May 24, 2025 Issue, Page 5 of 14

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ACTIVITIES The Elk City News SATURDAY, MAY 17, 2025 • 5 In-Laws Have Been A Constant Source Of Tension For Couple DEAR ABBY: My in-laws have I spent the first 10 years of our but as we become older, she hi- sible that, as you all are growing repeatedly attempted to de- DEAR ABBY marriage being an unprioritized jacks every conversation when older, she has begun having cog- stroy my marriage. My husband afterthought of a wife. I refuse to we get together. She’s oblivious to nitive problems. It may also be a knows they trash-talk us to fam- and finish working on our house continue to be that person after verbal or body cues that the rest reason why she’s not picking up ily, thinking we don’t know it, but so we could sell it and move away everything we’ve been through. of us are done with the “conver- on social cues. Would her spouse he won’t put up any meaningful from our neighbor, the heroin When is enough enough? — AT A sation” she has chosen and would (if she has one) or her children boundaries or check them what- dealer who had been harassing us CROSSROADS IN THE SOUTH like to move on. If someone is (if she has any) have noticed any soever. I have lost all respect for for years. DEAR CROSSROADS: Enough able to get a word in edgewise, she changes? Start asking. And if the him because he lies to me, telling He finished the house, and after was enough when you finally real- immediately returns to the previ- response you receive is that this is me he has confronted them, when two years on and off the market, ized your husband wasn’t going to ous subject. I ended up selling it. But the con- “just the way she is,” for the sake I know for a fact he hasn’t. change and accepted that he will I come away from gatherings We separated over this issue, frontation with his family nev- never be strong enough to draw feeling angry and frustrated. Is of your sanity, see her less often. and he spent four years dragging er happened. I still catch them the line with his abusive family. there a way to address this with- his feet until I got sick of his stall- talking trash about us, and he has I’m surprised your marriage has out blowing up a lifelong rela- Dear Abby is written by Abigail ing and began dating to get him refused to go to therapy. I’ve been lasted this long. tionship? — MUZZLED IN THE Van Buren, also known as Jeanne to act. He wanted to reconcile, so through therapy and anger man- MIDWEST Phillips, and was founded by her I made the terms of getting back agement and have come a long DEAR ABBY: How do you DEAR MUZZLED: I don’t mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact together clear: Confront his fam- way. But he’s firmly entrenched in handle a friend who never stops think there is. You stated that Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com ily about their toxic behavior, get his dysfunction and doesn’t see or talking? My longtime friend has your longtime friend has always or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, therapy for his self-esteem issues care how it affects me. always been a good storyteller, been a good storyteller. It is pos- CA 90069. CROSSWORD Get Fuzzy CURRENT PUZZLE ANSWERS Drabble Dailies Pearls Before Swine Garfield