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Activities 4- The Elk City News August 2, 2023 Man Repeatedly Disregards @IPLEY’S Believe It or Not! ; Wife’s Specific Complaint Suty 4, cos ex-girlfriend. HAS BECOME e. yy Dear Abby IATED AND HURTING In order to preserve his liv- THE HOTTEST DAY DEAR HUMILIATED: It ap- ing situation and their friend- ON EARTH IN RECORDED DEAR ABBY: I’m an older pears your “wonderful, caring” History! woman. My husband and I husband has a mean streak. ship, my boyfriend doesn’t have been married eight years He's getting his kicks by em- want to confront Bill until he but were together 15 years barrassing you. One way to crosses a line. I believe he has prior to our marriage. He is a handle it going forward would already violated my boundar- wonderful, caring man in most be to ignore him when he does ies. How dol stop this elephant ways. But from time to time, it. Itwon’tbe easy, but when he in the room from growing? -- he snaps extremely unflatter- realizes he can’t get the desired UNSURE IN THE SOUTH ing photos of me, sends them reaction from you, he may do it to everyone we know and even less often. Another way to deal Bue HORNED SCREAMER IS A DEAR UNSURE: | agree that BIRD WITH A UNIQUE SPINE OF orders enlargements made for with it would be to discuss pri- more than one boundary has me. CARTILAGE PROTRUDING FROM vately with a licensed therapist been violated. Because your ‘THE MIDDLE OF ITS FOREHEAD! I have a mouth condition whether his behavior really that makes smiling painful, boyfriend is unwilling to draw has become a deal-breaker. The the line, you will have to. Start so unless I know a picture is choice is yours. being taken, I look really old by telling Bill that you don't and grumpy. I have asked him DEAR ABBY: My boyfriend want him calling in the middle PLEASE not to do this because lives with one of his closest of the night or as often as he it's humiliating when he sends friends, “Bill.” I know him well does. Visit your boyfriend at them out to friends and family and stay at their apartment of- his shared apartment less of- Gonmon BARON members. I think it’s unkind ten. Over time we have grown ten. Take your time responding BUTTERFLY CATERPILLARS and disrespectful and have told pretty close. I listen to Bill talk to Bill’s daily texts, and refuse ARE CAMOUFLAGE EXPERTS AND CAN HIDE IN PLAIN SIGHT ON him so, yet he persists. about his hobbies and prob- his invitations to go anywhere. LEAVES BY ALIGNING THEIR I'm to the point that this lems because his friends get It may take a while for him to SPINE WITH THE LEAF'S mipRis! has become a deal-breaker in tired of his rambling. get the message, so be pre- our marriage, and he knows it He claims he loves me and is T'm afraid Bill has become pared. too attached to me because of Distributed by Androws McMool for UFS. wwnw.gocorics.com werwsripleye.com © 2023 Ripley Entertainment inc “8-2 DEAR ABBY: What do I do if proud of me. And yes, we have this, because he has started been to counseling about our texting me every day, asks me my wife of 36 years wants to be Crossword relationship in general because to go places with him and fix- laid to rest somewhere other of the many times he has hu- ates on me whenever I am over than next to me in Hawaii? -- ACROSS miliated me in public. But he there. The last straw was when WONDERING IN HAWAII 1 Wordina Current puzzle answers won't stop. 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