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		<title><![CDATA[Aging Is No Reason to Fade Away]]></title>
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Dear Annie, I'm 73 years old, healthy, active and still very much
interested in the world around me. I exercise four days a week, love
going to the theater, keep up with current events and have a better
social life than I did in my 40s. Yet ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearannie/s-4338066</link>
 
    <pubDate>Nov/10/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Realizing Different Retirement Dreams]]></title>
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Dear Annie: For 38 years, my husband and I worked hard, raised three
children, paid off our mortgage and dreamed about the day we could
finally retire. I always imagined retirement would be our reward for
decades of responsibility. We would ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearannie/s-4337267</link>
 
    <pubDate>Nov/09/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[My Daughters Don't Need Me Anymore]]></title>
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Dear Annie: I'm 62 years old, and lately I've noticed something about my
adult children that breaks my heart. They seem to have time for everyone
but me.

I have two daughters, ages 32 and 35, both married with children. I know
they're busy, and...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearannie/s-4336396</link>
 
    <pubDate>Nov/08/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Mom's Move Leaves Daughter in the Dark]]></title>
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Dear Annie: I'm overwhelmed with anger and resentment. My 86-year-old
mom, who has lived in the same town as me for 30-plus years, blindsided
me by announcing she was moving an hour and a half north to live with my
brother. My husband and I have...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearannie/s-4335599</link>
 
    <pubDate>Nov/07/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Looking for Love in Life's Second Act]]></title>
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Dear Annie: I was married for 30 years, and some of them were very
happy. The man I fell in love with was joyful and excited about life.
Over time he grew bitter and withdrawn and critical about nearly
everything I did. We tried counseling twice...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearannie/s-4334908</link>
 
    <pubDate>Nov/06/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Thrift-Store Finds Leave Friend Feeling Shortchanged]]></title>
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Dear Annie: What do you think about friends who give gifts such as
thrift store items or items that they no longer want in their homes? I
have one friend who gives thrift store items to me as gifts. They are
almost always cracked or chipped with...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearannie/s-4334348</link>
 
    <pubDate>Nov/05/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Family Can't Make Time for Two Turkeys This Thanksgiving]]></title>
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Dear Annie: Every year, as soon as October rolls around, my husband and
I start having the same argument: Whose family gets us for Thanksgiving?

We've been married for 12 years and have two children, ages 7 and 10.
Both sets of grandparents ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearannie/s-4333613</link>
 
    <pubDate>Nov/04/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[How To Set Boundaries With In-Laws Without Guilt]]></title>
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Dear Annie: My in-laws are in their mid-80s, and for most of their
lives, they appeared to be quite wealthy. They lived in beautiful homes,
entertained lavishly and traveled frequently. They were successful in
real estate and should have been ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearannie/s-4332795</link>
 
    <pubDate>Nov/03/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[From Family Savior to Scapegoat]]></title>
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Dear Annie: For years, I've been the person my family turns to whenever
they need help. Now, after everything I've done for them, I'm the one
they've turned against.

During the pandemic, my husband and I moved into my elderly parents'
home to ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearannie/s-4331962</link>
 
    <pubDate>Nov/02/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Daughter's Wedding Date Policy Feels Unfair]]></title>
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Dear Annie: My daughter is getting married soon, and what should be a
joyous occasion has become a source of heartache.

Her father and I have been separated for three years. Although he has
repeatedly said he would go to counseling to work on ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearannie/s-4331118</link>
 
    <pubDate>Nov/01/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Tired of Turning the Other Cheek]]></title>
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Dear Annie: Where do I begin?

My son and our family have put up with our daughter-in-law for 15 years.
Although she appears charming to others, she is downright crude to me. I
have ignored her rude remarks to me for years, letting time pass, ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearannie/s-4330418</link>
 
    <pubDate>Oct/31/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Helping Hand or Handout?]]></title>
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Dear Annie: My 27-year-old son moved back home eight months ago after
his lease ended. The plan was for it to be temporary while he
"regrouped." But since then, he's applied to only a handful of jobs.
Meanwhile, he's sleeping in, playing video ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearannie/s-4329824</link>
 
    <pubDate>Oct/30/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Grandbaby Out of Reach]]></title>
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Dear Annie: I have always strived to be a super supportive mother-in-law
and have maintained what I thought was a great relationship with my
daughter-in-law until recently. My daughter-in-law gave birth to my
first and only grandchild a little ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearannie/s-4329300</link>
 
    <pubDate>Oct/29/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Staying on Top of My Teen's TikTok Usage]]></title>
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Dear Annie: I'm the mother of a 14-year-old daughter, and lately TikTok
has me genuinely frightened.

At first, I thought it was mostly dancing, makeup tutorials and funny
videos. But over time, I started hearing about dangerous "challenges,"
...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearannie/s-4328670</link>
 
    <pubDate>Oct/28/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Bugged by Being Brushed Off]]></title>
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Dear Annie: I have been married to my husband for a little over 50
years, and lately I find myself wondering whether I am becoming too
sensitive or whether something in our marriage has changed.

More and more, I feel as though my feelings, ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearannie/s-4327911</link>
 
    <pubDate>Oct/27/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Grandma Hurt Over Teen Granddaughter's Behavior]]></title>
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Dear Annie: I recently had another unpleasant encounter with my
13-year-old granddaughter, and this time we both ended up yelling. What
began as a simple conversation quickly turned into hateful answers, a
bad attitude and her refusal to speak ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearannie/s-4327132</link>
 
    <pubDate>Oct/26/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Slowly Rebuilding My Social Life]]></title>
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Dear Annie: I'm hoping you might have some advice for me about how to
meet people and make new friends as an adult. I'm 40, and I've been
depressed for about a year. I was seeing a therapist for almost a year,
but have recently given up on him. ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearannie/s-4326316</link>
 
    <pubDate>Oct/25/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[New City, New Heart]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Annie: My girlfriend, "Lucy," and I started dating three years ago,
during our senior year of college. After graduating, we both got jobs in
the same city where we had gone to school, and we ended up moving in
together to save money. Living ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearannie/s-4325521</link>
 
    <pubDate>Oct/24/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Drowning in Junk]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Annie: A close friend, "Jenna," has a mental illness: She hoards.
Her house would be condemned if the health administration were to go
there.

I can start tracing this behavior back to when she first became a mother
and discovered that ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearannie/s-4324898</link>
 
    <pubDate>Oct/23/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Fidelity Lacking]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Annie: My wife and I have been together for 20 years and married
for four. We have three kids. In the beginning of our relationship, it
was bad -- and the bad all came from me. I cheated on her and hurt her.
She stayed by my side, and that's ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearannie/s-4324336</link>
 
    <pubDate>Oct/22/2026</pubDate>
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