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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Friend of a friend is an enemy]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: Do I have to be friends with my friend’s other friends? I have a good friend, D. Our sons are good friends, too, so we see each other often. D and her three friends have known each other for a really long time. I didn’t really get ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4271198</link>
 
    <pubDate>Aug/13/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Friend’s allergy creates dinner drama]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: About once a month a group of us from church go out to dinner. At our last dinner, I was sitting next to a woman I know casually. The day after this dinner, the woman complained to the person who organized the event that she had to go ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4270531</link>
 
    <pubDate>Aug/12/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Sister tries to sabotage new relationship with half-siblings]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: My parents married as teens and had two children: me, and my younger sister, “Jodie." They divorced when I was two and I never saw my father again. My mother and her second husband were abusive to us. As an adult, I have maintained as...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4269695</link>
 
    <pubDate>Aug/11/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Family asks prying questions about religious conversion]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: My husband and I have been living far from any of his relatives for several decades, and now we are contemplating moving to an area where many of his relatives live. They are generally pleasant and well-meaning people, and I mostly ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4268838</link>
 
    <pubDate>Aug/10/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Mother says ‘no politics’ but keeps talking politics]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: I’m a 58-year-old daughter to a 94-year-old father and an 83-year-old mother. I love my parents dearly, but we have had no contact for nearly a year. I know that at any time my father and/or mother could pass. This is the one stressor...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4267994</link>
 
    <pubDate>Aug/09/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Girlfriend mocks boyfriend’s body]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: I am a 64-year-old male with nipples that seem to stand at attention practically all the time. While my girlfriend doesn't seem to have a problem with it, per se, she makes light of it quite often, and I am starting to feel a tad on the...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4267313</link>
 
    <pubDate>Aug/08/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Friend punishes those who tell him ‘no’]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: My friend does not like to hear the word “no.” If you tell him no, you will very speedily see his true colors which are more than ugly. When he hears the word no, he goes out of his way to make the non-consenting person pay for the ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4267312</link>
 
    <pubDate>Aug/07/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Neighbor offended but won’t say why]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: My 77-year-old boyfriend has a lovely 95-year-old neighbor whom I visit with him, and sometimes on my own. Recently, my boyfriend has been ill and has been staying with me. His neighbor has called me a couple of times to hear how he is ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4266181</link>
 
    <pubDate>Aug/06/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Married ex still trying to make contact]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: My married ex-boyfriend from more than 15 years ago is still in love with me. Through the grapevine, I have heard he still talks about me and even tries to bump into me in public. He is always asking about my whereabouts. I feel very ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4265471</link>
 
    <pubDate>Aug/05/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Friend left out of burial plans but still grieving]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: This question may be way off base, but is there a way to find out if a Celebration of Life is going to be held? A very dear friend passed away last fall and was laid to rest. Sadly, nobody contacted me as to when the burial was because ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4264738</link>
 
    <pubDate>Aug/04/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Friend has only unkind things to say about surgery results]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: Several years ago, after I had a basal cell carcinoma removed from my nose and had some reparative work done, my husband and I visited a long-time acquaintance. She looked at me and said, “oh, I guess that’s the best he could do.”...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4263766</link>
 
    <pubDate>Aug/03/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Gift-giver wonders about the donation etiquette]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: When attending a celebration and the invitation states “No gifts, please, but feel free to donate to the organization which greatly impacted the health and life of the honoree,” do you include any mention of your donation in a card ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4262920</link>
 
    <pubDate>Aug/02/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Mother-in-law encourages husband’s problem drinking]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: My husband has struggled with problem drinking for years. At different points over the past several years, he has suffered legal consequences and lost a job. After a recent hospital stay, he stopped drinking for many months. Just ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4262121</link>
 
    <pubDate>Aug/01/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Kids moved away; parents unsure about following]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: My spouse and I are in our late 60s. Our two kids are in their late 30s. Two years ago our oldest moved more than 2,100 miles away with our two grandkids. They had been talking about it for a while. Then, out of the blue, our youngest ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4261564</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jul/31/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Downsizing senior gives to everyone but best friend]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: I have a longtime friend who is downsizing as she prepares to sell her home and move into assisted living. Every time we talk, she shares a story about a unique item and the lucky person who has received it. I am genuinely happy about ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4260993</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jul/30/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Step-grandparents feels sidelined]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: I am a "third grandma" in a family with several stepchildren and now their grandchildren. The problem is with my daughter-in-law's parents, both of whom are lovely but annoying. The kids have bonded with them which is great. But her ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4260299</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jul/29/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Two sons vie to house parents]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: I am finding that I don’t much like getting older. My husband and I have just learned that we need to be closer to medical help, so we must sell our current home, which we love, and move. We have two sons, both of whom we love dearly,...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4259367</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jul/28/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Sister read and mocked stolen childhood journals]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: I grew up in a silent household. I was a shamed, rejected kid and learned not to speak. One sister was the beautiful favorite. My brother and I were shamed, and we feared our father. Our divorced mom apparently stole and kept some of my...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4258480</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jul/27/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: After saving man’s life, Good Samaritan never wants to see him again]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: A few years ago, I was directly responsible for saving “Peter’s” life. I did not know Peter before this event and soon afterward he and his family reached out to thank me and ask to meet me, obviously under better circumstances. I...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4257604</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jul/26/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Work-from-home spouse wastes company time]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: About two years ago, my husband was “invited” to resign his managerial position at a local company. This followed two less-than-great performance reviews which he claimed were the result of not getting along with his boss. ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4256824</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jul/25/2026</pubDate>
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