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Activities December 26, 2020 Husband emails girlfriends he Qweys—-Believe It or Not! had during 10-year separation Distibuted by Andrews McMeel for UFS, will be making all the wedding Dear Abby invite him to accompany you for a session, consider posing flowers out of natural materi- DEAR ABBY: My husband the question there. als. Abby, I hate silk, i.e. “plas- and I were married for several tic” flowers! Would I be creat- DEAR ABBY: I recently con- years, divorced, then remar- tracted coronavirus and had a ing a huge problemif I offered ried 10 years later. During our difficult time recovering. It has to purchase my own wrist cor- separation, he had a lot of girl- been three months, and I am sage from a florist, or should I friends. To this day, he keeps still suffering from long-term keep quiet and deal with ugly all their contact information. aftereffects. fake “flowers” with my beauti- I discovered he has emailed When my co-workers and ful dress? Or, can I remove the some of them since we've been supervisors ask how I'm feel- fake corsage directly after pho- back together. I think he uses ing and Itell them, they almost email to avoid any phone calls immediately downplay my re- tos are taken? - OFFENDED “THE FLINTGTONES” WAS THE that I would be aware of. sponse. Some of them ignore MOM OF THE GROOM bayeag ANIMATED SHOW To AIR Our marriage is overall going my response and tell me, “Oh, (NG PRIME TIME. PROUIBITION-ERA. well, but I don’t understand his that’s not bad. One time, I lost DEAR OFFENDED MOM: worripleye.com WHICKEY IN THE WiIALLS OF THEIR 1915 need to keep up with some of so much hair, blah, blah,” or HOME WHILE RENOVATING. ‘The proper thing to do is keep these past “friends.” When we they say, “Well, you're work- Submitted By Nate Westbury, Minneapolis, MN. remarried, I deleted all of my ing. You'll be fine.” I feel like it your opinion to yourself and past contacts. I’m worried that go along with the plans your belittles me and makes what I he’s still attached to at least went through seem like a bid soon-to-be daughter-in-law a few of these women, and I for sympathy. How would you and her mother have made. Fosswized don’t think it’s right. What do recommend I reply? I can't Wear the corsage and your Poorer you think? It makes me very in- ignore the people at work. -- sweetest smile for the wedding RECENT BiscevereD secure and upset. What should DOWNPLAYED UP NORTH. photos. After that it shouldn’t I do? I'm already in therapy. — Sout KOREA UNEASY IN THE SOUTH DEAR DOWNPLAYED: All cause a problem if you QUIET- REVEALED THE LY remove it. EXISTENCE you need to say is, “If it hap- OFA DEAR UNEASY: Marriage is pens to you, you will under- PREHISTORIC : a choice, Your husband CHOSE stand that I feel lucky to be Dear Abby is written by Abi- CROCODILE: = THAT WALKED ON TWOLEGE.— to remarry you. I am going to alive. So many people weren't.” gail Van Buren, also known ©2020 ripley Entertainment ine. | 2-26 assume that because of your as Jeanne Phillips, and was insecurity, you have been hesi- DEAR ABBY: I have a ques- tant to ask him directly why tion about etiquette. My son is founded by her mother, Pau- osswi he feels a need to stay in touch getting married soon. Ina con- line Phillips. Contact Dear with these women. Your thera- versation with the bride-to-be, Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, ACROSS pist may be able to help you with this. 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