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September 27, 2023 Activities ‘The Elk City News - 5 Mature Couple’s Marriage RIPLEY'S Believe It or Not! Lost Its Spark Years Ago Wie HIND WINGS oF MALE MANDOLIN MOTHS FEATURE A MANDOLINLIKE She has been reaching out CONCAVE SHAPE. Dear Abby sion for each other. From what you have written, you have for months, apologizing to me TO IMPRESS MATES, THEY none of those. and begging for contact. When SCRATCH A KNOTTED DEAR ABBY: I have been Address this with Ed before I get those messages, my heart VEIN ON THEIR WING WITH you freeze to death, Ask him married to a man I'll call “Ed” drops. I know how painful it is THEIR BACK LEG, for 15 years. We are seniors, if marriage counseling would when someone walks away, es- PRODUCING A but he is 17 years older than help him to better understand pecially a family member. But LADY-MOTH-WORTHY { am. I have three children your needs. If he refuses, and > SERENADE. from a previous marriage who all you get out of this marriage I can’t listen to her anymore. How can | express this to her? I are grown and on their own. I is access to his money, make an think my husband is gay but appointment with an attorney want to handle this with grace, Garotine Reeves AND Eppie Lamm — never came out of the closet. to discuss what your rights but I just want to cry. -- SI- He watches gay porn and once may be in the “equitable distri- LENT DAUGHTER IN SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL SWEETHEARTS IN THE confessed to me he hada fanta- CAROLINA {9506 — reconnectev AND bution” state of Pennsylvania sy about another man. For the after a 15-year marriage. After MARRIED INZOZS, last 10 years, he has refused to that, you will have a better G7 YEARS AFTER FIRST DATING! ¥ idea DEAR DAUGHTER: ‘The have sex and is always making of what to do. “graceful” (and kinder) way to excuses (“I’m old,” “I'm tired,” deal with your mother would “Tomorrow”. DEAR ABBY: When I was be to end the radio silence and Qu 2OIS, 4 remaLe American crocopiLe At Costa Rica's * Abby, I crave love and inti- in middle school, my moth- tell her the truth. Explain that ParQue REPTILANDIA MADE HERSELF PREGNANT, macy. Ed is cold, distant and a er made many poor decisions she has missed all the signif- & PHENOMENON NEVER BEFORE WITNESSED loner. He refuses to travel or do that culminated in her incar- icant milestones in your life, IN THE Species! anything for fun. He's well-off ceration and a rather unpleas- and you are unable to deal with financially, never had kids and ant boyfriend. Now that I have the mess she has made of hers. is a good provider. However, kids of my own, I feel I have This is why you prefer she no that is all he does. I want to more perspective on my moth- longer call or try to make con- leave him, but I feel guilty be- er’s choices -- and it’s not a flat- tact. You can’t fix her, and she cause of his age and because he tering picture. can’t change the past. Your has been a responsible provid- After she was released, she er over the years. I love him as still didn’t show up for any mental health is important, a person, but not as a husband. significant milestones in my and it is all right to move on. Please advise. -- DEPRESSED or my siblings’ lives. Hearing AND STUCK IN PENNSYLVA- about the poor decisions she Dear Abby is written by Ab- NIA continues to make gets me so igail Van Buren, also known Crossword as Jeanne Phillips, and was upset that a phone call leaves DEAR D & S: There is more me reeling for a couple days, if founded by her mother, Pau- to marriage than sex. There is not weeks. I have reached the line Phillips. Contact Dear ACROSS supposed to be communica- point where I can no longer Abby at www.DearAbby.comor 1 Singer — tion, affection, mutual respect, maintain a relationship with P.O. 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