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Activ ities Page 8 The Elk City News, Elk City, Oklahoma Saturday, May 16, 2020 Girlfriend is usnure of her Qines——-Believe It or Not/- place in boyfriend’s heart ‘war gocomles.com Dear Abby doing for her what he could she and her “perfect son” are be doing for himself or his a package deal. DEAR ABBY: I have own family, but he’s stuck been dating this guy for in this Mommy cycle. DEAR ABBY: I pur- about a year. We are both He will receive a large in- chased a beautiful Tiffany 30. He lives at home. At first heritance when his parents engagement ring, but my I thought it was to take care die. Could that be why he girlfriend rejected my pro- of his elderly father, but I does it? He is a great lover soon realized it wasn’t the and emotionally intelli- posal. I will get only pen- case. gent, but he depends on his nies on the dollar if I sell it. Mies mother too much for my Would it be acceptable to His mom is sweet, yet comfort. I caught them in save it for a future engage- overbearing. She inserts her- a long embrace (hug) after ment proposal? -- PRACTI- Is self into his life at every op- she had been away all week- CAL IN CALIFORNIA STILL A MYSTERZ portunity. She talks to him like he’s the butler. (“Oh, end with his father. Then \ RESEARCHERS AT she came over to us while perfect son of mine! Won’t we were watching a movie DEAR PRACTICAL: STANFORD UNIVERSITY you clear off the dinner ta- Your letter illustrates the Butt A ble/clean the kitchen/do EV- and started kissing his head! It grossed me out. Help! impracticality of buying an SMART VOILET ERYTHING?!”) They cook engagement ring before pro- THAT oT -- DON’T WANT THIS together every night and at- THREESOME posing. Whatever happened BY THEIR UNIQUE tend church events together. to the tradition of propos- He’s in the choir with her DEAR DON’T: ing and THEN, if the person After “ANAL Fem because he said it “pleases” reading your letter, it’s ap- says yes, selecting a ring to- her. I think those are things parent that you are compet- gether? he should be doing with a ing with his mother rather In recent years -- thanks significant other. than she competing with to social media -- engage- I don’t feel secure in this you. There’s a saying that ments have become more ACROSS relationship because I don’t if you want to know how 1 Dust collectors PREVIOUS PUZZLE SOLVED like invitations to a high know my place. I feel like a man will treat his wife, 5 Literary work H|E|L|P|SBBG/A/G/|SBIL/AIRIA school prom -- elaborate and 9 Home of the I have to compete with her watch how he treats his over-the-top. I do not think Bruins A|P/AIR|T BO! | |N|KBE|BIOIN (even though she tries to you should compound your 13 Mongol dwelling MIE/D| | |ABBA/LIO/EBBVIE|S|T mother. Rather than feel ma- include me in everything). nipulated, be glad she tries 14 Fluster S|E[E|/D/YMRT/E/M/E|R] ITY I see how she manipulates to include you in the family mistake by offering another 15 Saturday S/AMBRIE[TIE woman that ring in an effort morning fare him, and it tears me apart circle. And keep in mind, if 16 Buffalo’s lake BIAIR C\|O|O|S HBL] I |M|E|S inside. (She NEEDS him you want to enjoy the earth- to save money. If she were to A|D/EBBIGIO|WINES| | IN/EIWY 17 Passenger so much.) I view it as a hin- ly rewards after the woman find out, she would likely be 18 High spirits CIOIN|C/E|RINBBRIE|EIN|TIE|R drance to his own life. He is goes on to her heavenly one, both disappointed and hurt. 19 Most rational O|B\TIA| | |NBBB/A|U|DEBAIRI/I 21 Herr in Madras NJE|S/T|SHEPIO|P|S LIS|A 22 Prefix for second H|A|H/ABS|U SOaty Goniey (owt by Araree Menteal SRGRaTEN BLURS 23 Okra morsels 25 Min. fractions CIA|LIA|BIA|S|HBNIO/BILIE 27 Well-heeled BIAIL|I A|S|T/I TIIILIE/D 31 Former German AIVIE|ISHBTIE|E|S | LIN|G ruler DIE/E/PHBE/RIR|SBBLIA/PIS/E 35 Leafy vegetable 36 Check 2-21-20 ©2020 UFS, Dist. by Andrews McMeel for UFS 38 Censure 71 Await judgment 28 Livestock shows 39 Livy's trio 72 Volleyball needs 29 Food for frogs 40 Woodwinds 73 Hockey feint 30 Flock together 42 Truth’s opposite 32 Drawing room 43 Stair part DOWN 33 Puts out heat 46 Detergent 1 Hearty deli 34 Entertainer 29 siwamie T'M SO OLD, J POT MY FIRST PET MAY BIRTH TENDERIZER ON MY PUDDING WAS A DINOSAUR CERTIFICATE 47 Decomposes loaves Della — 1S WRITTEN IN. 48 State boldly 2 Halo, of sorts 37 Tolerates HIEROGLYPHICS: 50 False show 3 Toothy smile 41 Took turns 52 “Saving Private 4 Bell tower 44 Charged with —’ 5 Geisha’s tie gas 54 Dove into 6 Protective gear 45 Uninteresting second 7 Exploiters 47 Cardinal 55 Machu Picchu 8 High-pitched 49 Inn builder yell 51 Pablo’s aunt 58 Crooner — 9 Fork or spoon 53 Undeliverable Damone 10 Fizzy drink mail 60 Tags 11 Temporary gift 55 Flapjack chain Decor OAneeAve TM GOING ACCORDING TO MY I CAN T DEPEND ON YOU 64 Something very 12 Partof A.D. 56 Twig juncture INTO THE OFFICE TO BOSS, REDUCING TO NOT CHANGE THE funny 14 1920s style 57 Small change UPGRADE A SERVER. 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