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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Adult child may be too distant to be a part of parent’s wedding]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: My 21-year-old child responds only sporadically to texts and phone calls, often going days or weeks without a response. They live across the country with their other parent during the summers and holidays. When I get the chance to see ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4235802</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jun/28/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Agnostic uncomfortable when asked for prayers]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: I have many friends who are religious, mostly devout Catholics and born-again Christians. I do not personally hold religious beliefs. Decades ago, I was deeply Christian, but my thinking has shifted to believe there is likely no God ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4234965</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jun/27/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Sister’s financial chaos causes strain]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: My older sister, with whom I’ve never been close, is in her 80s and highly dysfunctional with money and life. She can’t make ends meet despite being a real estate agent and a substitute teacher. I have “loan papers” she signed ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4234367</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jun/26/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Helpful in-laws shut out of family plans]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: Our married son and wife share all their plans, ideas, life experiences with her family and we hear nothing. We watch our grandkids, help them at a drop of a dime, we even spiff up the house when watching the kids and let their dogs out...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4233795</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jun/25/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Road trip leads to resentment]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: There is someone I have been friends with for more than 37 years. My husband and I moved to another state 12 years ago, but my friendship with this person has endured. She calls every weekday and we mostly talk about her family and her ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4233128</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jun/24/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Married friend might be flirting]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: I am a long-retired senior citizen. I manage my days by finding things to do. In the evenings, I generally go out to a handful of local establishments. Being single I sit at the bar to dine and have a cocktail. I am friendly and chat ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4232272</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jun/23/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: News podcasts cause marital discord]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: My wife and I, both seniors, have similar views, but get our news from different sources. I read online and listen to podcasts while doing mindless tasks, at the gym and on walks when she does not join me. She is totally devoted to ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4229952</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jun/22/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Daughter accepted to college, but she may not be ready]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: My daughter recently committed to a university across the country, and she is supposed to start in the coming fall. She is only 17 and we think that she should be older before starting this new chapter of her life. This among other ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4228330</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jun/21/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Sister posts paternity secret on Facebook]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: Last year my sister posted on Facebook that I was the result of an affair my mother had many years ago. It was with her first husband which ended in an annulment in 1941.The affair was in 1957. Throughout my life I did feel that way. My...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4227552</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jun/20/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: After 20 years, breakup still hurts]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: I am having a hard time getting over an old fiancé from 2004 and the way this person went from "I can't live without you" for six years to turning on me viscously. We never cursed at one another until one night in October. I was so ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4226868</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jun/19/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Busy professional avoids socializing]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: I'm mid-50s and I have three jobs (two part time as a college professor). I also have three grown children, a husband, my parents and many friends. I constantly get requests from co-workers and other friends for happy hours, dinners, ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4226288</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jun/18/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Son-in-law didn’t deliver Mother’s Day card]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: I had a Mother’s Day card for my daughter, but needed her sons, ages 10 and 7 to sign it. Since I did not see them in time for Mother’s Day, I gave it to my daughter to give to them. When I inquired about the card, my daughter’s ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4225577</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jun/17/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Husband refuses to downsize]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: My husband and I are retired. We have been married for 29 years. In the last several years he has refused to get rid of anything. We downsized five years ago. During the move I was able to get him to donate some coats he could not wear ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4224763</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jun/16/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Party host wants to keep guests from drunk driving]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: When hosting a party, what is the best way to ensure guests drive home safely if they have been drinking or are otherwise intoxicated? – Safe Home Dear Home: If a friend is impaired by alcohol or intoxicated, it’s imperative that ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4223889</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jun/15/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Family feud creates confusion about wedding invitations]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: Three years ago, I had a falling out with my cousin, Harris, at a family gathering. Harris, like me, is a retiree in his mid-60s. We have been friendly before this. Harris also has three siblings, and I am on great terms with all of ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4223011</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jun/14/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Relationship between younger man and older woman tempts gossips]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: I have been widowed for almost three years now. About a year ago, I began dating a guy significantly younger than me. Prior to our romantic involvement, we were close platonic friends for more than a decade, and he was in fact a close ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4222091</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jun/13/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Close friend follows extremist groups online]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: A close friend of 50 years has always gone out of her way, both in word and deed, to agree with my political views. She has participated enthusiastically in many advocacy events I have promoted. She has even gone so far as to express ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4221467</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jun/12/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: After estrangement, son misses out on hefty inheritance]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: I lost my husband two years ago after a long, drawn-out decline. It was a traumatic ending. Our son, now in his late 40s, was indifferent to his father’s decline. Our son has always been a challenge. Difficult teenage years with lots ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4220884</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jun/11/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Mother struggles to tell daughters about medical diagnosis]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: I have been undergoing tests to confirm a diagnosis of multiple myeloma, and all the signs are pointing in that direction. While I navigate the medical system, test results and diagnosis, I am faced with the challenge of telling people ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4220082</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jun/10/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: After helping with car trouble, neighbor gives silent treatment]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: My boyfriend has a second home in Florida where we stay three to four months a year. He pays "Marcus", a neighbor, to look in on the house and drive the car when we're not there. Marcus has had issues with the car. One year, he ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4219251</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jun/09/2026</pubDate>
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