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Activities Wednesday, July 29, 2020 The Elk City News, Elk City, Oklahoma Page 7, Section A Man smitten by second cousin hides relationship from wife oee 18-year-old woman. My par- DO Gnnae NAMIE: ooo Dear Abby once why this relationship is so private, and he says they ents are divorced. My father DESERT ROSES DEAR ABBY: Three are just friends. But when says I should be out having ARE A TYPE MINERAL FORMATION T asked to see some of the fun and I owe no explana- RESEMBLING DELICATE months ago, my husband things he has written to her, tions to anyone. My mother, A ND CAN @2 FOUND IN ARID ran into a second cousin he refused to show me. I said ‘on the other hand, is very ENVIRONMENTS ALL OVER THE WORLD. he hadn’t seen in 40 years. fine, then I will ask HER. strict. I respect her wishes They were close for a short Well, he blew up! and don’t do what most peo- TZ; wine. gocomles.com time during high school and saw each other a couple times after that. WhenI told him it hurts ple my age would do. I try to me that he spends so much be very careful with what T time with her in the eve- say in any conversation with Sy Hrs T was not aware until re- ning, he didn’t give an an- her, but it always ends up cently that he had looked her swer. Am I overreacting? If with her very angry toward up on social media and has so, can you please tell me me. I want to live my life been communicating with how to settle down and deal her every day since then. I or at least try to. What do I with what is happening? do? -- CLUELESS TEEN IN didn’t think much of it when -- COUSIN TROUBLE IN he did tell me -- until one TEXAS THE MIDWEST night when he stayed on the computer with her until 3 DEAR COUSIN TROU- DEAR TEEN: An 18-year- am. old should be carefree and BLE: You are not overre- engaged in self-discovery. He has lied to me about acting. It’s time to do what the number of times he has you said you were going to But people of every age are having to hunker down and CAlAdeR DAL been online with her and, if do -- call the woman and ask she calls or texts, he tells me her what has been going on. curtail their social activi- it is someone else. She sent After she fills you in, ask ties these days because their Ffuere 1S & “TOILET IN AN AKAEHI, JAPAN, CAFE him pictures -- which I saw yourself if you still want to lives could depend on it. BELIEVED HE WAS THAT 1S SURROUNDED And as to owing no explana- A REINCARNATION BY AN AQUARIUM, -- yet he denied receiving be married to a man who has oF ON THREE SIDES“ them. One time he forgot to cheated on you emotionally tions to anyone, until you are HIS BROTHER. sign off on a message he sent and probably physically. self-supporting and on your and, of course, I read it. To If you feel there is any own, you WILL have to be my shock, he was confiding hope of saving your mar- accountable. a lot of things he has done riage, offer your husband the Your mother may be feel- while married to me that I option of seeing a marriage ing insecure because her Crosswo was unaware of. It hurt me and family therapist togeth- daughter is now a young deeply, and I told him so. er. However, knowing he adult rather than her little ACROSS 1 Notas wild PREVIOUS PUZZLE SOLVED Recently I was in the hos- has no compunction about girl who needs protecting. pital. WhenI called him a _ lying to you or any respect She may also be reacting Pia Eurry red Muppet BIE|T|ERBAIM! | |NIOBMS/L/E|W couple of times at night, he for your feelings, you might to the “advice” your dad is claimed he didn't pick up prefer to simply ‘consult a doling out. 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