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Activ ities Wednesday, June 24, 2020 The Elk City News, Elk City, Oklahoma Page 7 Women’s attraction to man Qney's—-Believe It or Not/ complicates their friendship TwE Dear Abby ing in love. Abby, are her alone in experiencing these feelings justified? Am I in emotions, you couldn’t be EARLIEST DEAR ABBY: My friend the wrong? Or are we all still more wrong. Many people (RECORDED “Lauren” and her husband adults? — ACCIDENTAL- feel just the way you do separated for a few months LY INLOVE -- anxious, isolated and de- last summer. During the pressed. separation, she had a short DEAR ACCIDENTALLY You can manage nega- , VERB, fling with my friend “Zack,” whom she met at my house. IN LOVE: Lauren’s feelings justified? Heck, no! If you tive emotions by getting out of the house and exercis- i UIRENESD and Lauren are still speak- ing -- alone or with friends Ron “GEORGE WASHINGTON Lauren decided to continue HAD ONLY ONE OF HIS her marriage and, obviously, ing, “remind” her that when or neighbors -- while stay- ves gocomies com ORIGINAL TEETH REMAINING ia WHEN chose to stop seeing Zack. she went back to her hus- band, she relinquished all ing a social distance apart -- and keeping in touch with IGSOL HE WAS SWORN IN AS PRESIDENT. A few months ago, Zack came to a party I threw. Lau- claims on the man she slept friends and classmates us- werwripleye.com with in the interim. He’s en- ing your computer and cell- CHE CREATOR, ren wasn’t able to make it. ot titled to a life and so are you. phone. There’s no reason WONDER WOMAN Everyone had a few margar- ALSO If I were you, I’d distance HELPED. itas, and as the night ended, you couldn’t collaborate DEVELOP myself from this woman. with some of them on an art Dietributed by Andrew McMeel for UFS, I found myself having sex THE She shouldn’t begrudge you with Zack for the first time project and create something for enjoying someone she Le since our friendship began can’t enjoy herself. Shame 10 or so years ago. It was so on her. spectacular using those de- vices. parece great, and we decided to do it Remind yourself again. I wasn’t sure I should DEAR ABBY: I’m a stu- that this quarantine is tem- tell Lauren, even though porary. It isn’t going to last dent at an art school, and she’s a married woman, be- I'm struggling with anxiety forever. Unless you have an cause I was afraid it might and depression. I have been underlying health condition upset her. or someone in your house- A week ago, Zack con- on lockdown in my home- hold does, you can mingle Crossw town due to the COVID-19 fessed that he may be in love pandemic, isolated from my with others wearing a face with me, and I feel the same friends and unable to social- COVering and keeping your ACROSS way toward him. I decided ize with others. Sometimes ‘istance. From what I have 1 High school PREVIOUS PUZZLE SOLVED to go ahead and tell Lauren, when I watch the news I been observing, some rela- 6 event BIRIOIWS|EMNG PIAMBLIOlclS since my relationship with become very anxious, andI onshipshavebeenstrength- 4) Giacqow citizen E/U/RIE|K|AMm@ Al I IME AICIRIE Zack is getting serious. She wonder if there’s a light at ened as people reach out © 44 Dreamboats A|M/B|L|E/R Ml T|O|Of T|H/O/U reacted terribly. She was the end of these dark times, comfort and help each other. 45 Sari wearer > TISICIOIUIRITIEIOlUIS furious and accused me of What should I do? -- ANXI- Asurefire way to overcome 46 Calendar abbr. MAIVIEINSNEIRISMEWIRIAIPIS “betraying” her and trying ETY-RIDDEN IN ATLAN- _ the blues is to start thinking 17 Lobby fumishings AIGIAIR HIRIS BIOIA to “one-up” her. She said I TA about what you can do for 18 Crafts’ partner should have known how she someone else, even if it's 19 Viking letter CIOL MBFIO\ERBDIEFILAITIE felt about him and that I’m DEAR ANXIETY-RID- just a phone call to say, “I’m a ue wiveness ae § 2 x A i f 5 j a 8 a terrible friend for having DEN: Welcome to the club! _ thinking about you. How are 5g Delay WIAIR MM O|LIE PILIOMT sex with him, let alone fall- If you think you have been you doing?” 25 Pale and drawn SIPIRIALY EWE KITILIOlS 26 Yellowstone sight T(RIAINIS|C/E|N|D[E|N|T ie 27 Floorboard RI LUNIGHBAIRII LIO|I/T/E|R sound E|DIGIE M| LIN SITIE/E/LIE 29 Woo WIEJE|DEBPIE|GHBE|SIS|AIY/S 32 Cause havoc ; 33 Peter Pan, 3-65-20 © 2020 UFS, Dist. by Andrews McMeel for UFS permanently DOWN 32 Thin shoot 36 Stew cookers 1 Recordings 33 Buddy, briefly 37 Seal a tub 2 Putona 34 Horse’s morsel 38 Thin nail pedestal 35 Fabric meas. 39 Orangutan 3 Like some 37 Vats 40 Good with tools yogurt (hyph.) 38 Lightheartedly YIP! YIP! VIPE YIP! YIP! YIP YIP! MIP! VIP 41 Piggy-bank 4 Climbs up 40 Imply YIP! YIP! WIPE YIP! YIP! MIP! YiPt wip! 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