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		<title>Excuses, excuses &#8211; after awhile, they don&#8217;t hold their weight</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 04:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lisi Tesher]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[abandonment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[anxiety]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[pregnancy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rejection]]></category>
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		<title>Deal-breakers are different for everyone</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Oct 2025 04:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lisi Tesher]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Column]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[anger]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Blended Families]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Commitment]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[depression]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Divorce]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[humiliation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[love]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marriage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[parenting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[relationships]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SAD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[satisfaction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[spousal support]]></category>

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		<title>Life throws us curveballs. It&#8217;s important to move on to the next pitch</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Aug 2025 04:00:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lisi Tesher]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[anger]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[break-up]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dating]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dog training]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[shock]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[social media]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[toxicity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vacation]]></category>

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		<title>Sex is personal, private and for you to decide the details</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jun 2025 04:00:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lisi Tesher]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Affairs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[blame]]></category>
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		<title>Give people the benefit of the doubt</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2025 04:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lisi Tesher]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Column]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[abuse]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[alienation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[benefit of the doubt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cognitive decline]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dating]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[domestic abuse]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[engagement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[errands]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Friendship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gaslighting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[immature]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[isolation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[judgement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[limitations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marriage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[parenting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Red Flags]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[relationships]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[self-absorbed]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[self-centred]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[selfish]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[siblings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Youth]]></category>

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		<title>Mixing cultures and melding families takes compromise and understanding</title>
		<link>https://ellieadvice.com/mixing-cultures-and-melding-families-takes-compromise-and-understanding/</link>
		<comments>https://ellieadvice.com/mixing-cultures-and-melding-families-takes-compromise-and-understanding/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Sep 2024 04:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lisi Tesher]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Addictions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[compromise]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[culture clash]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dairy]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[ego]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[engagement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[failure]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[friction]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[inflammation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[love]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[marijuana]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nutritionist]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[relationships]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[siblings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[traditions]]></category>

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		<title>Don&#8217;t project your own life&#8217;s mistakes on to your children</title>
		<link>https://ellieadvice.com/dont-project-your-own-lifes-mistakes-on-to-your-children/</link>
		<comments>https://ellieadvice.com/dont-project-your-own-lifes-mistakes-on-to-your-children/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2023 05:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lisi Tesher]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Commitment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dating]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Death]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Divorce]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[engagement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[family]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[grief]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Health Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[intimacy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[libido]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[long-distance dating]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[loss of a loved one]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Marriage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[menopause]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[parenting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[relationships]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[seniors]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Sex]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sexuality]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Teenagers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[widower]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Withholding Sex]]></category>

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		<title>Some people&#8217;s actions mask their true feelings</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2023 05:00:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lisi Tesher]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[anxiety]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Covid-19]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[grandparenting]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[mental health issues]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[siblings]]></category>
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		<title>When your past bubbles up, talk it through with a professional</title>
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		<comments>https://ellieadvice.com/when-your-past-bubbles-up-talk-it-through-with-a-professional/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Oct 2022 04:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lisi Tesher]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[abuse]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[assault]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Dating]]></category>
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