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Activities Page 8 The Elk City News, Elk City, Oklahoma Satsday, June 20, 2020 Husband unsure how to reveal Rineys—-Believe It or Not/- sexual orientation to spouse Dear Abby how to handle people who dren. I have been Grandma call and think I should be to them, and this is driving DEAR ABBY: My wife us apart. My son says it’s happy to chat about nothing and I have been married for them or him! I’m heartbro- of interest to me. During the a year. Recently, I have been ken and want to maintain a pandemic this has become a questioning my sexuality relationship with both. Help! major problem, -- NOT IN- ALMONDS and have realized that I am -- FOREVER GRANDMA TERESTED IN VIRGINIA ARE OF MEMBERS THE gay. I have been trying to PEACH FAMILY. think of different ways of DEAR GRANDMA: That DEAR NOT _INTER- telling her, but I don’t want your son would deny his ESTED: Your problem isn’t to hurt her. Please help. -- stepchildren contact with a unique. During this period of COMING OUT IN OHIO loving grandmother because social isolation, social con- he’s angry with their mother tact can be crucial in com- DEAR COMING OUT: is terrible. You may wish to batting depression. I’m hear- You are right: You must tell maintain a relationship with ing from people who say, your wife, and the sooner, the better. She may -- or son’s current mindset, it may them, but because of your “Every day is exactly the same as the last one. I have SoM NOEEPH TOME YAyDNS may not -- be shocked and not be possible. CONTAINS TWO SKULLS — nothing to say to my spouse, ONE, A REPLACEMENT SKULL. possibly angry. During the Since you asked me to ADDED IN my children, my friends, etc. talk, make clear that this has weigh in, my advice is to I’m bored stiff, and I have nothing to do with her, her stop sitting on the fence. become a boring person.” attractiveness or femininity. Maintain a relationship with It is important that you Afterward, suggest she con- them regardless of their tact the Straight Spouse Net- “step” status. They need allot some time to those Distributed by Andrews McMeel for UFS. ©2020 Ripley Entertainment inc. O—2Q who are reaching out, but it work for support if she feels you. They need the vali- the need. It’s an organization dation that they are loved, doesn’t mean you must be ssword founded many years ago by which you can provide. As a prisoner to long conversa- Amity Pierce Buxton, Ph.D., to your inflexible son, I can tions. Tell the caller you’re glad they are adjusting and ACROSS to support heterosexual see why he has such terrible 1 Look through PREVIOUS PUZZLE SOLVED spouses of LGBTQ mates. luck with women. It appears maintaining their sanity. 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