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Activities Tuesday, July 16, 2019 The Elk City News, Elk City, Oklahoma Page 7 Husband refuses to discuss Qes—-Believe It or Not! wife’s important questions Wee hover MORTIMER, Dear Abby behaves the way he does. You may have better luck getting answers from her. A THREE NEAR -OLD Although you say you have a "good life" with BULLDOG, DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have been this man, if nothing changes, will you feel that HAD AcIb REFLUX, married for three years. He's 26, and I'm 28. We way in years to come as your biological clock Bot have a good life, and he loves my 9-year-old ticks away? From where I sit, your description AN X-RAY REVEALED daughter like his own child, of the man you're living with seems more like (9 PACIFIERS My husband is originally from Turkey and a houseman than a husband. Counseling might IN HIS. STOMACH / comes from a good family. However, I have yet help you to improve the level of communication to meet my in-laws, He avoids talking about in your marriage, IF you can get him to agree to my meeting them. I have talked to his younger it. Something is very wrong here. sister and things are well and his family knows about us. But anytime I try to talk to him about DEAR ABBY: I recently took a friend out to money, meeting his family or starting a family, dinner as a thank-you. We are both retired, and he refuses to discuss it. she knows my budget is limited. At lunch she Thave spoken to him calmly and rationally. ordered a very expensive glass ofwine, two full We have a lot in common, but anything stressful meals, the most expensive dessert on the menu he avoids like the plague. If we get into an argu- and coffee. I ordered my meal and a glass of ment, he shuts down and walks out of the house. water, Recently, we got into a fight and he threw his Of course, no one could consume that much phone at me because I shut our bedroom door. I food for lunch. She left with three bags of don't yell at him. leftovers, and I was left with an extremely large Every other subject we talk about -- hobbies, music, dates, etc. -- is fine, but the important bill and a bad taste in my mouth. Is it just me or do you agree this is bad manners? If I truly B BALKAN GREEN LIZARD GIOWED AWAY IN A “TouRIeTS oll ones are in the back of my mind constantly. He thought she needed this food to get through the SUITCASE IN JUNE 2019, SAFELY TRANELING 2,282 MILES FROM 1176 Jose ain SS cooks, cleans, helps with anything I ask and is a week, there'd be no problem, But this person is HOME ON THE GREEK ISLAND OF OFTEN HAD PHOTOS EDITED To REMOVE great husband. Please give me some advice on wealthy. -- TICKED OFF IN TEXAS KOS To WALES ~ PEOPLE WHO HAD DIED OR LEFT OFFICE, what to do. -- CLUELESS IN IOWA Distributed by Andrews McMeel for UFS. DEAR TICKED OFF: Your wealthy acquain- DEAR CLUELESS: That your husband tance took advantage of you. What happened refuses to discuss meeting his family, won't talk proves the truth of the adage that because people about money with you, throws his phone at you have money doesn't guarantee they have class. when he's angry and clams up when you try to The next time she does you a favor and you ACROSS talk about starting a family are serious red flags. want to repay her, buy her a nice card. 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