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		<title><![CDATA[Attention "Single File(R)" Editors: The Following Column Was Previously Released In 2018. Thank You. -- Creators]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ATTENTION "SINGLE FILE(R)" EDITORS: THE FOLLOWING COLUMN WAS PREVIOUSLY
RELEASED IN 2018. THANK YOU. -- CREATORS

Feelings Inventory (Part 2 of 2)

As promised, here is more food for thought. Read the following sentences
closely, and mark whether ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/singlefile/s-4119367</link>
 
    <pubDate>May/13/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ask Dating Coach Erika: The guy I'm seeing 'exclusively' is still on the apps. What do I do?]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[I recently had someone reach out to me about a dating dilemma: The
man she was “dating exclusively” (her words) told her he was no
longer on apps. However, a friend spotted his profile, which was not
only “active now,” but updated. When ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/datingadvice/s-4097214</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>May/13/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Youth podcaster ghosted by professional contacts]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: I am a 16-year-old junior in high school who has an ambition to be a sports broadcaster. I have started my own sports podcast. From the very start of my podcasting, I have tried to reach out to important sports people in the business. I...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4092870</link>
 
    <pubDate>May/13/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Boyfriend Upset By Mom And Partner's Relationship]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR HARRIETTE: I have been dating my boyfriend for six years now, and
I have developed a close relationship with his family. We got along
immediately, and they welcomed me in. His mom and I speak regularly for
long periods, and my boyfriend feels...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/senseandsensitivity/s-4092863</link>
 
    <pubDate>May/13/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Choosing The Phone Call Over The Companion]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS MANNERS: When I am with someone in person, I think it is rude
to answer the phone (the message being that the caller is more important
than our conversation). A friend claims that she only intends to pick up
and say she will call them ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/missmanners/s-4092862</link>
 
    <pubDate>May/13/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[A 44-Year Friendship at Risk Over $4]]></title>
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Dear Annie: I have had a close friend for 44 years. We have been through
marriages, children, illnesses, holidays, losses and all the ordinary
ups and downs that come with a friendship that lasts nearly half a
century. That is why something very...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearannie/s-4092843</link>
 
    <pubDate>May/13/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Young Teen's Stepdad Is Pushing Her Along The Wrong Path]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have recently found out that our
14-year-old granddaughter, a freshman in high school, is being
encouraged to drink, or more accurately, "chug," beer out of cans with
her stepdad at parties and social gatherings he has ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearabby/s-4092764</link>
 
    <pubDate>May/13/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Retired parents feel guilty they’re comfortable while their kids pinch pennies]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: My husband and I retired a little over three years ago. We both saved by working very hard all our lives so we can retire and travel. We started to travel often and are enjoying it very much, except I feel guilty when talking to our two...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4091785</link>
 
    <pubDate>May/12/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Teenage Daughter Wants To Study Abroad]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR HARRIETTE: My 16-year-old daughter wants to participate in a
summer study abroad program, and while I want to support her, I can't
shake my concerns. She's never lived away from home before, and the idea
of her being in another country ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/senseandsensitivity/s-4091777</link>
 
    <pubDate>May/12/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Small Plates, Big Resentment]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS MANNERS: I hosted a small birthday party for my husband at a
restaurant. Our guests were a couple and a single man. The couple asked
if we wanted to order a number of small plates, meant for sharing. The
rest of us preferred to order our...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/missmanners/s-4091776</link>
 
    <pubDate>May/12/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Feeling Hurt by Family Betrayal]]></title>
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Dear Annie: My sister moved in with our parents in the family home.
After my mother sadly passed away, my father and sister continued living
there together. Over time, my sister seemed to take over the running of
the household. She even had the ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearannie/s-4091752</link>
 
    <pubDate>May/12/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Husband's Friend Has Shown Himself To Be A Cheater]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR ABBY: I'm engaged to a wonderful man. We are incredibly happy, and
I cannot wait for our life together to begin. There's just one problem
-- his best friend, "Joey." Joey is wonderful to my fiance and a nice
person overall, but he's a serial ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearabby/s-4091638</link>
 
    <pubDate>May/12/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Caregiving friend struggles to hold boundary]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: My brother and I are helping an elderly cousin who has cancer. Her chemo treatments have terrible side effects, and she is requiring more and more care because of this. Ideally, she would be getting home health care or would move to an ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4090571</link>
 
    <pubDate>May/11/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Teenager Wants To Ride Subway Alone]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR HARRIETTE: I am a New York City mom, raising two boys in an active
part of the city. My oldest is turning 13 years old and wants to start
taking the train in high school. I didn't start taking public
transportation until I was 16 years old, ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/senseandsensitivity/s-4090565</link>
 
    <pubDate>May/11/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Be Friendly-Ish To Departing Co-Worker]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS MANNERS: A teacher I have worked with for the last 13 years
is retiring at the end of the school year. Teachers have been asked to
submit a 4x6 card with a message to her for an album. She will most
likely be having a retirement party as...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/missmanners/s-4090564</link>
 
    <pubDate>May/11/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[We've Done Everything, but It Wasn't Enough]]></title>
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Dear Annie: My husband and I took in five siblings after both of their
parents died, even though we were already raising a large family of our
own. Overnight, our lives changed. The children were 7, 9, 12, 13 and 15
when they came to us, and we ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearannie/s-4090536</link>
 
    <pubDate>May/11/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Siblings Endured Unimaginable Horrors At Home]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR ABBY: I'm the youngest of a family of three boys and two girls.
The only person I had any connection with growing up was my sister
"Sara." We were both treated the same way by our mother. We were not
wanted. And I always knew Sara was sad ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearabby/s-4090449</link>
 
    <pubDate>May/11/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Millennial Life: The Bridge Generation is Feeling Its Age]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Millennials are a cultural infrastructure, like an older overpass
everyone depends on, but it's starting to carry more weight than it was
originally designed to hold. We're trying to move things forward as we
absorb tension from both directions. ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/millieniallife/s-4093723</link>
 
    <pubDate>May/10/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Veteran wants to find lost love]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: In high school I went with Bev for a time and I deeply loved her. Bev was outstandingly beautiful; she had a wonderful personality and was liked by all. She was two years younger than me. As young love would have it: she was deeply in ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4089609</link>
 
    <pubDate>May/10/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Many Meanings of Mother's Day]]></title>
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Dear Readers: Wishing all the mothers out there a Happy Mother's Day.
Mother's Day can be beautiful, but it can also be complicated. For some,
it means flowers on the table, handmade cards, little hands carrying
breakfast to bed and adult ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearannie/s-4089582</link>
 
    <pubDate>May/10/2026</pubDate>
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