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Activities Wednesday, February 5, 2020 The Elk City News, Elk City, Oklahoma Page 7 Man facing second divorce Riney's_—-Believe It or Not/- mulls reuion with first wife Dear Abby first wife also remarried, I knowing your husband, I’m will assume that she didn’t. hesitant to accuse him of be- DEAR ABBY: I was mar- If you wish to date her -- ing an adulterer, However, ried to a wonderful, beautiful and the feelings are mutual you know him pretty well by woman when we were much -- there should be nothing now. (I assume that having younger. We got married be- stopping you. HOWEVER, cause of an unplanned preg- your idea of playing the field researched your husband’s nancy. After some years, we before committing again is chosen vacation spot, you both had grown in different wise. I have said before, and have seen your doctor to directions, and we divorced. T'll repeat it for you: If you be checked for STDs.) My We remained friends even and your first wife decide to questions to you would be after I remarried. remarry, it would be a good -- in your heart of hearts -- I’m now in the early stages idea to get premarital coun- what do YOU think? And M-A:c Copmetics® of my second divorce be- seling together to ensure that WAS FOUNDED BY SLOW 7OU_ DOWN, BUT THE cause I am lonely in a mar- all the issues that drove you if you agree with your girl- TWO MEN NAMED FRANK DVORAK SIMPLIFIED KEYBOARD riage where there’s no com- apart the first time have been friends, what are you pre- IN \984 WHO WERE FRUSTRATED WITH THE ALLOWS YOUR “TYPING SPEED “TO INCREASE munication or intimacy. T resolved. pared to do about it? LACK OF MAKEU! have tried working things “HAT WOULD werw.ripleyscom PHOTOGRAPH WELL/ out; my wife isn’t interested, DEAR ABBY: My hus- DEAR ABBY: Many www.gocomics.com so I have given up trying. band and I have been mar- years ago, my wife and I de- We no longer have a physi- ried 20 years. He is now on cal bond, but I refuse to low- vacation in Thailand with cided we would help each er myself to cheat to fulfill his best buddy (without me other write our obituaries. I my needs. again) for the third time in as know this may seem maca- I find myself drawn to many years. bre, but when she died a few my first wife, and I know After doing some research, years ago, after 48 years of AWSTRALIAS she feels the same. While I have discovered that this marriage, it was less stress- EIRST POLICE FORCE WAS FORMED FROM “THE COUNTRYS BEST- BEHAVED I'd like to see how life as a place is a major sex tour- ful to just fill in the date and Pamannacve & single guy of 55-plus would ism destination also known age. What do you think? be,I also want to date my as “Sodom on the Sea.” My ex. We have a child together, husband says he stays away -- PRACTICAL UPSTATE and we have more in com- from all the hanky-panky NEW YORKER mon now than before. Can and goes there only for the ACROSS 1 Filter in PREVIOUS PUZZLE SOLVED a second time around really beach, the food, the culture DEAR PRACTICAL: I 5 Dog-chow brand work? Or should I first play and “guy time” with his best think that if it worked for 9 Request KIOJA|N ClO|P|SIEMATYO the field once I am divorced? you, other readers might friend. My girlfriends all tell earnestly O|G|L|EBMR/O|BI1/N LISIAIK WORKING BACK- me I am foolish and naive. consider it. Many people 13 Ring around HE/A[L MBE|LIE|N/ABBLIAIRIA 14 the.moon LIE|N/S|E/SMY/E|T sic Ml olt| [N/DIY WARD IN CONNECTICUT Am I? -- SUSPICIOUS IN wonder what will be said of THE MIDWEST Comes closer OlVIAIL DEAR WORKING them after they’re gone. This BACKWARD: Because you DEAR SUSPICIOUS: I way, they can add or delete 17 Ovid's bird 16 Gael bli F/U/NINE|L/E|D MH /O}T |S] T|S didn’t mention whether your have my opinion, but not as they wish. 18 Sticky A|LIE|S E\AIR|S AIN[ LIC 19 Wednesday's [M|T|V MBE|S/ClA/PIE LIRIA| TMAT'S. 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