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		<title><![CDATA['thank You' For Your 'help']]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS MANNERS: I live on a private lane of just five houses, each
with large surrounding fields. After mowing my (perfectly dry) field, I
went over to my neighbors' to perform a courtesy mow of theirs, as they
both work full-time.

On the ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/missmanners/s-4209039</link>
 
    <pubDate>May/28/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Long-Distance Friend's Spouse Always Chimes In]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS MANNERS: A dear friend and I live several hours away from
each other, so to keep in touch, we speak often on the telephone. He
works part-time, so he usually calls me on his off days when his wife is
home. This is the problem.

If she ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/missmanners/s-4207894</link>
 
    <pubDate>May/27/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Restaurant Celebrations Becoming Unaffordable]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS MANNERS: I acknowledge that a person should not be hosting
their own birthday parties. However, if I had to wait until I could
afford to take everyone out to dinner to invite them out for a good
time, we'd never go.

Dining out has ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/missmanners/s-4206706</link>
 
    <pubDate>May/26/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Summer Job Applicant Ghosted By Employer]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS MANNERS: Back in February, I inquired about a job opening for
the summer. I was invited to have an interview with my potential
employer, whereupon we had a great conversation and he expressed
interest in hiring me.

However, his season ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/missmanners/s-4205599</link>
 
    <pubDate>May/25/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Bride Was Stunning...Ly Entitled]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS MANNERS: Years ago, a close friend of mine was getting
married. As I am known as a good baker among my friends, she asked if I
would bake her a carrot cake for her wedding. I demurred, explaining
that I was not qualified to bake a ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/missmanners/s-4200692</link>
 
    <pubDate>May/23/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[We Have So Many Questions]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS MANNERS: I was a single mom in my 40s with a preteen child.
After eight years of not dating, I met a man through my CB radio
community whom I took a good liking to.

We spent eight months getting to know each other and he never hinted
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		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/missmanners/s-4199829</link>
 
    <pubDate>May/22/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Amorous Diners Ruin Appetites Of Others]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS MANNERS: Six of us were at dinner in a nice restaurant. At a
nearby table for two sat a man and a woman, who appeared to be grownups,
rather than teenagers in their first relationships.

During this couple's nice dinner out, their mutual...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/missmanners/s-4198979</link>
 
    <pubDate>May/21/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Won't You Be Someone Else's Neighbor?]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS MANNERS: A neighbor of ours would repeatedly ask my wife and
me to watch his house, feed his fish and water his plants (inside and
outside) when he was away. And the requests keep getting bigger: collect
his mail, watch out for a UPS ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/missmanners/s-4166748</link>
 
    <pubDate>May/20/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Chatty Audiences At Outdoor Concerts]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS MANNERS: Help! The summer concert season will soon be here in
full force, and many musical groups have outdoor performances planned.
At many such events in the past, people seated near me have talked
throughout the concert. Do they ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/missmanners/s-4155557</link>
 
    <pubDate>May/19/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Warm Gesture, Cold Reaction]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS MANNERS: My fiance and I were spending time with an old,
close, female friend of his. He noticed she was cold and offered his
jacket to her. She wore his jacket for the rest of the evening.

He's a kind, faithful man who always looks out...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/missmanners/s-4131069</link>
 
    <pubDate>May/18/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA['may I Ask Who's Calling?']]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am sufficiently old-school that I will sometimes
answer a phone call from an unfamiliar number for which no caller ID is
displayed, rather than letting it go to voicemail.

If I say hello, and the caller asks to speak to (name...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/missmanners/s-4095242</link>
 
    <pubDate>May/16/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Lying About 'forgotten' Gift]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS MANNERS: My mother-in-law recently returned from New Zealand
bearing gifts for her children and their spouses. Each gift was very
well-thought-out and personalized.

However, when she got to me, she claimed she'd forgotten my gift in her...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/missmanners/s-4094419</link>
 
    <pubDate>May/15/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Surly Waitress Ruins Restaurant Experience]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS MANNERS: At a restaurant, is there a way to ask to be served
by a waiter or waitress other than the one assigned to our table?

My wife and I have patronized a local establishment for several years,
but have sometimes been served by a ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/missmanners/s-4093725</link>
 
    <pubDate>May/14/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Choosing The Phone Call Over The Companion]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS MANNERS: When I am with someone in person, I think it is rude
to answer the phone (the message being that the caller is more important
than our conversation). A friend claims that she only intends to pick up
and say she will call them ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/missmanners/s-4092862</link>
 
    <pubDate>May/13/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Small Plates, Big Resentment]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS MANNERS: I hosted a small birthday party for my husband at a
restaurant. Our guests were a couple and a single man. The couple asked
if we wanted to order a number of small plates, meant for sharing. The
rest of us preferred to order our...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/missmanners/s-4091776</link>
 
    <pubDate>May/12/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Be Friendly-Ish To Departing Co-Worker]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS MANNERS: A teacher I have worked with for the last 13 years
is retiring at the end of the school year. Teachers have been asked to
submit a 4x6 card with a message to her for an album. She will most
likely be having a retirement party as...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/missmanners/s-4090564</link>
 
    <pubDate>May/11/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Friend's Breakfast Stinks Up Car Every Morning]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS MANNERS: Every morning, I pick up my son's neighborhood
friend and drive them both to school on my way to work. My son's friend
is an exemplary young man -- polite and respectful in all ways except
one.

He eats his breakfast in my ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/missmanners/s-4088602</link>
 
    <pubDate>May/09/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Sneaky Tests For Job Applicants]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS MANNERS: I heard this anecdote in college and a couple of
times in the years since then: An applicant goes to a job interview.
There is a piece of crumpled paper on the floor of the interviewer's
office, not far from a trash can. This a ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/missmanners/s-4087753</link>
 
    <pubDate>May/08/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Neighborly Chats Not Mandatory]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS MANNERS: During the weekends, my partner and I will be out in
the yard, toiling away at various landscaping and home improvement
projects, and sometimes our neighbors are out doing the same.

I have no issues with any of our neighbors, ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/missmanners/s-4087029</link>
 
    <pubDate>May/07/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[How Long Can We Linger At A Restaurant?]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS MANNERS: After two hours at a restaurant with a group of
friends, everyone had eaten, the check had been settled, yet no one
left. We stayed at the table for another 30 minutes, chatting away.

The restaurant was not busy and no one was ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/missmanners/s-4086301</link>
 
    <pubDate>May/06/2026</pubDate>
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