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June 28, 2023 Activities ‘The Elk City News - 5 Man’s Treatment Of Female QIPLEY’S Believe It or Not! Relatives Has Crossed Line B) surermacsive BLACK HOLE point in the day. 657 MILLION Dear Abby DEAR CAUGHT GUARD: Your daughter was OFF She doesn’t have high self-es- LIGHT-YEARS AWAY right to tell her husband what. teem or self-confidence. I think SUDDENLY CHANGED DEAR ABBY: My daughter his stepdad has been doing, she feels disconnected because DIRECTION TO FACE and you should tell him, too, of her many years of homes- “Lia” and her husband, “Jerry,” EARTH, AND NO ONE IS visited his mother and step- if you haven't already done it. chooling. She’s also extremely sure wuy! dad, “Gil,” a few months ago. Gil’s behavior is extremely in- depressed, I can tell that much. Gil gave Lia an inappropriate appropriate. It's interesting She has been talking to a ther- hug, with his hand sliding to that he doesn’t discriminate apist for a year, but it hasn't her buttocks. Lia said Gil had -- any buttock within reach ap- helped, and she’s trying anoth- done this before and it made pears to be fair game. er one soon. her uncomfortable. She told You, your daughter and Jer- I don’t know how to help her Jerry, and he began watching ry need to explain that fact to or whether I should date her his stepdad closely when they Jerry’s mother and her hus- again. I love her, though, and visited. band. From now on, it makes Recently, my family and I sense that Jerry’s mother Iwewant are to know her better, but both confused. I worry NASA visited Jerry's parents. Gil should visit her little grand- INCLUDED THREE LEGO gave mea hug around my back, daughters at Lia and Jerry's T'm not a good fit for her even FIGURINES ABOARD THEIR if we are attracted. Please tell and then slid his hand down without her spouse. JUNO SPACECRAFT FOR me howI can help her. -- BOY my back and grabbed MY but- ITs JouRNeY TO JUPITER. tock with a quick squeeze! His IN LOVE IN GEORGIA Puere was a DEAR ABBY: I'm a high wife was standing in front of school senior who has dat- SPEECH WRITTEN, CASTANO. us when he did it. I looked at ed a girl off and on. The first DEAR BOY IN LOVE: You BUT LUCKILY NEVER To:H. R, Haldeman her in shock. She looked down are right that the girl you're time, we didn’t have a ton in GIVEN, BY THE at the floor and then at me, common, but we enjoyed each describing is “confused.” She’s Waite House IN Safire Joly 18, 1969, other’s company. She liked an- not ready for a relationship CASE ASTRONAUTS Fate INhasEVENT oF MOON DrsasteR; expressionless. After I told my daughter what he had done, other guy, so after about three with anyone at this point. Be- Nett ArmeTRONG ondal timed that the men she told me he had done it to months, she broke up with me. fore you can help her, it is im- AND Buzz ALvRIN explore in peel et to Who went to her as well. I was OK with it. portant that you help yourself ENDED UP STRANDED 1 peace stay on the moon to My son-in-law wants to tell ‘This year, I started hanging by recognizing that her prob- ON THE MOON. Fest in his mother he doesn’t feel out with her again. We started lems are more complicated comfortable leaving his young kissing right away. She found than you can deal with. 6-28 oretiostea vy ancrows MeMeo or UE. rg les.com wwwuripleys.com ©2023 Ripley Entertainment Inc. daughters at their house. I someone online that she some- This is not a reflection on know Lia and I should have how got attracted to within a you. Caring for her -loving her Crossword said something when it hap- matter of hours, and two days -- is not enough. For your sake, pened, but we were caught off later I was dumped again. Her take a step back. Be the friend guard and didn’t call him on it. parents took her phone away she needs but do not count on ACROSS the next day. 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