May 14, 2019 Issue, Page 7 of 13

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Activities Wedding planning arannts a— Believe It or Not’ bride to question marriage state, and I am constantly kind, but I cannot use what thinking ofsuicide. If I’m they bring -- a comforter that forced to marry someone I don’t want to, how am I sup- is much too big for my bed, DEAR ABBY: I’m getting posed to have a happy and married in a few months, and healthy life? -- MIXED UP IN extra pillows or very large with all ofthe wedding plan- THE MIDWEST books that are hard to keep ning, I have realized that in my fiance's priorities, I come in my small space, although I last, as do my opinions and DEAR MIXED UP: Be- cause you are having suicidal love reading. desires. thoughts, it is imperative that The nursing home is nice, We were supposed to go to anice restaurant for his birth- you talk with a mental health professional who can guide and I get good care. It is kept ‘CHE HONG KONG day, so I made reservations a you back on track. Please do INTE@NATIONAL AIRPORT month in advance. Yesterday this RIGHT AWAY! If you clean, and they see I get what ONCE HAD A (two days before his birth- Ineed. I feel blessed. IORPHOPHALLUS TITANUM NINE-HOLE GOLF course! day) his parents decided they and your fiance haven’t had premarital counseling, insist Abby, Llove my friends a BE SMELLED HALF A MILE AWAY/ wanted to take him out to dinner to celebrate it. He im- upon it NOW. And absolutely and don’t want to hurt their mediately canceled our plans postpone that wedding. Feel- to go to the nice restaurant so ing as you do, and under these feelings. This issue ofgifts he can have dinner with them. circumstances, you should has become more than I Itold him it seems like I al- not marry ANYONE. ways come last, and no matter DEAR ABBY: Iread you know how to deal with. Can what we plan, if his parents every morning, and I need you help me know what to say go, he goes. He said that isn’t true, but it is. Now that I your advice. Tam writing you tell them? -- GRATEFUL IN realize I will never come first, from a nursing home. I am TEXAS I'm having doubts about mar- 97 years old, and I am ina rying him. wheelchair because I cannot DEAR GRATEFUL: Tell When I told him we should stand, but I still make up my these lovely -- and generous hold off on getting married, bed. Iam an artist, and I still he said we are NOT postpon- paint. I give the paintings I -- friends that you deeply ing the wedding, and we create to those who help me. appreciate their caring and WILL get married on the date My room is small, and it HUNGARIAN STRONGMAN ZSOLT SINKA ONCE PULLED. we picked. AlthoughI express will not hold a lot of stuff. I generosity, but because your & 55- Tot NET PLANE WITH JU6T HIS TEETH 7 my feelings about postpon- have a grandson who brings room is so small, you have no 5-14 ing the wedding almost every me clothes and food because place to put the items. If they Distributed by Andrews McMeel for UFS. 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