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		<title><![CDATA[Metronome Man Bounces Between Two Wives]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR ABBY: Twenty-six years ago, I began what was supposed to be an
affair with my current girlfriend, "Lacey." I was married at the time,
and when my then-wife caught me, I was told we needed only to figure out
who got what out of the marriage. ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearabby/s-4282077</link>
 
    <pubDate>Aug/28/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Visiting Niece Starts Smear Campaign Against Her Dad]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR ABBY: I got permission from my estranged brother to invite his
17-year-old daughter, "Ella," to spend a month with my family this
summer. We live on the East Coast, and she lives on the West Coast.

Ella is about to graduate from high school ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearabby/s-4281445</link>
 
    <pubDate>Aug/27/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Fiancee Entertains Lawyer With Dishonorable Intentions]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR ABBY: I am a 63-year-old man. My fiancee (57) and I have been
dating exclusively, or so I thought, for four years. I just found out
she has a male friend she has been seeing without my knowledge. They go
to lunch and dinner and other ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearabby/s-4280681</link>
 
    <pubDate>Aug/26/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Bitter Ex Cut Off Dad From His Daughters]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR ABBY: After nearly 18 years of marriage, I left my wife. Our
daughters were 10 and 12. We had married quickly, and only later did I
realize how deeply judgmental her "born-again" beliefs were -- so much
so that she gradually cut off my entire...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearabby/s-4279902</link>
 
    <pubDate>Aug/25/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Dad Asks A Lot Of Low-Income Live-At-Home Son]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR ABBY: My middle-aged son is on the autism spectrum and has
recently come back home to live with us. He left home at 19 and has
always had roommates. We didn't realize that he had autism until about a
year ago.

We like having him here but are...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearabby/s-4279001</link>
 
    <pubDate>Aug/24/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Friends' Mental States Differ Wildly After Childbirth]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR ABBY: My best friend and I got pregnant, each with our first
child, with our due dates a week apart. We felt blessed to be going
through this amazing experience at the same time. Our babies are now 2
months old. I am adjusting well to ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearabby/s-4278153</link>
 
    <pubDate>Aug/23/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Child's Baby Talk Grates On Woman's Nerves]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR ABBY: I've been seeing "Brad" for nine months. We both have
children of our own. He has a daughter, and I have a son. The little
girl is a few months older than my 7-year-old son. I can see myself
having a family with Brad.

However, one of ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearabby/s-4277430</link>
 
    <pubDate>Aug/22/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Friend Has Heavy Heart Over Woman's Weight Issues]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR ABBY: My friend of many years, whom I consider to truly be part of
the family, has made food the only thing that makes her happy. Besides
my husband, she's all I have left. She went to a doctor a couple years
ago who told her she must lose ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearabby/s-4276794</link>
 
    <pubDate>Aug/21/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Critics Pan Senior's Repeat Performances]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR ABBY: I am 70 and consider my mental faculties to be normal. One
aging issue my wife and I have noticed is that I tend to repeat stories
to our children, grandchildren and friends. Our children can be less
than forgiving toward this old ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearabby/s-4276256</link>
 
    <pubDate>Aug/20/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Calls And Messages Threaten Racy Video Leak]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR ABBY: A few years ago, I started receiving mysterious phone calls
from a man claiming to have in his possession videos of me performing
sexual acts. I do not know where he would have gotten something like
that. I changed my phone number, but ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearabby/s-4275524</link>
 
    <pubDate>Aug/19/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Toxic Relationship Affects Woman's Health]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR ABBY: I am a 54-year-old woman who, after 40 years, reconnected
with my childhood best friend, "Neil." We are now engaged. I have no
children, but Neil has two girls ages 11 and 13. The 11-year-old is in
therapy and on medication for ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearabby/s-4274710</link>
 
    <pubDate>Aug/18/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[No-Kids Wedding Reception Plan Upsets Grandparents]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR ABBY: My youngest son is getting married this spring, and they
have decided they want a child-free wedding reception. We have three
grandchildren, ages 3 to 7. The wedding is where my son and his fiancee
live, so we are all traveling. They ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearabby/s-4273856</link>
 
    <pubDate>Aug/17/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Former Spouse Accused Of Murdering One Of Her Offspring]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR ABBY: I am writing for advice on how to be supportive of my adult
children in light of an alleged crime committed by their mother. She was
arrested for first-degree murder. The victim was my children's younger
half-sibling.

I am especially ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearabby/s-4273056</link>
 
    <pubDate>Aug/16/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Wife Doesn't Want To Be Around Husband's Grandchildren]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR ABBY: I've been with my husband, "Ted," for nearly 15 years,
married for 11. He has two children, 38 and 33, and I have one who is
32. When we started dating, none of our children planned to have
children of their own. I made it clear from ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearabby/s-4272277</link>
 
    <pubDate>Aug/15/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Support For Some Charities Can Result In A Busy Mailbox]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR ABBY: Do charities and nonprofits share or sell donor information?
For years, maybe decades, I've made quarterly contributions to two
well-known charities for children's cancer research hospitals, and I
truly believe in what they do. However,...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearabby/s-4271652</link>
 
    <pubDate>Aug/14/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Late Husband's Unknown, Oldest Daughter Makes Contact]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR ABBY: I have been widowed for seven years. My husband served in
the Air Force in Saigon during the conflict in Vietnam. We met and
married shortly after he returned from his hitch overseas. We had two
daughters together.

Recently, my older ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearabby/s-4271108</link>
 
    <pubDate>Aug/13/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Daughter's Wedding Planning Has Been Hijacked]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR ABBY: My 33-year-old daughter is getting married, and the mothers
have taken over her wedding plans. They want more than 200 guests, a
full Catholic ceremony, fine wines, a full bar, plated dinner and a live
band.

My daughter wants to please...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearabby/s-4270416</link>
 
    <pubDate>Aug/12/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Sister Would Prefer To Skip Abusive Brother's Memorial]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR ABBY: My brother "Earl" and I always had a very bad relationship.
When I was 6 and Earl was 13, he molested me. Actually, he took my
virginity. My mother caught him but whipped both of us and told me I
should have known better than to allow ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearabby/s-4269587</link>
 
    <pubDate>Aug/11/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Cruise With Friends Could Wind Up Far From Paradise]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have friends who are kind, intelligent and
warm. However, as we have spent more time with them, "Phyllis'"
compulsive talking has become a real problem for us. She hijacks
whichever one of us is sitting next to her and ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearabby/s-4268734</link>
 
    <pubDate>Aug/10/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Lifeline Thrown To Nephew Instead Weighs Down Relatives]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR ABBY: I suggested to my husband that he invite his nephew "Ryan"
(age 26) to stay with us. Ryan definitely needed some male direction. He
was homeless, jobless and didn't even know how to apply for a job. Ryan
is not mentally challenged. He ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearabby/s-4267930</link>
 
    <pubDate>Aug/09/2026</pubDate>
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