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		<title><![CDATA['The nicest situation I could ask for': Why young some adults are opting to live at home]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[CHICAGO -- Mary Kate Reilly’s after-work routine is familiar and
comforting. Her 50-minute commute ends at her childhood home in Tinley
Park, Illinois, where her mom is waiting when she walks in; she shares a
meal and relaxes with her parents ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Sep/17/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ask Anna: How much should you spend on your partner in a relationship?]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Anna,

My girlfriend and I recently celebrated our second anniversary. I
tried to make it special. I surprised her by booking a little cabin
upstate she’d been eyeing for months, planned the whole weekend and
cooked her favorite meal from ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/datingadvice/s-4299595</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Sep/16/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ask Dating Coach Erika: Is it OK to want someone active and fit?]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[A major dating philosophy of mine is, “You have to hold yourself to
the same standard as the person you’re looking for.”

I was working with a client a few years ago—nice guy in his early
40s—and at one of our meetings, he expressed to ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/datingadvice/s-4299112</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Sep/16/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[They used to date. Now they're best friends raising her child together]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[PHILADELPHIA -- Elysia Baskins and Christopher Johnson did not intend
to raise a child together.

They instantly got along when they first met on Bumble in 2022; they
both loved anime and eating Japanese food. But after their first date,
Baskins ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/datingadvice/s-4299109</link>
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    <pubDate>Sep/16/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ask Anna: When should you stop trying to save your marriage?]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Anna,

My wife and I are in our early 30s, married five years, no kids yet.
I’ve started quietly looking up divorce lawyers, and I hate that
it’s gotten to that point. The root of it is that I can’t trust what
she tells me anymore. It�...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/datingadvice/s-4294677</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Sep/09/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ask Dating Coach Erika: How and why should I use the dating apps?]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[I give a lot of advice on how to use the various dating
sites and apps, but it’s important to talk about what they are, why we
should use them, and some general pointers for having a positive
experience.

Online dating is:

--An additional way ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/datingadvice/s-4294111</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Sep/09/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ask Dating Coach Erika: 'My date last night stood me up. Dating in Austin is the absolute worst']]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Since Season 4 of "Ted Lasso" just came out (so far, so
good… and I love that he’s coaching a women’s team!), I decided to
re-watch the first three seasons. Good TV is good TV. What can I
say?

While overall, the show is a comedy, there are ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/datingadvice/s-4289361</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Sep/02/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ask Anna: How do I support my girlfriend's weight loss without losing our relationship?]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Anna,

My girlfriend and I have been together for six years. We’re in our
mid-30s. Like a lot of people, she’s spent most of her life wanting to
get fit and lose weight, and for a long time it didn’t really go
anywhere. This year her ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/datingadvice/s-4289346</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Sep/02/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ask Anna: What if I love her but I still want to leave?]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Anna,

I'm 23, and I've been with my girlfriend for about a year and a half.
It’s my first real relationship and I love her, genuinely. She stuck
by me through a rough stretch when I was dealing with some family stuff,
and I don't take that...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/datingadvice/s-4284150</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Aug/26/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ask Dating Coach Erika: How often should I update my profile?]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Years ago, I had a client who was on Hinge, and someone she was
interested in had a really cute picture of himself with a golden
retriever. It was his last picture—the sixth of six. So, when she
reached out to him, she said, appropriately, “...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/datingadvice/s-4284148</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Aug/26/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[He lives with his wife -- and his husband, and his partner, in a 6-person polycule]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[PHILADELPHIA -- Linden Curhart describes his home as a “spider web
of connections.”

There’s his husband, Teddy Ullrey-Curhart, whom Curhart met when he
was an isolated teenager growing up in a conservative town in Virginia.
The two always ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/datingadvice/s-4282545</link>
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    <pubDate>Aug/24/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ask Anna: I said yes to a second date and now I'm dreading it]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Anna,

I went on a date with a couple recently. I’ve been a unicorn
before, so I’m not completely new to the experience, but I wasn’t
sure whether it was something I still wanted — and, honestly, I’m
still not sure. The date itself ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/datingadvice/s-4279282</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Aug/19/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ask Dating Coach Erika: What do I do if someone basically tells me how to feel?]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[How many times have you heard something like this?

“I don’t want to waste your time.”

“You’re too good for me.”

“I’m too old/young for you.”

“I’m too short/tall for you.”

“You’ll get annoyed with me trying to keep ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/datingadvice/s-4278871</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Aug/19/2026</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[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[Let's go girls: Meet-up clubs help women form community in adulthood]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[SACRAMENTO, Calif. — On a summer Tuesday evening, a group of 18
young women gathered at Alma Wine Bar in downtown Sacramento — most of
them complete strangers to one another.

By the end of the evening, fueled by a few glasses of wine and a
...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/datingadvice/s-4272951</link>
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    <pubDate>Aug/11/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ask Anna: Am I into him or just into the uncertainty?]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Anna,

I’m 44, divorced, and very happily in my “slut era.” I’m
dating casually, having fun, and not looking for either one-night stands
or The Love of My Life. I’m somewhere in the middle. I want chemistry,
good conversation and ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/datingadvice/s-4269192</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Aug/05/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ask Dating Coach Erika: What if their profile isn't well-written?]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[There’s nothing like a first impression, and in the online dating
world, that means your photo and your bio. Admittedly, the photos are
the first thing that most people look at. But for the purposes of this
article, let’s focus on the written ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/datingadvice/s-4268623</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Aug/05/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ask Anna: I'm tired of dating. Is something wrong with me?]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Anna,

I’m a 36-year-old guy who’s been single for a few years, and
lately I’ve started wondering whether I actually like dating anymore
— or whether I’m just doing it because it feels like I should and
because that’s the dominant...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/datingadvice/s-4263972</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jul/29/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ask Dating Coach Erika: How do I deal with ghosting?]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Ghosting — the abrupt disappearance of someone you were seeing or
taking to — is jarring. It often comes out of nowhere, and it forces
you to first wonder what happened to the other person before it sinks in
that they did this intentionally. ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/datingadvice/s-4263516</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jul/29/2026</pubDate>
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