HARRIETTE: My daughter is dating a man who is 17 years older than
her, and I am livid. I told her that neither of them is likely in the
relationship for honest reasons as he is a wealthy man and she is in her
mid-20s.

I don't want to meet ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/senseandsensitivity/s-4271191</link>
 
    <pubDate>Aug/13/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Wedding Guest's Expenses Add Up]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS MANNERS: Men often do not have a tuxedo to throw on for a
wedding. If they do, it is likely embarrassingly out of date. They often
need to rent one for $200 to $400 -- if one is even available in their
size, and it still might need ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/missmanners/s-4271190</link>
 
    <pubDate>Aug/13/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Tired of Watching Her Choose Heartbreak]]></title>
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Dear Annie: My granddaughter has a boyfriend who keeps cheating on her
-- three times now, and those are only the times I know about. Each
time, she takes him back, swearing he's changed. I'm old enough to know
how that story ends.

She's smart ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearannie/s-4271171</link>
 
    <pubDate>Aug/13/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Late Husband's Unknown, Oldest Daughter Makes Contact]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR ABBY: I have been widowed for seven years. My husband served in
the Air Force in Saigon during the conflict in Vietnam. We met and
married shortly after he returned from his hitch overseas. We had two
daughters together.

Recently, my older ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearabby/s-4271108</link>
 
    <pubDate>Aug/13/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ask Anna: We're in different places in our lives. Can our relationship work?]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Anna,

I (31F) called off my engagement about a year ago and moved to a new
city. A few months later I matched with a guy (26M) on an app — the
second person I dated post-breakup. We hit it off immediately, but I
wrote him off as ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/datingadvice/s-4274275</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Aug/12/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Single File: Force of Nature]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[The unmarried are in a global revolution, largely unheralded by our
media, that has -- without fanfare but with unerring grace and dignity
-- moved most of the world's developed countries to adopt laws giving
them broad rights and protection. It ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/singlefile/s-4273958</link>
 
    <pubDate>Aug/12/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ask Dating Coach Erika: How do I date outside my 'type'?]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[For years, I’ve worked with clients who come to me saying the same
thing: “I just can’t find the right person.” When I dig a little
deeper, a common theme appears — they’re clinging to a very specific
idea of who their “type” is. (...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/datingadvice/s-4273721</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Aug/12/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Friend’s allergy creates dinner drama]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: About once a month a group of us from church go out to dinner. At our last dinner, I was sitting next to a woman I know casually. The day after this dinner, the woman complained to the person who organized the event that she had to go ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4270531</link>
 
    <pubDate>Aug/12/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Son Still Unemployed After Applying To 400 Postings]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR HARRIETTE: My son is having a difficult time finding a job after
graduating with his computer science degree. He graduated last May and
still hasn't been able to land a job after applying to more than 400 job
postings. He has been beside ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/senseandsensitivity/s-4270525</link>
 
    <pubDate>Aug/12/2026</pubDate>
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