February 22, 2025 Issue, Page 5 of 10

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ACTIVITIES The Elk City News SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2025 + 5 Boyfriend Hasn’t Left His Home In Over A Year DEAR ABBY: I have been in depression, which his doctor my husband’s urging, I texted husband set you up and then a relationship with someone DEAR ABBY could help him with. the woman about his behavior. chickened out. Where he for 11 months. We're both each Make it clear to your reclu- When her husband texted mine should have a backbone, it ap- other’s first relationship after happy around me and states sive boyfriend that you have about it, my husband didn’t pears he has a wet noodle. You being single for a few years that he wants to marry and been patient for almost a year back me up. My daughter told are not wrong for wanting him following traumatic breakups. have children. He also says “I now, and if he wants to con- me she heard him tell the man to fess up, but don’t expect it to During our entire relationship, love you” and expresses his de- tinue having a_ relationship on the phone that it was all me, happen. On this subject, your he has not cut his hair, left his sire to be with me. His social with you, he must consult a and that they were welcome husband is more interested in house or socialized with any- media shows a completely dif- licensed mental health profes- back when I was on vacation. I pacifying his buddy than what one besides me, except via text. ferent man, but it was all prior sional about his fear of leaving was furious. your feelings about it may be. He doesn’t visit me, but he to his breakup. What should his house. Without profession- You have my sympathy. That was three years ago, always leaves his door open I do? — DISCOURAGED IN al help, he won't get better, and and my husband still hangs out for me. We have discussed go- MICHIGAN this could become your life as with them. He has asked me Dear Abby is written by Ab- ing out, but he always finds a DEAR DISCOURAGED: Be- well. to apologize so we can all be igail Van Buren, also known reason to stay inside. After a cause this man was a different friends again. Am I wrong for as Jeanne Phillips, and was while, I realized they were just person before his breakup and DEAR ABBY: My husband’s demanding he tell the truth, founded by her mother, Pau- excuses. He claims to be fine, the COVID pandemic, and his friends and their son came to that he wanted that text writ- line Phillips. Contact Dear but his mother and I are wor- mother is also worried about spend the weekend at our new ten, that he lied and it was Abby at www.DearAbby.com ried. She told me he became him, speak up. People who lose camper with us. We asked their NOT “just me”? I want him to or P.O. Box 69440, Los Ange- this way after his breakup and interest in things they used to son repeatedly in front of his back me up as he should have. les, CA 90069. COVID. do and no longer groom them- parents not to do damaging — TICKED-OFF WIFE My boyfriend always seems selves may be suffering from things. After the weekend, at DEAR WIFE: Face it. Your TM TRYING TO CONVINCE Bucky THAT THE MUPPETS CROSSWORD NEVER Took 2]AcL toe Wack MONGOLIA. 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