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Activities July 30, 2022 Wife’s Smoking Addiction Reey's—-Believe It or Not! Clouds Future Of Marriage Because IT BULGES Guo NASA ly, is still in love with his high 4 SLIGHTLY AT ITS SATELLITES CHASING Dear Abby to a marriage counselor who agreed with me on the subject school sweetheart? We never A EQUATOR, THE MOON IS EACH OTHER AROUND of quitting, but my wife blew got married. I never married NOT PERFECTLY Eartu DEAR ABBY: I have been it off. [m near my limit and anyone, and our SOth year married to my wife for 32 thinking of ending our mar- SPHERICAL ARE NICKNAMED years. I love her dearly. Recent- riage. How can I get through to high up school reunion is coming next year. I talked with her BUT LEMON -SHAPED, ly, though, her smoking has her without a messy divorce? — been really bothering me. Her END OF MY ROPE IN MICHI- recently over the phone, and father passed away from COPD GAN she’s also going to the reunion. five years ago because he was a We're both looking forward to lifetime smoker. I thought that DEAR END: By nowit should seeing each other again. would convince her to stop. be obvious that your wife is Do you think age plays a big She has tried, but she always displaying classic symptoms part in how a person should goes back. of an addict. This is something view things? That is, I've seen She tries to cover it up by she may have inherited from a photo of her, and while it’s making frequent trips to the her father. She has a serious store and other places to get medical (and possibly psycho- very different from how she out of sight to smoke. It infu- logical) problem because she looked in high school, I still riates me that she would lie, CANNOT quit on her own. If feel the same about her and but she doesn’t seem to have a she’s even interested in do- want to spend the rest of my problem with it at all. It makes ing so, which I doubt, she will life with her. What’s your ad- me wonder what else she’s need professional help. Nico- vice? — STILL SMITTEN IN been lying about. tine patches and gum could aid IDAHO My biggest concern, obvi- her in cutting back, but a psy- PULSATES. = ously, is that her health prob- chological component will still lems are increasing -- frequent need to be addressed. DEAR SMITTEN: My advice 2 EVERY pees colds (she blames “allergies”), Interestingly, you didn’t is to keep talking to your old - 26 SECONDS, AND coughing while she sleeps, mention the effect (besides flame, see if she’s currently at- NO ONE |S SURE WHY:B snoring terribly. We now sleep revulsion) her secondhand tached and whether she feels in separate beds at times just smoke is having on you. This the same way about you. If the so I can get some sleep. When is something you should ad- answer is yes, attending the I bring up the subject of quit- dress with your doctor. Once reunion will let you begin to ting, she gets defensive. Her you have done that, offer your know her all over again before mother will no longer talk to wife the option of treatment. taking the next step. Time can her about it, and she wants her However, if she refuses, you be a great advantage because to quit even more than I do. will have to decide whether to ‘As my wife goes down this consult a lawyer. you both are mature adults now and, hopefully, less impul- ssword road, I'm becoming less at- tracted to her. We don’t talk DEAR ABBY: What advice sive than you were during your much anymore when we are would you give to one who teens. I wish you luck as you ACROSS by ourselves. 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