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Activities 4- The Elk City News July 12, 2023 Wife Eager To Enjoy Hobby QIPLEY'S Believe It or Not!” With Longtime Male Friends , SPACE PERSPECTIVE OFFERS TRIPS TO SPACE IN A FLOATING CAPSULE, ed. Have you asked any of your WHICH MAY EVEN HOST THE F Dear Abby me on occasion. One of those women friends if they might activities is metal detecting. I SPACE WEDDING! find your hobby to be of inter- have the two kids in tow most DEAR ABBY: I am in a com- times and would need help dig- mitted relationship with a ging. Even without the kids, est? It is possible one or more wonderful man. We are not of them would welcome the I don’t think it would be as break, too. married, but we call each oth- much fun doing this by myself. er husband and wife and have My husband would join me if two beautiful children togeth- he weren't so tired from his DEAR ABBY: I'ma single, re- er. Our relationship is great. tired woman on a fixed budget. Qy ZOIS, A WHEELCHAIR THAT 12-hour workday and getting My husband hada different up at 4 a.m. I love to cook and entertain. I ONCE BELONGED TO ENGLISH childhood than mine. He didn’t I am going stir-crazy with would do it more often if sever- SCIENTIST have many friends of the oppo- al of my friends didn’t routine- STEPHEN the kids, and I need an outlet. NASA Has viscovereD Hawking site sex. I, on the other hand, ‘This is something that excites ly consume four to six bottles A "RUNAWAY" BLACK HOLE SOLD FOR had a lot of guy friends grow- me, as it will get me outdoors, of wine collectively at dinner THAT MOVING SO ing up. I cherish many of these and is steeped in local history. (at least one bottle per person, QUICKLY | TRAVEL platonic relationships. There ‘These men are some of my best plus other drinks). FROM EARTH TO THE MOON is a lot of history with them friends and we would never I can't afford to spend $100 w (4 minutes! (some more than 20 years), fool around, but I'm afraid my or more on alcohol, but I’m and I enjoy their company husband won't understand. embarrassed to ask them to greatly. We don't have any ro-Is there any hope? - TREA- bring their own beverages, as mantic histories. SURE-BLOCKED IN NEW no one else in the group does I don’t hang out with them JERSEY it. Any suggestions for how to often because I know my hus- handle this without offending band would be upset if I were DEAR TREA- them or breaking my budget? to see another man one-on- SURE-BLOCKED: If this is go- -- GRATEFUL FOR ADVICE one, even just as friends. I un- ing to happen, you and your derstand his point of view. I know I might be jealous if he husband first need to resolve DEAR GRATEFUL: You are your trust and insecurity is- & ere ete fre eve preervencor win ipinyacom ‘0 pny vans na; 7 -AL were to hang out one-on-one sues. 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