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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Partner leaves 10-year over towed car]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: I’ve been in a great relationship for 10 years. We dated prior to marrying other partners and then reunited after those marriages ended. We’re both in our 60s. While we don’t live together, he did assist financially, often without...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4338100</link>
 
    <pubDate>Nov/10/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Spouse’s political switch mars marriage]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: I have been married to my husband since 2018, and we dated for a year before that. I had written in my dating profile “No Trump supporters” and my guy was perfect – a democratic socialist. We shared our progressive political views...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4337313</link>
 
    <pubDate>Nov/09/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Remote work policy creates chaos in office]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: I have read a lot about remote work but have never seen anything about the people left in the office. My responsibilities require that I am in the office every day. My direct supervisor is 100 percent remote, and the other supervisors ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4336425</link>
 
    <pubDate>Nov/08/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: After cheating, son’s ex-wife won’t speak to in-laws]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: My 50-year-old-son spent the night with another woman one year ago. His wife told him to leave the house after reading his cellphone the next day. My son and his wife were divorced within eight months, as my former daughter-in-law ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4335666</link>
 
    <pubDate>Nov/07/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Caregiver with cerebral palsy wants more help]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: I am writing to you from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. I am the primary caregiver to my mother. She has had serious health issues that made the use of a wheelchair necessary. I was OK with stepping up to care for her, and told her so, too. ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4334928</link>
 
    <pubDate>Nov/06/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Friend’s paranoia keeps her away from medical help]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: I'm 82 years old. I live in a retirement home where I’ve made two close friends, Wilma and Janet. Out of all of us, Wilma’s health is the worst. Her eyesight has taken a turn, and her hearing isn't what it used to be either. Janet ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4334374</link>
 
    <pubDate>Nov/05/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: GLP-1 use disrupts friend group]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: I’m part of a group of six women who get together every three months for dinner to catch up on our lives. We rotate on who decides where to eat. We have been doing this for four years now. My question revolves around eating with GLP-1...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4333666</link>
 
    <pubDate>Nov/04/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Name-calling leads to split with daughter]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: A few years ago, my then-wife and I had an ugly fight that my daughter and mother witnessed. In that fight I did something I promised I'd never do, which was name call. I've been called names and was badgered long before and lost my ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4332823</link>
 
    <pubDate>Nov/03/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Violent brother threatens to crash surprise party]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: My husband of more than 20 years has a brother. They have a toxic relationship, yet love each other. They would talk on the phone every day. They live a long distance from each other, and I am grateful for that because whenever they are...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4331997</link>
 
    <pubDate>Nov/02/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: After hurtful divorce, old family photos cause pain]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: Our son recently went through a heartbreaking and contentious divorce. There is a young child involved and joint custody has been determined. Our contact with the former spouse is nonexistent although we regularly care for, spend time ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4331150</link>
 
    <pubDate>Nov/01/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Family friend demands hugs, despite parents’ objections]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: We recently traveled to a nearby city to visit my mother. While we were there, Mom’s friend Helen stopped by for a visit. We have met Helen before and know her to be a hugger. My 16-year-old daughter Missy, in order to avoid the ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4330440</link>
 
    <pubDate>Oct/31/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Couple’s retirement threatened by unemployed son and overly generous dad]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: I am 62 (F) and my husband is 65 (M). While our older children have good jobs and work hard for their families, our youngest child, well, doesn't. Our child can't seem to hold a job, getting laid off or leaving them. He has been ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4329840</link>
 
    <pubDate>Oct/30/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Sibling’s messy home raises alarms for family]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: I’m the oldest of three. My middle sibling has routinely been to the home of our youngest sibling to pick up a niece for childcare. This middle sibling recently shared with my parents that the youngest sibling’s home is in a state ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4329316</link>
 
    <pubDate>Oct/29/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Sister ponders sharing family secrets]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: I have two brothers with storied pasts from 60 years ago. My older brother had a daughter when he was a teenager. Only I know this. He is now deceased. Should I tell his family? My younger brother molested my niece (my older brother’s...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4328692</link>
 
    <pubDate>Oct/28/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Friend’s bossy behavior to boyfriend causes concerns]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: I have been friends with a woman for about 12 years. We have many shared interests and have had fun “adventuring” together. When I met her, she was married but has since become widowed. Her relationship with her husband was “...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4327944</link>
 
    <pubDate>Oct/27/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Family bans ‘quirky’ friend from holidays]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: I’ve been friends with a wonderfully quirky woman for decades. We’ve known each other since we were very young children. I frequently invite her to various family events, especially holidays, such as Easter, Thanksgiving and ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4327173</link>
 
    <pubDate>Oct/26/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Friends and counselors tell husband to leave, but he won’t]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: I am 75 years old. My wife and I have been married for 45 years. My wife suffers from treatment-resistant depression and/or bipolar disorder. My wife has been undergoing treatment of various kinds for 30 years without success. Mental ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4326348</link>
 
    <pubDate>Oct/25/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Years-old holiday slight still stings]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: My mother-in-law's Christmas card always includes a top 10 list. It mainly revolves around family gatherings and grandkids. A few years back, her list included my husband's two brothers and their families but no mention of us and our ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4325545</link>
 
    <pubDate>Oct/24/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Grandson objects to grandparent’s drinking]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: I enjoy one to two glasses of wine in the afternoon. My grandson, five years old, was told by his parents that alcohol is poison. He knows that two of his relatives died from alcohol abuse. My son requested I not drink when we visited ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4324921</link>
 
    <pubDate>Oct/23/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Sister’s memories of the past conflict with the truth]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: My older sister and I have always had a complicated relationship. I was the “golden child,” which she (rightfully) resented. In recent years she has recounted “memories” of our family that invariably paint me and our mother in ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4324359</link>
 
    <pubDate>Oct/22/2026</pubDate>
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