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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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		<title><![CDATA[Leaving the Nest]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Annie: I need your advice. My very musically gifted high school
senior appears to want to go to college and major in music performance.
But he is refusing to visit colleges. He won't discuss why; he just gets
very belligerent when the subject...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearannie/s-4323636</link>
 
    <pubDate>Oct/21/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Affectionate Brothers]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Annie: My daughter is single and raising two sons. Her husband died
in an automobile accident four years ago.

I am worried about the relationship between her sons, "Steven," 16, and
"Frederick," 10. I think they are too close and too ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearannie/s-4322812</link>
 
    <pubDate>Oct/20/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Shoplifting in Front of Kids]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Annie: My son and his wife have been married for 11 years, and my
daughter-in-law, age 31, has struggled with alcoholism, depression and
anxiety for the past six years. She's also attempted suicide a few times
in the past three years. She is ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearannie/s-4321099</link>
 
    <pubDate>Oct/19/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Dead-End Relationship]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Annie: I met my boyfriend, "Tyler," almost six years ago. For the
past two years, I've been wondering whether he truly loves me. There is
very little physical contact between us. We're intimate maybe once a
year. If I try to touch him at ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearannie/s-4317691</link>
 
    <pubDate>Oct/18/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Doing the Work but Still a Work in Progress]]></title>
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Dear Annie: A lot of things improved when I got sober five years ago. I
left a toxic job and started my own business, where I've made some good
friends. I improved my relationship with my kids, now 7 and 9, so much
that I became the preferred ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearannie/s-4317002</link>
 
    <pubDate>Oct/17/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Marriage Has Lost Its Get-Up-and-Go]]></title>
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Dear Annie: I've been married only a few short years. My husband and I
used to go out and have fun; we'd do things like day trips to the beach
or going out to eat, just to get out of the house.

Over the past few years, he has decided that his ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearannie/s-4316457</link>
 
    <pubDate>Oct/16/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Son's Free Ride Gets Expensive]]></title>
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Dear Annie: My best friend of over 20 years has a son that is her world.
Her entire life revolves around him. What I've noticed is that he has
become such a master of manipulation that either she ignores it or she
truly doesn't see it.

For ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearannie/s-4315799</link>
 
    <pubDate>Oct/15/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Sick of the Silent Treatment]]></title>
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Dear Annie: I have been married to my husband for 18 years, and I love
him deeply. He is kind, hardworking and devoted to our family. He will
fix anything that breaks, drive across town if one of the kids needs
something and make me coffee every...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearannie/s-4315115</link>
 
    <pubDate>Oct/14/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Can't Keep Everyone Happy for the Holidays]]></title>
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Dear Annie: My husband and I have been married for six years, and every
holiday now feels less like a celebration and more like a negotiation.

My family lives about an hour away. My parents host a big Thanksgiving
and Christmas every year with ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearannie/s-4314355</link>
 
    <pubDate>Oct/13/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Aging Doesn't Mean Fading Away]]></title>
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Dear Annie: I am 72 years old, and lately I have been struggling with
something I never expected about getting older: I feel increasingly
invisible.

I have a full life. I have children and grandchildren I adore, longtime
friends, hobbies I ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearannie/s-4313557</link>
 
    <pubDate>Oct/12/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Friend's Wedding Invitation Has Caused a Family Dilemma]]></title>
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Dear Annie: One of my closest friends is getting married overseas next
summer, and I am genuinely heartsick over whether to go.

We have been friends for nearly 20 years. We have seen each other
through breakups, babies, family losses and all ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearannie/s-4312842</link>
 
    <pubDate>Oct/11/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Still Haunted by High School]]></title>
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Dear Annie: This might seem a little weird for a 78-year-old man, but
this really bothers me. When I was in elementary and high school, I
wasn't liked by many of my fellow students. I was shy, a bit awkward and
the target of bullying. I never ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearannie/s-4312144</link>
 
    <pubDate>Oct/10/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Group Gift Busts the Budget]]></title>
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Dear Annie: My siblings and I usually go in on gifts for my parents for
birthdays and holidays. Since there are five of us, we can pool enough
for something really nice, such as new golf clubs or a weekend away,
rather than five smaller separate...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearannie/s-4311636</link>
 
    <pubDate>Oct/09/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Employee Out of Office, Boss Out of Line]]></title>
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Dear Annie: I recently returned from a lovely two-week vacation to
Europe with my husband. It's rare that we get a trip like this, so we
were looking forward to it, and it did not disappoint!

I set clear expectations with my team at work ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearannie/s-4311287</link>
 
    <pubDate>Oct/08/2026</pubDate>
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