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ACTIVITIES The Elk City News SATURDAY, JANUARY 25, 2025 + 5 Sister’s Drinking Derails Couple’s Special Day DEAR ABBY: I recently mar- FLORIDA fasts and long chats about our phone contacts. Must I just let ried an old high school flame DEAR ABBY DEAR BRIDE: OK, your highlights and sometimes our it all go, fade into the distance after 30 years apart. Since we sister has a drinking prob- lows. We considered each oth- and be satisfied that this has are both in our 50s, we wanted turned into her taking charge, lem. If this was the first time er best friends. run its course? -- LEFT BE- a low-key ceremony -- no wed- getting way too drunk, de- you noticed, I can understand Several years ago, she found HIND IN CALIFORNIA ding, no fuss, just us, madly in manding we do this and that, why the situation became out a boyfriend (also a retired DEAR LEFT BEHIND: Your love and doing our thing. My and going to another place. We of control. If it wasn’t, then person), and since then, she friend’s life has moved in a dif- older sister, the only person we shut her down and returned “get past this” by recognizing no longer makes time for our ferent direction. Because she is told, begged me to be includ- to the hotel to eat the cake we YOUR part in what happened. get-togethers. It has been two now devoting her energy to the ed -- “At least let me sign as didn’t ask for. After the ceremony, when your years since she could make it relationship she has with her witness. At least let me bring She drank more, was too sister wanted to go “celebrate,”for a meal or a glass of wine boyfriend, the answer to your a cake. At least let me do flow- drunk to drive, then passed you and your husband should or a quick drop-by chat. Now question is yes. ers.” We took her with us to out for six hours. When she fi- have told her that what she was when we do talk on the phone, the courthouse, and she took nally came to, she was “so em- proposing wasn’t what you had it’s limited to a “How are you? I Dear Abby is written by Ab- many pictures, which will be barrassed” and left. So, instead planned, and parted ways. igail Van Buren, also known am fine” kind of conversation. cherished. of the magical day (and night) as Jeanne Phillips, and was Although I continue sending we had planned, we fell asleep The problem started after the DEAR ABBY: I have had a cards and dropping off a holi- founded by her mother, Pau- courthouse ceremony when because we had early plans the friend for many years. We're day gift like we used to, there's line Phillips. Contact Dear she insisted we go celebrate. next day. Problem is, I cannot from the same hometown and barely any acknowledgment. Abby at www.DearAbby.com Although we had made other forgive her. I don’t even want enjoyed getting together week- I no longer feel inclined to or P.O. Box 69440, Los Ange- plans, we agreed. Well, one bar to see her. How can I get past ly for Saturday morning break- keep up one-sided, frustrating les, CA 90069. this? -- UNHAPPY BRIDE IN fa ae : Pret BLAME Me . COMFY gar CROSSWORD Waies ee VELCRO PANTS: ACROSS ay 1 Parsley or RRENTP A R thyme, e.g. LIN]S/M Ms a19 Wiv|s ? 3 ee TBE BRN NEE = 12 Saltlakein Asia = [3/S|V|AMM 3/4 /O0]G)v gol. | iiv 13 River NIVIS|E]L]Y[ Vid SEI eae! RALPH TUB 15 THE PERFECT WAH TOSPENDA 45 embarikment TI iV ia s|Ljalv FA EVENING COPINUARN AROARINOPRE, AN | 16 “Woe _——!" 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