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Activities August 7, 2021 Friend forced to play role in Rney's—_-Believe Itor Not!° couple’s melodrama Dear Abby the breakup that she didn’t want me telling her any details wife. We are not sure how it is decided who will assume which about him that she wouldn't role; and we don’t feel comfort- DEAR ABBY: I have two good. want to hear. I’m now wonder- friends who dated all through able asking what might be too ing ifI have used that as an ex- college until “Isaac” broke up cuse to spare her from all the intrusive a question regarding with “Jen” in a very stressful thingsI feel she ought to know. their relationships. We would and dramatic way. We were all I don’t know how I would even appreciate it if you could find P x 2 fe living together in a house, and broach the subject, and it’s the answer, if there is one. — he broke up with her to date a making me irritable around CURIOUS IN THE EAST Wha girl he liked from his newspa- them. Help! -- HOPING TM A per club. We used to host par- GOOD FRIEND N le QIN may 2021, ties for the club, and the girls DEAR CURIOUS: Unlike DN may 202, CALIFORNIA GARDENER A DENVER READENT erorteD would openly flirt with him in with straight couples, who de- SOLOMON LEYVA HAULED HIS MAGSIVE, A PIEBALD SQUIRREL DEAR HOPING: Jen made fine their spouse as “husband” BLOOMING CORPSE FLOWER “To AN. A WHoee front of Jen. During the mess clear that she doesn’t want to ABANDONED GAS STATION IN ALAMEDA =| § UNIQUE PATTERN of the breakup, I learned that hear any bad news from you. or “wife,” when male couples AND GHARED THE RAREEVENT WITH z 1S CAUSED, Isaac had known for a while If you disclose what you know, marry, both spouses refer to HUNDREDS OF PECPLE WHO LINEDUP TO |= BY A RARE he wanted to end things with you will lose your housemate. their partner as “husband.” GET A WHIFF OF THE PLANTS POTENT opr . | F GENETIC MUTATION. Jen, and stayed with her only ‘The message you want to deliv- With female couples, the FVwek? because he wanted to have er falls into that category. From spouses are both called “wife.” enough people for a nice stu- your description of Isaac, he’s Household tasks usually fall dent house. a user and a player. She would to whomever does them best Fast-forward three years: We be better off without him in or wants to do them. Roles are A\ 28-YEAR-oLD are out of college, and I still live her life. But she must arrive at HORSE with Jen. Isaac relies on her for that conclusion herself. (After assigned according to ability IN ENGLAND all his emotional needs and their breakup, she should have and circumstance, rather than NAMED says she’s his “best friend.” She realized he couldn’t be counted imitating traditional marital can’t say no to him or distance on.) Sometimes people have to duties. (By the way, the same herself because she’s still hop-learn the hard way, and Jen ap- applies to some opposite-sex ing that “maybe” something pears to be one of them. If you couples as well.) could happen. Earlier this year uncouple your life from theirs he told me that he was not and spend less time with them, Dear Abby is written by Abigail planning on getting back to- “wo TREES. it will be healthier for you. Van Buren, also known as Jeanne gether with her, but he’s here almost every day, insisting on DEAR ABBY: There are sever- Phillips, and was founded by her Distributed by Andrews McMeel for UFS. ©200 ripey Entrainment. Gof? spending time with us. al same-sex couples within our mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact It’s frustrating since I feel circle of friends and former co- Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com Jen deserves more. She’s very workers. Whether male or fe- or BO. 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