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Activities Tuesday, July 23, 2019 The Elk City News, Elk City, Oklahoma Page 7 Old boyfriend who stole item Rine,'s—-Believe It or Not! years ago turns up on Facebook Dear Abby Distributed by Andrews McMeel for UFS. perpetrator is most likely jealous because of the relationship you have with your boyfriend and other guy friends. Not everyone makes friends DEAR ABBY: I recently located a person I easily. It’s nothing to be ashamed of; it’s just a knew a long time ago who stole an expensive fact of life. That’s why you should treasure the § gold bracelet from me. I'd dated this guy for é a while, He wore my bracelet, and I wore his. ones you DO have -- because old friends are z My bracelet was a gift from a relative I cared some of the best friends, and high school and its i for deeply. His bracelet was a piece of junk, cliques won't last forever. but I was a teenager with no brains and allowed him to wear mine. Well, we split up and he just DEAR ABBY: Two years ago my family had disappeared. I tried getting my bracelet back but couldn’t find him. As I mentioned,I found arun of bad luck, which landed us in a homeless RY MBLIN] oF PHOENIX, ARIZONis, BUILT A RECORD- BREAKING PYRAMID FROM. 1,080,215 PENNIES! shelter. I got an apartment fairly quickly, and him on Facebook, married with children, and I it’s mine and my daughter's. wow gocomies.com felt this anger come over me. Should I contact him and ask what happened to my jewelry? — My mother was supposed to move in rent- GOLDEN GIRL IN MISSISSIPPI free, but she brought her boyfriend, who I didn’t want here. He’s still here and barely contributes DEAR GOLDEN GIRL: No, you should to the expenses. I recently lost my job and he contact him and tell him you would like the promised to help out more financially, but he item returned or be compensated for it. What hasn't. He continues to mooch. This has caused “happened” to the bracelet was that he stole it. Because many years have passed since you two so much stress between my mother and me. dated, the odds that he still has the bracelet are “Hate” is a strong word, but I hate him and want slim. But it’s worth a try. him out. He knows it, but makes no effort to leave. What can I do? - WANTING MY OWN, VICTORIA SANDERS, 56, DEAR ABBY: [ am 16 and have a hard time making friends. I have more guy friends than SPACE. DBZEBRA CROSS BE TWEEN A AND A_DONKEY OF CATIERICK, NORTH YORKSHIRE OK, girl friends, which causes me problems. I got IS CALLED Was ARRESTED FOR called a slut again the other day because of it. DEAR WANTING: You are not helpless, and A NAGGING HER HUSBAND I'ma virgin and only have a crush on one of you shouldn’t be held hostage because of your “ZEDONK".~ IN 2ZO1g8 .— the guys I hang out with (my boyfriend). I have mother’s feelings for her deadbeat boyfriend. exvio pty srewtarinetine: TLD tried finding more female friends, but the drama Contact your state bar association to see what is really hard to put up with. I have tried ignor- your legal rights are. Then tell your mother you ing the comments, but after a while it gets hard want him out, give her a deadline to see that it to ignore. I’m not sure what else to do. Please happens, and suggest that she go with him if help me out. I would be really grateful, -- MIS- ACROSS she can’t bear to be separated from him. If he UNDERSTOOD IN OKLAHOMA 1 Shaggy beasts PREVIOUS PUZZLE SOLVED doesn’t meet the deadline, put his belongings 5 Ear parts DEAR MISUNDERSTOOD: I wish I could in a box, place them outside and change your 10 Miniature-golf JJO[S|T[LJE RHO] T MM PTATSTO make the name-calling go away, but I can’t. The locks. shot F[U/S| 1 /O|NMO/B[1 MBAINIKIA THAT Doge He Bone —Y Hair curler K/LIN/D/L/Y Me M/O/EBBGIN/A[T ‘EXTLAIN: WHY. 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