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		<title><![CDATA[Trying to be a better dad? There's a class for that]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[RALEIGH, N.C. -- Robert Lyles has spent more than two decades raising
children, but he says he is still learning what it means to be a
father.

“I don’t know everything,” Lyles said.

With eight children ranging from 23 to 1-year-old, Lyles ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/datingadvice/s-4260040</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jul/24/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Minneapolis buckthorn singles club uproots invasives, cultivates love]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[MINNEAPOLIS -- On a recent Sunday morning, nearly 50 people in long
pants and sun hats, some toting loppers, gathered beside the Mississippi
River.

It was the second meeting of the Minneapolis Buckthorn Removal
Singles Club, a group of mostly 20-...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/datingadvice/s-4259161</link>
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    <pubDate>Jul/23/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ask Anna: My girlfriend wants her first time to be with 'the One' -- I'm terrified I won't be]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Anna,

I’ve (19M) been with my girlfriend (18F) for just under four
months, and things have gotten serious enough that we’re starting to
talk about having sex for the first time. She’s never had sex before,
and early in our relationship...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/datingadvice/s-4259116</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jul/23/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ask Dating Coach Erika: What should I ask on a first date?]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[I have a new client, Sandy. She lives in San Francisco, she’s in
her mid-60s, and she hasn’t dated in over 30 years, since before she
was with her late husband. Dating has changed a lot since then. 

She and I had a few pep talks about first ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/datingadvice/s-4258210</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jul/22/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ask Dating Coach Erika: What dating app seems to have the best luck in finding a partner?]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Another day, another set of dating questions.

Question: What dating app seems to have the best luck in finding a
partner?

Answer: You may not love my answer, but it's not about luck or
"finding" someone. It's about being proactive and using the
...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/datingadvice/s-4252993</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jul/15/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ask Anna: I've been poly for 12 years. Why am I crying in the bathroom?]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Anna,

I’ve been happily married for 12 years, and my husband and I have
been poly for eight of them. Overall, it’s been a really positive part
of our relationship. We’ve had our trials, of course, but we
communicate much better than we...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/datingadvice/s-4252978</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jul/15/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ask Anna: Is my partner protecting me -- or controlling me?]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Anna,

I’m 28 and have been with my girlfriend for about a year and a
half. Things are really good between us overall, but we keep hitting a
wall over one specific issue: I occasionally text with an ex from about
four years ago. And I do ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/datingadvice/s-4248222</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jul/09/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ask Dating Coach Erika: He's only been separated for 6 months. Is this a deal-breaker?]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[We have questions today about someone’s potential readiness to be
in a relationship, one-word answers in the dating apps, making a good
first impression and how to know when it’s time to get back out there
after a breakup.

Question: I met a ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/datingadvice/s-4247345</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jul/08/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ask Anna: Is this love bombing? And should I play matchmaker?]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Anna,

I’ve been messaging someone I met on a dating app for about three
weeks, and we finally have our first date this weekend. We’ve had some
really fun conversations, and I’m genuinely excited to meet her. The
other night she ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/datingadvice/s-4242614</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jul/01/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ask Dating Coach Erika: Why do they send these texts before we've even met??]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[About 10 years ago, when I was in the first few years of running my
business, I was working out of a co-working space. A great place to get
work done … and meet people. I remember very clearly when someone I
met at the office asked if I’d like...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/datingadvice/s-4241938</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jul/01/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ask Anna: How do I honor my queerness when no one can see it?]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Anna,

I’m a bi/pan woman who’s been married to my husband for 11 years.
I’ve always known I wasn’t straight but never explored it much. I
had one relationship with a woman early on, and that was it. I’m not
looking to open my ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/datingadvice/s-4237041</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jun/24/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ask Dating Coach Erika: Why aren't the apps working for me?]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Like it or not, dating apps are the most ubiquitous way to meet new
people these days. In my 15 years of being a dating coach, I’ve seen
thousands of happy relationships start this way. But I’ve also heard
all the shortcomings: “It takes up ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/datingadvice/s-4236426</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jun/24/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ask Anna: 2 of my friends offered to make out with me. Is that normal?]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Anna,

This feels like a ridiculous question, but here goes. I’m a
22-year-old trans woman, early in my transition, who’s only out to a
small circle of close friends. Most of my friends are women, and
they’ve been incredibly supportive ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/datingadvice/s-4231616</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jun/17/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ask Dating Coach Erika: We've had two fights that almost broke us. Is this normal?]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Fights, disagreements, squabbles — whatever you want to call them,
they are part of any relationship (romantic or otherwise). And, I’d
venture to say, they are part of any healthy relationship. Disagreements
can’t (and shouldn’t) be ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/datingadvice/s-4229734</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jun/17/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ask Anna: I still think about my ex years later. Should I contact them?]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Anna,

A few years ago, I fell into an intense long-distance relationship
with someone I met through a fandom community. We went from friends to
lovers, writing smutty fan fic together and talking every day. They
already had a long-term ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/datingadvice/s-4224500</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jun/11/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ask Dating Coach Erika: How do I get him to stop drinking?]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[In any relationship, budding or established, there are two competing
philosophies: Take people as they come vs. ask for what you want/need,
especially when it comes to certain behaviors. I want to share that
these two things can co-exist, and ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/datingadvice/s-4223610</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jun/10/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ask Anna: Am I a monster for wanting my boyfriend to last longer in bed?]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Anna,

My boyfriend and I have been together for about eight months, and in
almost every way we’re really well-suited for each other. There’s
just one problem. Our sex life is lacking, and I don’t know how to fix
it. He finishes very ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/datingadvice/s-4218577</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jun/03/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ask Dating Coach Erika: Is this a date?]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[“If you don’t know, ask.”

I find myself giving this advice on an almost daily basis.

I got a text recently from a male client who had met a woman at a
party the previous weekend. She promptly found him on Instagram and
suggested meeting. (...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/datingadvice/s-4218180</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jun/03/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ask Anna: The threesome went great. So why do I feel so bad?]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Anna,

I’m an experienced threesome participant, but I’ve been happily
monogamous for years. Recently, my wife and I decided to try having a
threesome together because she never really got to have the fun, slutty
20s experience she wanted...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/datingadvice/s-4213522</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>May/28/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ask Dating Coach Erika: What did they mean when they said that?]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[All too often, I get questions like these from clients:

--“What did they mean when they said that?”

--“How can I ask, ‘What are we?’”

--“Why didn’t they text me this morning like usual?”

--“Why don’t we have plans lined ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/datingadvice/s-4212389</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>May/27/2026</pubDate>
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