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Activities July 22, 2023 The Elk City News - 5 Romance Has Drained From GIPLEY’S Believe It or Not! Decade-Long Relationship you have been receiving for 10 IN MICHIGAN Dear Abby years and help you rebuild your sagging self-esteem. Counsel- DEAR TALK, TALK, TALK: DEAR ABBY: I have been in a relationship with “Blake” for ing is the surest way to under- When your egotistical relative stand and break the pattern of almost 10 years. Before we your partner’s behavior, learn starts one of his talking jags, met, I was with “Kaden,” the father of my kids. It was a love- what your strengths are and remind him you have heard wait for him to take a breath, less relationship. Kaden was turn your unhappy life around. mean and cold and often had You deserve to be happy, so the story many times and leave angry outbursts. start working on it now. the room. If it’s something you My relationship with Blake haven't heard before, be grate- started off as everything I ever DEAR ABBY: When I prepare ful. for family to visit, I know I'll wanted. He made me feel loved and appreciated. Ten years lat- have to spend time with one Bu 6,000 resivents oF relative who will repeat the DEAR ABBY: I recently met THE POLISH TOWN OF er, he, too, is cold, He no longer PenneyLvania EOUNDER touches me (he watches porn same __ stories/facts/opinions this guy at a private event. We Suroszowé WILLIAM PENN INTENTIONALLY LIVE ON THE GAME STREET! instead) and makes no effort to ad nauseam. In the past, I have got to talking, and he gave me DESIGNED PHILADELPHIA TO GE show me love or appreciation. tried saying, “Oh yes, Iremem- his social media information. SPACIOUS ENOUGH TO REDUCE He's a good provider finan- ber you telling me that,” but We have been messaging each THE SPREADING OF FIRES AND cially, but he thinks he doesn’t he just continues. He acknowl- other ever since. He has been PLAGUES. have to do anything more than edges me when I say that I've acting increasingly obsessed, that. heard this one before, and then I feel lost and hurt. I feel he keeps right on with the sto- and it’s making me uncomfort- Sr Isaac Newton's poe, like Blake deceived me in the ry. He does this with just about able. He acts like we've known DIAMOND, ALLEGEDLY SET HIS everyone, not only with me. each other for years. I don’t LABORATORY ON FIRE, beginning, and now that he pEesTRovING ZO YEARS OF thinks I'm not going anywhere, Must I participate in these know how to tell him I don’t RESEARCH — A BETTER EXCUSE he doesn’t have to try. My self- conversations? It seems odd want to talk to him anymore. THAN "THE DOG ATE MY HOMEWORK’! esteem has suffered greatly. I pretending I haven't heard What are your thoughts? -- RE- have suggested counseling, but the story, and telling him I've SERVED GUY IN MASSACHU- he refuses. Any advice will be heard it doesn’t stop him. He's appreciated. - UNLOVED IN been the same for the 30 years SETTS Crossword PENNSYLVANIA T've known him, so I don't think there are any cognitive DEAR RESERVED GUY: My ACROSS DEAR UNLOVED: Be- issues. I'm not sure why he thought is that because his 1 Source of the cause Blake refuses counsel- does this, or how important messages are making you un- ing doesn’t mean that YOU that is. My gut is telling me 5 Dryer rasielud EEE BENS ga comfortable, you should re- couldn’t benefit from it. If you that he’s awkward socially, in- 10 Slide downhill OINTI IN 4 u EIRRISIE! go, your therapist can help flexible and not interested in spond to them slowly, briefly you to understand why you what others have to say. Any and then not at all. 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