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6- The Elk City News Activities June 14, 2023 Former Classmate In Affair IPLEY’S Believe Jt or Not! Hopes For A Future Together : ae METROPOLITAN We now meet once or twice a and pray he is honest with you Museum oF ART Dear Abby month and spend the day in because the odds are NOT in in New York City visrLays A PRESERVED SHOULDER OF BEEF, bed. We call each other once your favor. (Just sayin’.) FOUND IN Luxor, Eoyvet, DEAR ABBY: In high school, a day and text constantly. He THAT IS NEARLY I had a close male friend, “Adam.” After graduation, I even came to my city with his DEAR ABBY: I’m married to B,.500O years oLv. best friend who knows about moved out of state. We re- a wonderful man, but his driv- mained friends for a while in us. ing is very stressful for me. He college, calling, writing and T'm falling in love with usually drives 10 to 30 miles visiting each other. He often Adam. He says he’s unhappy over the speed limit. Some- declared his love for me, but I and thinks about separating times, he'll approach a turn was interested only in a friend- from his wife. I'd leave my hus- that’s marked 25 doing 48. His band for him and move to his ship. car has a large digital readout As with most high school state because his children are of the speed, and I can easily relationships, we lost contact. younger. He hasn’t made any (ine reen-ru-cenrury promises about the future, but see it. If I say anything he gets Novelist CHARLES DICKENS. he constantly tells me how his very angry, and as he’s getting Now, rereading old letters from WAS A GHOSTBUSTER! He WAS friends, I realize there was a older -- mid-70s -- his reaction Amemser of LONDON'’Ss GHosTt wife yells at and belittles him. constant theme that we were CLus, WHICH HUNTED GHOSTS I think we could be very good time isn’t optimal. Help! I don’t perfect for each other and I together. How can I convince know what to do. - STRESSED AND INVESTIGATED REPORTS OF should give him a chance. him we deserve this chance? SPOUSE IN PENNSYLVANIA PARANORMAL HAPPENINGS Fast-forward 20 years: My husband and I went back for a -- HIGH SCHOOL SWEET- aie eat VARISA GUNBUY, HEART DEAR SPOUSE: I can think A PARASITIC FUNGUS IN TIBET high school reunion and I met THAT INFECTS GHOST MOTH of several things you can do: CATERPILLARS, SELLS FOR UP TO Adam’s wife. We all went out DEAR SWEETHEART: While Stop looking at the speedom- #50,000 4 rounr on to dinner and had a very nice you are willing to leave your time. Adam and I exchanged husband, Adam's situation is eter, sit in the back seat, close ACCOUNT OF ITS SUPPOSED phone numbers, agreed to stay more complicated. There are your eyes and pray -- or drive MEDICINAL PROPERTIES. in touch and we actually did. younger children involved and, yourself, For eight years, we have been as verbally abusive as his wife texting and staying in touch. may be, he may not wish to Dear Abby is written by Ab- Our marriages have deteri- disrupt their lives, Divorces are igail Van Buren, also known orated and we complain about painful, messy and expensive. as Jeanne Phillips, and was Crossword I think it would be in your founded by her mother, Pau- our spouses, but also have real best interests to lay your cards conversations and have grown on thetableandaskAdamwhat Une Phillips. Contact Dear ACROSS very close. Three months ago, his plans are regarding his wife Abbyatwww.DearAbby.comor 1 Wry face we met halfway between our andhis children and where you P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, 5 Movie studio O/yin E] 1 two cities and began an affair. fit in. 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