March 25, 2020 Issue, Page 8 of 10

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Activities Page 8 The Elk City News, Elk City, Oklahoma ‘Wednesday, March 25, 2020 Husband carried on an affair Riney's—-Believe It as wife cared for his mother Dear Abby doing it could hurt your own DEAR FOE OR FRIEND: health, I think you're en- Contact the woman and get DEAR ABBY: My hus- titled to spend as much time your questions answered. band of 30-plus years cheat- as you need taking care of After that, you can decide ed on me several years ago YOURSELF. whether the estrangement with one of his young pri- is healthier for you than her vate students. In our state, DEAR ABBY: A friend drama. she would have been under- blew me off after a 35-year As to your pastor’s ser- age, but she was living in an friendship. I’ve no idea why mon, I believe that while - STELLA is adjacent state with different -- just a very hurtful, nasty people should forgive, they LosT A MIXTAPE laws. I had just finished six message. Over the years, we should never forget. Born AT_A FARM IN u IN THE 19906 COUNTY AN RIN , '(RELAND, ON THE months of nursing his mom had many ups and downs, ce) but we always made up. DEAR ABBY: We're a se- VALENTINES Dét”, 2020, to heaven. She had Alzheim- nior couple who have been THE CALF NAMED DISPLAYED Ae PART er’s, and he did very little to Now it has been almost two g BE MY VALENTINE OF AN ART EXHIBIT help. years since I heard from her. together 20 years. My wife £ HAS A PERFECTLY SHAPED IN GTOCKHOLM SWEDEN, Last week, for my birth- and I have a date night twice g HEART PATTERN MORE THAN” We had one of the few : ON HER FOREHEAD/ ZO YEARS Later . fights in our marriage about day, she tried to contact me, a week. I feel our physical in- his affair, but nothing was but I have her blocked. She timacy melds our spirits and 5 ever resolved. 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