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Activities Wednesday, February 26, 2020 The Elk City News, Elk City, Oklahoma Page 7 Husband is unsettled by his Rinevys——-Believe It or Not! attraction to another man Dear Abby know, as interest charges But, Abby,I think about him Tom's Diner 601 East Colfax Denver, CO 80203 ao every day. I’ve considered over time will only make the DEAR ABBY: I am a going back and knocking on situation worse. If he finds —{Seat 1] 57-year-old married man. I his door, but I can’t. I never out sooner rather than later, 1 Iced Tea $2.75 share a house with my wife imagined I'd feel this way he will be in a better position 1 Valente Panini $9.00 and daughter. After dinner at my age. What can I do? to pay the debt. If necessary, [Seat 21. _ last month, my wife and I -- TWISTED UP IN THE he could return to work, at Stupid Question ried Steak had a big fight. I can’t be- SOUTH least part time. lieve the things we said. In However, I’m afraid that 30 years, it has never gone DEAR TWISTED UP: I'll both my and my father’s |E that far. be frank. Sexuality is not relationship with my step- {1 I left the house and went necessarily black and white; mother will be jeopardized = CUEAVES OLORADS. toa bar. A slightly older man there are shades of gray. You if I tell him the truth. He has & HARGES CUSTOMERS a history of not being able = * FEE OF 36 CENTS § (ELD ANNUALLY, THE HADAKA MearouRt, sat down next to me, and we met this person at a time = FoR ¢ OR NAKED FESTIVAL, IN JAPAN talked for a long time, about when you were emotionally to control his temper. While 8 ASKING A 5 SEES THousenbece hNEN Gaines the Beatles, hockey, science, vulnerable. The best thing it caused marital problems 2 u STUPID Questi £i To 4 SINGLE Lon AND IN CHALLENGES FOR GOOD-LUCK TOKENS. evolution and the universe. you can do for your mar- in the past, he currently has Conversation just flowed. tiage would be to talk about a loving relationship with I decided to tell him about this with a licensed men- Lynda. Dhue CEREMONY OF ga the fight with my wife. He tal health professional. The They recently returned QUIT RENTS THE city ( told me he lived in the build- most destructive thing you from a cruise, and all I could OF LONDON CONTINUES To ing and had a vintage vinyl could do for your marriage think about was whether they PAY & YEARLY RENTON Two. PIECES OF LAND LEASED collection. If I wanted, we would be to knock on that should have been spending FROM THE QUEEN IN 12\1— could go up and listen to person’s door at this time. money on a vacation. I'm ONE SHARP KNIFE, ONE some records. I said yes. We DEAR ABBY: My father afraid they could eventu- BLUNT KNIFE, SIX HORSESHCES AND 61 NAILS! had a few drinks, listened to has always been very careful ally lose their house and the some great music and talked with money, paying credit means to support themselves WHERE THE PROPERTIES some more. He was so smart if I don’t speak up. What cards in full and living with- ARE ANYMORE and so cool. in his means. He recently should I do? -- NERVOUS Then I caught myself retired with his house paid IN NEW ENGLAND looking at him with more off and enough savings to than just admiration for his maintain a middle-class life DEAR NERVOUS: Rath- intellect, if you know what I for him and my stepmother. er than aid and abet your mean. It scared me. I didn’t Last month, my sister con- father’s wife by hiding her know what to do, so I apolo- fided to me that my step- (shopping) addiction, your ACROSS gized and excused myself, mother, “Lynda,” has racked family should have informed 1 Sweater makings PREVIOUS PUZZLE SOLVED hastily and rudely, I’m sure. up $100,000 in credit card your father before the debt 5 Mine output I don’t know if he had any debt, mostly from online reached such large propor- 5 TIA MO|D>| VIM Mr-|>| Flee co} Z|m|~< fi <|O/A m|o|zZ|/m|Of§ v[o|o fj o|m|-|<|> ln D|—|L|O RR o|m| m|2Z|—|>|-|m > |<|O]Z 9 Monotonous 0M O|—|L EMO} DiMO|O intentions other than listen- shopping. She hasn’t worked tions. What you should do sound Qt |__ ing to old records. He didn’t for many years due to health is speak up! Let him know say, and I didn’t stick around reasons, so she has no way to you are worried because it 14 Water, to Pedro 15 Columbus’ o|m|o|n|O|\r ff o|m/offo|m|m|n pay the bills on her own. 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