September 6, 2019 Issue, Page 9 of 10

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Activities Friday, September 6, 2019 The Elk City News, Elk City, Oklahoma Page 9 Husband won’t defend wife from shunning by his family Rwneys—-Believe It or Not!: Dear Abby think some sessions with a licensed marriage and family her outside if I'm home, and he doesn’t try to play counselor might be helpful. with her or train her. Every DEAR ABBY: I am a IT am not saying your time she rejects him in any 47-year-old woman, mar- husband should fight your ried to the love of my life battles for you, but ignoring way, he takes it personally. for seven years. Three years this problem is not helping We signed Daisy up for ago, my husband’s cousin your marriage. He has to a puppy training class. He and her mother told him they find the courage to tell these participated for about five didn’t like me and didn’t minutes before giving up relatives that if they have want me around. I only found and handing me the leash a problem with you, they during the first lesson. How out about it two years ago. should address it with you. I feel humiliated, and it’s do I get my boyfriend to stop If he doesn’t, you should uncomfortable for me to be approach them directly. taking our puppy’s behavior around any of them now. I He should have told his so personally? I should note, don’t get invited most of aunt and his cousin the two we went through this when the time, and that’s OK of you are a team three my cat didn’t like him at with my husband! I want he doesn’t have first, but they are on good years ago. If him to address and resolve enough starch in his spine terms now. -- PET PROB- it, but he hasn’t and won’t. to do that, it will eventu- LEM IN WASHINGTON In addition, we have had ally destroy your marriage. some major marital issues. DEAR PROBLEM: It has T want him to stand up for DEAR ABBY: My boy- been my experience that me, for us and for our mar- friend, “Marcus,” and I re- dogs respond more positive- riage. I haven’t done any- cently adopted an adorable ly to the person who regular- thing wrong, but I feel like rescue puppy, “Daisy.” She ly feeds, exercises and plays I’m being punished because was supposed to be mostly with them and shows them he won't take a stand. He my boyfriend’s dog4 because and his family haveswept 1 work a demanding full Wo remains passive. The i d his family hi affection, than to a partner g rg ors ong that neither that Ives with vs,Maras MO Mars wiaaws 1 a ps eo of us knows what to do has always been a dog per- OM Daisy, the more pro- NoFTHETHe200964 baad Mowe, "CHARLIE AND, next. Please kindly advise. son, but I enjoy them, too, Tunced her attachment He OUND ges THE CHocoLaTe FACTORY" --CAST ASIDEINTEXAS The problem is, Daisy has © You will become. Urge OPENINGON Te Use Avera" WAG ALLERRG i taken a liking to me. 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