February 22, 2020 Issue, Page 7 of 10

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Activities Page 7 The Elk City News, Elk City, Oklahoma Saturday, February 22, 2020 Woman is trapped by guilt in meees—-Believe It or Not! an accidental friendship to her messages, answer her 18 times. The flowers are, wn roleve com Dear Abby calls and do favors for her seemingly, from surround- DEAR ABBY: Years ago, out of guilt, not wanting to ing yards. I live in a golfing IT was friendly with a man be yet another person who community, and many golf- from work who was very kicks her to the curb. ers pass by daily. Once, he close to his mom. She came How do I handle this? left a golf ball as well. along with us once for lunch Should I continue to allow her to use me for favors and As T was looking out one and ended up really lik- as a sounding board for all day, I saw a man wearing a ing me. From that point on, red shirt, tan cap and shorts. whenever he and I would her various complaints, or get together for lunch, she is there a way to gracefully His cap was pulled low, so BOISE, IDAHO, would tag along. bow out without break- T couldn’t see his face. He CELEBRATES THE At one point, without my ing this woman’s heart? -- looked to be middle-aged, WALKING A FINE LINE and he walked away quickly. permission, he gave her my IN ILLINOIS IG- FOOT-TALL phone number, and she be- He has never tried to make IOLECULAR BIOLOGY PROFESSOR STEEL AND FOAM) ww. gocomics.com ANDY LEWIS THONSPLANTED SPIDER DNA YOTATO IN gan calling me. A little has contact with me. INTO GOATS THAT ALLOWSTHEM TO PRODUCE FRONT OF THE turned into a lot. She con- DEAR WALKING: A way My partner is not happy MMILIg WITH AN EX-TA PROTEIN THN CAN STATE CAPITOL © to bow out would be to start BE EXTRACTED AND SPON INTO SPIDER SILK ( tacts me every day via text weaning her. Do not make about this, and I’m afraid or phone, almost always to yourself available to the ex- if he catches the man in ac- complain about something tent that you have. Screen tion, he may cause a scene. in her life. She always wants your calls and resist the im- I don’t know if I should be to get together for lunch and pulse to be so helpful. It’s flattered or afraid. Also, the is constantly asking me for all right to have other plans favors, including rides to man might be shocked to you need to attend to instead work (we do not have the of being at her beck and learn that I’m 85. (Well, yes, IN 2009, (N THE ATLANTIC OCEAN, same job or the same hours) call every day. This is how Tam kind of flattered.) What TWO STEALTH- CLOAKED. or taking care of her dogs people distance themselves to do, Abby? -- SECRETLY NUCLEAR SUBMARINES, THE HMS VANGUARD AND LE TRIOMPHANT, BUMPED INTO EACH OTHER # 9.99 and cats while she’s away on gently. ADMIRED IN FLORIDA her various work trips. The alternative would be T no longer speak to the to stop responding at all, DEAR ADMIRED: Here’s Crosswo! man, but I speak to his which would be cruel. While what I'd do. I would accept mother every single day. She you are no longer close to the compliment, but I would considers me a dear friend her son, contact him, tell him also leave a note on the 1 AGROSS PREVIOUS PUZZLE SOLVED and is a very sensitive per- what has been going on and edge of the patio addressed 9-5 J I son ae sbvigus abandon ask if he can help with this. 4, <gecret Admirer.” In it I fastcner YIAIR INE CIO/A|L BD/RIO|N/E ment issues. My problem " i is, Ihave zero desire to be DEAR ABBY: In the past YOU! say that I'm 85 years 10 Peguirament har ‘ a 88 4 g a 3 e E 5 this woman's friend. 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