June 16, 2021 Issue, Page 5 of 8

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June 16, 2021 Activities 5 Mother can’t stand daughter’s girlfriend Dear Abby people. Cross your fingers and gently encourage it, because it is hardly reassuring, and that he suddenly wants to try “new may give her a different per- DEAR ABBY: My college senior things” in the bedroom is a spective. Absence does not daughter, “Lisa,” insists on in- always make the heart grow huge red flag in light of what viting her “significant other” to fonder. else is going on. every holiday and to our home Quietly talk to a lawyer about when she’s on break. This is Li- DEAR ABBY: My husband and sa’s first girl/girl romance, and what your options are as a wife I have been together for 18 she thinks she’s in love. years (married for 14). He has of 14 years in New York, gather This girlfriend has zero per- recently been hanging around as much financial information sonality and adds nothing to a female friend who supposed- as you can, and then raise holy our family dynamic. None of ly made a move on him while heck with your husband. You us can stand her. How can I I was away, but he said he nicely explain to my daughter have a right to be upset. turned her down. He sends her that although she feels one private messages, looks her up way, we feel another? She hon- on social media and “likes” ev- DEAR ABBY: I have been with estly thinks she’s going to mar- ery photo she puts up. Most of this man for more than 20 ry this girl and is VERY pushy them are sexy. Now he wants when it comes to inviting her years and we still haven’t tied to try new things in the bed- wherever we are. Also, this room. Should I be concerned? the knot. When I told him that girlfriend is only going into her I have an uneasy feeling about because I’m not his wife, I’m junior year. She has two more this. not willing to do wifely duties years of school left. Once Lisa When I told him I was going to graduates this year, she will be anymore, he got really upset. confront her, he got upset with five hours from the girlfriend. me. He has deleted messages Do you think I should give him She makes my daughter very because he said he didn’t want an ultimatum? -- ON HOLD IN weird and not in a good way. me to get the wrong idea if I CALIFORNIA I’m praying this relationship read them. I’m not sure how I will end after she graduates. should be feeling about this It’s horrible. If the girl isn’t whole thing. -- SOMETHING’S DEAR ON HOLD: I think you with her, Lisa calls her 10 times UP IN NEW YORK already have! a day. Help! -- MOM KNOWS BETTER IN NEW JERSEY DEAR SOMETHING’S UP: Dear Abby is written by Ab- Right now you should be “feel- DEAR MOM: Be patient. Be- igail Van Buren, also known ing” your husband’s relation- cause of the circumstances you ship with this female “friend” as Jeanne Phillips, and was mentioned in your letter, there is a threat. There’s nothing is a good chance your daugh- innocent about deleting con- founded by her mother, Pau- line Phillips. Contact Dear Crossword ter’s fixation on her “first love” versations that he knows Abby at www.DearAbby.com or will lessen. I assume that when would give you the “wrong” Current puzzle answers she returns from college she idea. His preoccupation with P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, will be socializing with other the sexy photos she is posting CA 90069. Get Fuzzy Garfield Dilbert Drabble Dailies Pearls Before Swine