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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: After getting cash to help with basic training expenses, enlistee drops out]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: A family member chose to enlist in the Marines. A party was held for him. Everybody was asked to give cash, so he’d have what he needed while in basic training. Less than 24 hours later we were told he changed his mind and decided not...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4218419</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jun/08/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Reader Scared To Throw Things Away]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR HARRIETTE: I am in the process of moving and have come to the
realization that I have too much stuff. I'm aware that I need to throw
some things away; however, I feel selfish getting rid of things. I don't
come from a lot of money and often ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/senseandsensitivity/s-4218412</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jun/08/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA['oh! That's ... Different']]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS MANNERS: I have an unusual first name. When I am introduced
to a new acquaintance, often they will make a comment. When the comment
is, "What a pretty name!" or "How lovely!" it is easy to respond with,
"Thank you."

But when the comment...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/missmanners/s-4218411</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jun/08/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Emotional Weight of Letting Items Go]]></title>
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Dear Annie: I recently cleaned out my mother's house after she moved
into assisted living, and I thought the hardest part would be the boxes.
I was wrong. The hardest part was realizing that every drawer held a
memory, and every memory came with...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearannie/s-4218378</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jun/08/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Man's Sobriety Hasn't Calmed His Anger Toward Others]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have been married 12 years, and we were
together five years before getting married. He's an alcoholic who has
been sober for several years, but he wants to argue about everything. He
has anger issues, possibly because ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearabby/s-4218305</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jun/08/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Millennial Life: What Lurks Outside the Frame]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[I consumed a lot of horror movies during my teen years. For a couple of
my friends, my room became the hub where we watched the standard fare of
slashers, munched on overly processed snacks, and critiqued the
characters' decisions as they ran for ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/millieniallife/s-4220873</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jun/07/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: After getting scammed once, friend is dating suspicious man]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: I have a 63-year-old friend who is miserable. She’s working a job she hates, doesn’t go out much and has no pension. She is always broke, her car is about to die and she’s talking about wanting to retire soon. The only thing she ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4217554</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jun/07/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Too Busy Making Memories to Enjoy Them]]></title>
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Dear Annie: Every year, around Memorial Day, I tell myself this will be
the summer we slow down. I picture lazy mornings, dinners outside, long
walks after sunset and maybe even reading a book that is not interrupted
every three minutes.

Then ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearannie/s-4217484</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jun/07/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Injury prompts rude questions]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: Last year I fell and fractured my wrist and was in quite a bit of pain while healing. Then again, this summer, I fell even harder and broke the same wrist and my forearm along with a fracture of the other arm. Yes, I guess I'm clumsy. I...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4216609</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jun/06/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Reader Upset By Grandma's Lies]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR HARRIETTE: My nana is a gossip. It doesn't matter what type of
boundaries you try to establish -- she will inevitably cross them and
say something she shouldn't. My mom has a complicated relationship with
her, not talking to her as often as ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/senseandsensitivity/s-4216605</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jun/06/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Classmate Keeps Bringing Up Decades-Old History]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS MANNERS: In my senior year of high school, I got pregnant,
and back in those times, I was not allowed to graduate. I married my
child's father and raised two children with him. We were divorced many
years later, mostly because we had not...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/missmanners/s-4216604</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jun/06/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Guests Who Stole Christmas]]></title>
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Dear Annie: My husband and I have been married for over 20 years. When
we met, we had both already lost our parents. During all our time
together, my husband's younger brother has spent Christmas at our home
-- even after we got married and he ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearannie/s-4216589</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jun/06/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Boss's New Fiance Certainly Has A Way With Words]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR ABBY: My boss doesn't set boundaries between work and our personal
lives. I adore her, but the job is very stressful and comes first. She
recently became engaged, and I don't know how to accept her
husband-to-be. When we're all together, he's...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearabby/s-4216506</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jun/06/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Long-term boyfriend wants to leave everything to his ex]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: Eighteen years ago, I got into a relationship with someone who was separated from his wife. He was upfront about never wanting to remarry, but in no hurry to get divorced either. To this day, she lives in the house that he had built. It...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4215920</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jun/05/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Couple Fights Over Who Gets To Drive]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR HARRIETTE: My boyfriend is currently not talking to me after we
got into a huge argument over who should drive. He's usually the driver,
but I wanted to take the wheel for the day, which set him off. He feels
like I do not let him play his ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/senseandsensitivity/s-4215914</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jun/05/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Ballad Of Clyde And Stan]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS MANNERS: A friend told me he had been contacted by his former
college roommate. Clyde and Stan are in their 60s and live in different
states. They have remained good friends since college, and see each
other sporadically at informal ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/missmanners/s-4215913</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jun/05/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[A Birthday Card Full of Questions]]></title>
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Dear Annie: My sister and I have not spoken in three years following a
falling-out over our mother's estate. I won't rehash the details --
suffice it to say, neither of us came out looking entirely clean. We
were never close growing up, but we ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearannie/s-4215901</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jun/05/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Second Thoughts Grow Ahead Of Road Trip's Departure]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR ABBY: My wife and I have scheduled a long road trip with another
couple. All four of us are retired with a zest to explore. We share
common interests, enjoy each other's company and intend to share the
driving. The catch is, we recently ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearabby/s-4215830</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jun/05/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Sister’s boyfriend is terrible influence on nephew]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: My sister divorced her husband over three years ago and had the man she had been having an affair with move into her married home roughly a year after the divorce. This man swears in front of my nephew. He's made comments about hitting ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4215409</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jun/04/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Homebody Is Ready For A Life Change]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR HARRIETTE: I need a change. I've lived in the same city my entire
life and have the same friends I've always had. I even attended college
in my hometown, thinking it would give me an advantage because I didn't
need to readjust to a new ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/senseandsensitivity/s-4215402</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jun/04/2026</pubDate>
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