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Activities Wednesday, August 8, 2020 The Elk City News, Elk City, Oklahoma Page 7 Upcoming move prompts best Qine,'s__—-Believe It or Not’ friend to reveal true feelings Dear Abby told him how I feel because ter in Hawaii at night to let I don’t want his affection or her know I’m OK, They call, DEAR ABBY: I have been our frequent communica- they send cards, they send in love with my best friend tion to stop. Do I tell him flowers. One son sent them for two years. We met at my feelings again and risk a summer camp where we being rejected? Or should to me for several years on were both working, and I just tell him T am moving HIS birthday, with a card we hated each other in the and see if he admits his true saying, “Thank you for hav- beginning. During the pro- feelings for me? -- DEEP IN ing me.” cess of working together, THE HEARTBREAK OF My heart aches for parents Some wuite ELoop cers LIVE FOR ONLY we somehow became best TEXAS “Wo VAYS, wvngceomies.com who don’t have what I have. BUT THE CELLS friends, and I fell desperate- (N THE MIDDLE eepleyscom DEAR DEEP: Obviously, I can only hope they will OF YouR ly in love with him. this person cares for you to find some peace later. And to EVE LENSES We talk on the phone for LOST YouR ENTIRE LIFE hours and text each other some degree. Tell him how my four children: Thank you daily. He knows everything you feel face-to-face while for the happiness you have WARTIISTCH MIRGINIA,, about me to the point that you still can. That you care brought me over the years. I swear he knows me bet- so much for him is a com- LITTLE_ WASHINGTON: -- GEORGIA MOM IS VSING- ter than I know myself. We pliment. However, if he still MANNEQUINS DRESSED IN hang out in groups mostly. doesn’t feel as strongly for 1940s CLOTHING We rarely spend time alone. you as you hope, once you DEAR GEORGIA MOM: TO GWE THE ILLUSION OF When we are together, our move, I hope you will regard Problems are the basis of chemistry is undeniable. it as an opportunity to meet my column, There are many WHILE CUSTOMERS We constantly laugh, touch, new people and form new functional, happy families, PRACTICE L. DISTANCINGr. tease, etc. Everyone around relationships until you find a but few of them take the us sees our connection, and special someone who recip- Distributed by Andrews MeNMee! for UFS. ©2020 Ripley Entertainment Inc. time to write and share that. they’re confused when we rocates your feelings. Trust say we're not dating. me, he IS out there. Clearly, you are a great I kind of expressed my parent, and for that you de- feelings to him about a year DEAR ABBY: I have read serve congratulations. How- ago, but he said he wasn’t so many letters in your col- ever, there is an element of ACROSS ready to date anyone. Since umn about families who 1 Sax man Getz PREVIOUS PUZZLE SOLVED luck in parenting, and I have 5 Monk then, we have grown closer, have all sorts of problems C\A|S|ABBOIW/LIE|THRNIAIP/S with their children, husband heard from parents who de- 10 Muslim mystic and our relationship is more L|U|L|L BM K/H/A|K] 1 AIS/ LIA unclear. His actions lead me or wife, in-laws, parents and voted themselves to giving 14 Fable 15 Scale unit L{DIO}L S|IDIE|S T/R/E/E|T to believe that he feels the other family members. They all they could to their chil- 16 Desertlike PIIJPIE|S TIE|D E|RJA|S|E way I do and regards me as make me wonder how in the dren, and their children did 17 Govern | at {VEINS A\A ii more than a friend, but he world I got so lucky. 18 Tiny bugs not turn out to be as loving, VIE/RIGIE|SMBIL/ 1 LITIIIN|G won’t make a move or tell My husband and I raised generous and appreciative as 19 Forearm bone BIA[RIO[N[S SOR me his feelings. four children -- two girls, yours. I agree that your fam- 20 Seizure A RES [|S'HBBAIMIA The hard part about this is, two boys -- and they could 23 Apiece ily is fortunate to recognize 24 Sit for an artist BIO|C/AMME|R|SMBH E/C/TIO|R I’m moving in five months. not be more of a blessing. their blessings, chief among 25 Pub orders A/RIT|WIO/IR|KBBVIO|LILIELY Our time together is com- We text each other every ing to an end, but I haven’t morning, and I text a daugh- them each other. 29 Not pickled [MED |SMciulT = (lll 31 Dry, as wine G|E|S|S|OMMC/O|LX/RIAlY/S 32 Perfume label A|C|C/O/R|D|A/N|C/E MM K|N/O|T HEY, BUDDY, word If THE Box P|R|A|MBMO|RIG|AIN EIN\YIA 'S A-HEAVIN', 33 Back out S|U/RI/ERBIC/LIAIN/S HD/O/O|R DON'T Comte 4 36 Trophy ACEREATHIN, 38 High point 3-26-20 © 2020 UFS, Dist. by Andrews McMeel for UFS 41 Lie dormant DOWN 34 Ms. Lanchester 43 Winged god 1 Subway hanger of films 44 Fringed item 2 Neutral tones 35 Prefix with metric 46 Beethoven 3 NFLer’s honor 37 Watered down opus (hyph.) 38 — Spumante 2 48 Mai — 4 Not e’en once 39 Oland role 49 Time span 5 Harbor sounds 40 Apron wearer 51 Delighted in 6 Mysterious 42 Fort's defense EVERYONE HERE IS A SUSPECT AND WE'RE NOT LEAVING EXCUSE THAT KINDA 54 Blue dye inscriptions 45 Toy-block brand a IN THE DISAPPEARANCE OF THE THIS ROOM UNTIL WE FIND ME NARROWS OUT WH- 56 Leaf's rib BURRRR AWSSING DESSERT! 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