July 13, 2024 Issue, Page 5 of 5

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ACTIVITIES The Elk City News SATURDAY, JULY 13, 2024 * 5 Boyfriend Is Punished For An Imagined Event DEAR ABBY: My girlfriend, infidelity may have stemmed from several times to her about helping spends her waking hours on cloud “Jessica,” thinks I've cheated on DEAR ABBY a hormone imbalance caused by more around the house since she nine. her because I didn’t come home her pregnancy. It could also, as doesn’t work. Tell this “kind” woman to sober right away after being given the abusive relationship, and her ex you stated, be the result of her di- My wife smokes pot every day, up and help you. Give her a two- day off. My grandparents were cheated numerous times, so I'm sastrous nine-year romance with sleeps until 3 p.m. and doesn't day deadline. If she doesn’t coop- away on vacation. When they go not sure if her actions stem from her abuser. Because she has trust contribute anything beyond be- erate, consult an attorney. It may away, they want me to check on her past relationship. I’m having issues, it’s important you consider ing nice to me. I come home to a cost you money or some assets the house and bring in the mail a hard time understanding why couples counseling with her. As trashed house and have to prepare acquired during the marriage, but and newspaper. she’s doing this with a baby on the to wanting you absent when your dinner, clean up and get ready from your description of what has On this particular day, I decided way, when I’ve been nothing but child is born, she may have said for work the next day. I may have been going on for so long, it will to drive by, did what needed to be faithful and good to her. — AL- it to retaliate for your imagined PTSD from my first failed mar- be worth it. done and spent half the day there. MOST-EX IN MISSOURI cheating, or to spare you the sight riage. What can I do? I’m ready PS. Once she is gone, stay single I even took a nap in the recliner. DEAR ALMOST-EX: It would ofher in pain. to give up and just take care of for a few years. Now Jessica insists that I cheated have been considerate to have myself. — DOESN’T WANT TO when I simply was hanging out at called your pregnant girlfriend DEAR ABBY: I have been with HURT ANYMORE Dear Abby is written by Abigail my grandparents. To add to the from your grandparents’ house to my current wife for 12 years af- DEAR DOESN’T: You may not Van Buren, also known as Jeanne situation, we have a daughter on let her know you would be return- ter a terrible divorce. She is very have PTSD. You DO have such Phillips, and was founded by her the way, and Jessica doesn’t want ing later than expected. Not hav- kind. The problem is, I work 40 to low self-esteem that you've been mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact me in the delivery room. ing done that was your mistake, 50 hours a week, do all the cook- Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com willing to tolerate (for 12 years!) a She's blowing everything out of nothing more. ing, grocery shopping and about marriage in which you do every- or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, proportion. She was in a nine-year Her over-the-top accusation of 90% of the cleaning. I have spoken thing while your wife sleeps and CA 90069. ELEVEN? CROSSWORD JUST AFTER ACROSS TWELYETEEN| RIGHT? 1 Place of twists CURRENT PUZZLE ANSWERS and turns a;<t[o}rejoejc}S|— 5 Sunset — 10 Short race on foot 14 Rara — LOOK OOGIE! 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