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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: New work friendship sends mixed messages]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: I am a male, a new female coworker started around Halloween 2025, and I introduced myself on day one. The next week she comes over to my work area and asks me why I am so quiet and then she asks me a lot of personal questions and I ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4314388</link>
 
    <pubDate>Oct/13/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[New Beau Shares Health Issues]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR HARRIETTE: I am in my 70s and have been single for about 20 years.
I am a vibrant woman, and I have wanted to be in a relationship for some
time. A few months ago, I started dating a nice guy who is about 15
years younger than me. We get ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/senseandsensitivity/s-4314382</link>
 
    <pubDate>Oct/13/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Can't Keep Everyone Happy for the Holidays]]></title>
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Dear Annie: My husband and I have been married for six years, and every
holiday now feels less like a celebration and more like a negotiation.

My family lives about an hour away. My parents host a big Thanksgiving
and Christmas every year with ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearannie/s-4314355</link>
 
    <pubDate>Oct/13/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Student Eager To Move Despite Mental Health Struggles]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR ABBY: I'm 34 years old and have been diagnosed with
schizoaffective bipolar disorder. I have been in treatment for years
with a psychiatrist and a therapist, and I take my medication daily as
instructed. I do not drink or use drugs. I am ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearabby/s-4314292</link>
 
    <pubDate>Oct/13/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[To get closer to God, these six women moved into a 'house of discipleship']]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[PHILADELPHIA -- Peace Ike was raised Christian, but in 2017 she found
herself in a “low-faith place,” as she describes it. Demoralized and
uncertain of what to do next, she traveled to Greece with three close
friends.

During hours of ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/datingadvice/s-4316834</link>
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    <pubDate>Oct/12/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Annual trip was friends-only until two started dating]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: A bunch of friends and I usually go on vacation for Labor Day. We’ve been doing it since senior year of high school. We’re now all 29. We rent two beach houses and just hang out. No one brings a girlfriend or anything. It’s just a...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4313591</link>
 
    <pubDate>Oct/12/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Future Mother-In-Law Makes All Wedding Decisions]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR HARRIETTE: My fiance's parents offered to pay for our wedding,
which he and I both graciously accepted as we are not in the kind of
financial standing to afford a nice wedding right now. At first, I
didn't think anything of it, but now I ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/senseandsensitivity/s-4313585</link>
 
    <pubDate>Oct/12/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Aging Doesn't Mean Fading Away]]></title>
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Dear Annie: I am 72 years old, and lately I have been struggling with
something I never expected about getting older: I feel increasingly
invisible.

I have a full life. I have children and grandchildren I adore, longtime
friends, hobbies I ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearannie/s-4313557</link>
 
    <pubDate>Oct/12/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Campaign Sign Leads To Marital Strife]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR ABBY: I went out to run errands, and when I returned home, I found
a political sign in our front yard. It seems a candidate asked my
husband for a pledge of support, and he agreed to place the sign in our
front yard without consulting me.

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		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearabby/s-4313482</link>
 
    <pubDate>Oct/12/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[I'll Carry Your Sheep for You]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Lately, my workout log has been giving me evidence I can feel proud of.
I'm inching toward my bench goal with cleaner reps. I'm rowing the
weight of a whole grown adult and can deadlift what is likely a fit
middle schooler. These numbers mean ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/millieniallife/s-4315815</link>
 
    <pubDate>Oct/11/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: In-laws get into altercation on vacation]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: This past July we rented a house for our two daughters, their partners and our grandkids to spend time together since they live states away. We live within 15 minutes of this house so we would spend our days doing activities in the ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4312871</link>
 
    <pubDate>Oct/11/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Friend's Wedding Invitation Has Caused a Family Dilemma]]></title>
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Dear Annie: One of my closest friends is getting married overseas next
summer, and I am genuinely heartsick over whether to go.

We have been friends for nearly 20 years. We have seen each other
through breakups, babies, family losses and all ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearannie/s-4312842</link>
 
    <pubDate>Oct/11/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Happier Alone, Woman Still Hasn't Divorced]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR ABBY: My mom and my wonderful canine companion passed away within
six months. My husband has battled addiction for years. I discovered the
extent of it after I had two small children and was ending our marriage.
He went to AA, sobered up and ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearabby/s-4312789</link>
 
    <pubDate>Oct/11/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Spurned stepbrother considers revenge with scandalous photos]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: My father died and I held a small memorial service for him. It was traumatic as my dad was not a great guy. I was confronted at the ceremony by my half-sister, whom I did not recognize as I hadn’t seen her for 43 years. She came to ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4312167</link>
 
    <pubDate>Oct/10/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Colleague Asks For Too Much Support From Peer]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR HARRIETTE: My co-worker keeps leaning on me for support even
though we both are in the same leadership position and have our own
teams to run. She gets frazzled when there's a lot on her plate. I'm the
opposite: When I feel overwhelmed, ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/senseandsensitivity/s-4312163</link>
 
    <pubDate>Oct/10/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Salon Customer Feels Excluded By Language]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS MANNERS: I have been going to a nail salon twice a month for
two years. The owner and staff are all Vietnamese. My manicurist gives
wonderful mani-pedis, and I have no complaints about the service.

At some point during each appointment,...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/missmanners/s-4312162</link>
 
    <pubDate>Oct/10/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Still Haunted by High School]]></title>
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Dear Annie: This might seem a little weird for a 78-year-old man, but
this really bothers me. When I was in elementary and high school, I
wasn't liked by many of my fellow students. I was shy, a bit awkward and
the target of bullying. I never ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearannie/s-4312144</link>
 
    <pubDate>Oct/10/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Widower Considers Chances With Kissing Cousin]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR ABBY: I am a man in his 60s who lost his wife two years ago to a
heart attack. I have fallen in love with my cousin, who is also in her
60s, divorced and a lawyer. Is it reasonable for me to ask her to go
with me on dates? Can a man marry his...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearabby/s-4312083</link>
 
    <pubDate>Oct/10/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Happily married couple disagrees about intimacy]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: My spouse of 12 years and I do not fight, argue, or call names; we generally see eye to eye except when it comes to sex drive. We're both respectful but I do admit I have become uncaring over the years of avoidance of the issue and ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4311654</link>
 
    <pubDate>Oct/09/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Teenage Neighbor Driving Recklessly Kills Cat]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR HARRIETTE: My neighbor ran over my cat and is lying about it, even
though we captured it on our Ring Doorbell camera. Our cat is an indoor
and outdoor cat, and during the day he likes to wander around the
neighborhood. He is well-known by all...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/senseandsensitivity/s-4311648</link>
 
    <pubDate>Oct/09/2026</pubDate>
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