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Activities April 1, 2023 The Elk City News - 5 Ghosted Partner Reeling Amid Heartbreaking Events = PLEY’S Believe /t or Not! \ } mith GontROLLine MANY OF Eoypt's Key INDUSTRIES, had no place with her things important to me. (I play pia- CLEoPATRA'S Dear Abby after her death, even though no.) NET WORTH IS we were best friends who spent He was a great guy who ESTIMATED TO DEAR ABBY: My first long- was always there for me. We almost half a decade together. HAVE BEEN erm girlfriend ghosted me. I never got to speak to her, enjoyed a lot of vacations to- $95.8 she died soon afterward, and say goodbye or receive any gether. When we broke up, he BILLION IN ’m left with a gaping lack of answers. My family isn’t be- said he wouldn't call me. Three slosure. I'm 19. We had dated ing kind about the situation, TODAY'S years later he called to tell me ‘or four years and we were either. They feel the same way Money! as her family does. I feel like a he dest friends. We didn’t live to- was getting married, and asked me what had caused our yether, but planned to in thewidow. I have many questions breakup. I told him to give his ‘oming months. I intended to that will always be left unan- fiancee some space. narry her. swered. How do I move on One day out of the blue, she from this? - MOURNING IN Now he's divorced and mes- cut me off. She had been acting NORTH CAROLINA saging me. He says he wants me Wren THE KING OF THAILAND depressed, but convinced me back, he has never stopped lov- SUED HIS FIRST WIFE FOR she was fine when I (gingerly) DEAR MOURNING: Please ing me and is more in love with DIVORCE, SHE WAS UNABLE TO confronted her about it. She accept my deepest sympathy me now than ever. I haven't DEFEND HERSELF IN COURT shosted me the next day. She for your loss. It is regrettable responded. What should I do? BECAUSE OF A LAW FORBIDDING slocked me, changed her num- that your family hasn't been -- TORN UP IN MICHIGAN CRITICISM OF THE KING. ver and refused to speak to me supportive during this diffi- when I showed up at her house. cult time. A way to move for- DEAR TORN UP: How do wow riployecom "©2023 Ripley Entertainment iverything to my knowledge ward would be through grief you feel about him? If you aad been fine between us. counseling. Your doctor (or think with the passage of time Weeks later, she had a ter- your family physician) should you could be happy with him, Queen's sible accident at work, and be able to give you a referral. agree to see him. If not, tell GUITARIST, lied in the hospital. I learned However, if that’s not possible, him you felt smothered by him tout it only afterward, from consult your religious adviser when the two of you dated, and BRIAN MAy, aer mother. Her parents have or even the funeral director you have no interest in resusci- HAS A PH.D. IN jenied me access to her room, who handled your girlfriend’s ‘0 some shared personal and service, because that person tating a dead romance. ASTROPHYSICS. 4 fj sentimental belongings and may have a resource for you. wouldn't let me adopt her pets, Dear Abby is written by Abi- which were sent to the pound. DEAR ABBY: I'm a 69-year- gail Van Buren, also known Most painful for me, they old divorced female. I dated as Jeanne Phillips, and was asked that I not come to her a guy 40 years ago for about founded by her mother, Pau- funeral. Her family believes three years. I broke up with line Phillips. Contact Dear Crossword hat because we weren’t mar- him because he wanted to be Abby at www.DearAbby.com or ‘ied and we hadn't been dating with me 24/7. I'm classic rock; P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, it the time of her death that I he's totally country. Music is CA 90069. ACROSS 1 Shoestrings 6 WWW S|VViS|LEVIG\VINERS/G/V{L 1 Do Heer: TM Nor \ WHat?! 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