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March 3, 2021 Activities Two-year relationship seems RQine,y's_—-Believe It or Not/ to be off more often than on i Dear Abby drink or eat when we are to- he needed water, and he also gether. I pay my own way. I re- wanted to be sure there was DEAR ABBY: I have been gret the day he entered my life. a bathroom close by. Another on and off with a man for How can I make him see what time we were attempting to two years. In all this time, he he does is wrong? - ALMOST have some intimacy and his de- has never spent a holiday or DONE IN NEW YORK fibrillator went off, which put a Valentine’s Day with me, or damper on the mood. BELGIAN Detective DEAR ALMOST DONE: This Should I stay with this guy introduced me to his family shameless man may never HERCULE Po\roT, or friends. He told me to stay view what he has been doing as when his general health is so CREATED BY’ AGATHA CHRISTIE, in the bathroom at his office poor? It is affecting me -- and (S THE ONLY wrong, so don’t try to “make” FICTIONAL CHARACTER when his friends showed up him see anything. End this us. I do not want to be a care- PRESIDENT ULYSSES S. GRANT WAS unexpectedly. When I object- sorry excuse for a relationship taker, although at the same ONCE ARRESTED WHILE IN OFFICE FOR “TO HAVE AN OBITUARY IN THE NEW YOR TIMES. SPEEDING IN HIS HORSE-DRAWN CARRIAGE, ed, he said, “It’s only for 20 now, because it is degrading, time, I do have compassion A FINE OF $20. AND HAD TO PAY ‘Submitted By Jonathan Wuaya minutes.” I was horrified. for him. -- HEARTSTRINGS West Jakarta, Indonesia. a waste of your time, and it’s He accuses me of picking very likely that he is married . SEP ups com PULLED fights and says I will never be and cheating on his wife. happy with anyone when I try DEAR HEARTSTRINGS: QA aN [PIéSs to talk with him about it. He DEAR ABBY: I am 62, very What a sad situation. It breaks up with me at holiday healthy and youthful, and work shouldn't take a medical back- (He IneLaTARe Ac time, never calls when he’s on full time as an R.N. I recently ground to see what the future FEATURED vacation and our dates are al- started dating a 67-year-old holds, at least for him. OF PINK ELoyD's ways last minute. I realize he is man I met on a dating site. We This is a new relationship. 1977 "ANIMALS" ALBUM using me for sex, but he insists go out, do various things to- Not once in your letter did you BROKE FREE DURING THE FHOTOSHOOT, Tam wrong and he is a decent gether, laugh and seem to be mention the depth of his feel- AND IT CAUSED LONDONS man. compatible. My concern is, he ings for you or yours for him. HEATHROW AIRPORT TO ‘Two birthdays passed, and has significant heart disease. CANCEL ALL THAR FUGHTS/ He does - and probably will he didn’t even wish mea happy He has had stents put in and continue to -- need looking birthday, yet he buys presents is on multiple meds. He also Distributed by Andrews McMoo! for UFS. ©2021 Piney Enteriinment ine. BoB and cards for every occasion has moderate kidney failure. after. Because you stated you are not prepared to do that, for his friends and family. He I'm realizing he’s actually very blocks my number if I don’t preoccupied with the state of tell him NOW while he’s well “behave properly.” He calls me his health because he talks enough to find someone who “Miss” in public, but calls wait- would be. about it often, and he sees phy- ACROSS resses “Sweetie” the few times sicians as well as a naturopath 1 Makes level Current puzzle answers we have gone out. and myofascial release special- Dear Abby is written by Abi- gail Van Buren, also known 6 “Waterloo” pop Narcissistic and emotion- ist. as Jeanne Phillips, and was group CESO SEED HMUWn ally abusive? Am I wrong? He We were taking my dogs for 10 Not work out FDEN MONG BEmKZ tells me no one will stay with a walk recently and he said he founded by her mother, Pau- me once they know the type of didn’t feel well. He fell, and his line Phillips. Contact Dear 14 On the blink Alv[1[q|VMES(N/O/S#vis[q/3 15 Catch in a snare woman I am. I’m not always at defibrillator went off. 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