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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>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/datingadvice/s-4300025</link>
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    <pubDate>Sep/17/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Parents want to be included in vacation activities despite mobility challenges]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: My husband and I have had many wonderful trips with my parents over the years. We have always invited them on our family vacations with the kids and had a, generally, wonderful time. They are both in their 80s. I’m grateful that they ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4296608</link>
 
    <pubDate>Sep/17/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Employee Worried About Being Overlooked For Promotion]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR HARRIETTE: Over the years, I have become extremely specific with
my scheduling, which encouraged me to also become extremely efficient at
work. I try to get all my work done within work hours. I generally leave
work at 5 p.m. on the dot. I am...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/senseandsensitivity/s-4296601</link>
 
    <pubDate>Sep/17/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Woes Of A Would-Be Party Planner]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am flummoxed. On two separate occasions, I have
offered to host a birthday party for a friend. They were both
enthusiastically receptive to my offer.

In each case, I asked for their guest list with email addresses to send
e-...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/missmanners/s-4296600</link>
 
    <pubDate>Sep/17/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Going for Gold in Grief]]></title>
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Dear Annie: I have two sisters, and one of them, "Joanie," tragically
passed away from cancer last year. It's obviously been hard, but what's
making it harder is my remaining sister. She has always been
competitive. And she has somehow turned ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearannie/s-4296572</link>
 
    <pubDate>Sep/17/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Hornswoggled Husband Prepares To Cast Wife Aside]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR ABBY: My husband (80) and I (72) have been married 25 years. This
is the second marriage for both of us. Until three years ago, I felt I
had a wonderful relationship with his family, so it's hard to deal with
what he's done to me and my ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearabby/s-4296504</link>
 
    <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[Sexual Bill of Rights]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Sexual expression is part of mental and physical well-being. On that we
agree. But being unmarried, you also know how difficult it is to find
caring and commitment from a partner. Sexual union has the potential to
be spiritual communion, but only ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/singlefile/s-4299321</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[Asking Eric: Aging mom seems disinterested in daughters]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: I’m writing to ask if you have any insight as to what is going on with my mother. She is 95 years old and still physically capable, although after she broke her hip and had surgery to repair it last December she uses a walker. She ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4295927</link>
 
    <pubDate>Sep/16/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Friend Group Does Not Like Co-Worker]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR HARRIETTE: Over the summer, I became extremely close friends with
a new co-worker. We talked whenever we worked together and eventually
began hanging out outside of work. The semester just began and all my
other friends have returned to ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/senseandsensitivity/s-4295920</link>
 
    <pubDate>Sep/16/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Muddy, Sweaty, Barefoot: Time For Your Surprise Party!]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS MANNERS: My co-worker was given a surprise baby shower at her
mother-in-law's house. Her husband got her there by fibbing, saying he
needed to pick up a tool and she could just sit in the car.

This was right after my co-worker had ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/missmanners/s-4295919</link>
 
    <pubDate>Sep/16/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Held Back by Husband's Fears]]></title>
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Dear Annie: My husband is a kind, funny and intelligent man, but at
dinner parties he has one habit that is starting to drive me crazy: He
talks way too much.

He loves telling stories, and once he starts, there is almost no
stopping him. A ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearannie/s-4295890</link>
 
    <pubDate>Sep/16/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Mom Doesn't Want Daughter Visiting Neighbors]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR ABBY: My next-door neighbors are appropriately friendly, mow their
lawn and generally mind their own business. The husband is a leader in a
fundamentalist church whose pastor preaches that being gay is a sin and
transgender people are ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearabby/s-4295793</link>
 
    <pubDate>Sep/16/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Newly sober friend won’t make amends]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: My friend, “Jac” had a very public “meltdown” and was ordered to inpatient rehabilitation for his 20-year-long drug addiction. One year after his treatment, he has not changed and continues to hurt others and blame others for ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4295133</link>
 
    <pubDate>Sep/15/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Birthday Party Invitation Dilemma]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR HARRIETTE: I am planning a trip for my birthday, and managing the
invites is intimidating! I don't like traveling with large groups, so
I've decided I would like a total of four to six of us on the trip. I
prefer it that way because I think ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/senseandsensitivity/s-4295127</link>
 
    <pubDate>Sep/15/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Some People Are Just Snazzy Dressers]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS MANNERS: I hate dress codes, but for the opposite reason that
most people rail about them. Many say that dress codes are a violation
of their God-given right to wear gym clothes to work, or they say that
wearing a tie (let alone a tuxedo...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/missmanners/s-4295126</link>
 
    <pubDate>Sep/15/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Family Summer Vacation Turned Stressful]]></title>
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Dear Annie: This past July, my husband and I rented a house near us so
our two daughters, their husbands and our grandchildren could all spend
time together. Since everyone lives several states apart, we thought it
would be a wonderful chance to...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearannie/s-4295101</link>
 
    <pubDate>Sep/15/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Drama Queen Disrupts Gatherings Without Even Being There]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR ABBY: A good friend in our prayer circle, "Diane," has a friend,
"Suzy," with whom several of us once socialized. We've all distanced
ourselves because Suzy has anger and stability issues that have become
increasingly frequent since her ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearabby/s-4295033</link>
 
    <pubDate>Sep/15/2026</pubDate>
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