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October 11, 2023 Activities ‘The Elk City News - 5 Suspicions Linger About QIPLEY’S Believe /t or Not! Paternity Of Fiance’s ‘Niece’ cheated on me in the past, and Once I said I was hanging up, Dear Abby I think he knows if I find out but I'm not sure my brother the truth, I will leave him. heard me. He was angry and DEAR ABBY: My fiance and I He treats this child like she’s offended when I did. If I intro- have been together nine years. his own, not a niece. He picks During that time, we have had her up and takes her out for duce a new topic in the middle our ups and downs. Eight years dinner and to the park and of the lecture, they will morph ago, after a year of dating, we other stuff he doesn't do for it into something to lecture on decided to move in together. his other nieces or nephews. within a minute. They never The following year we got into Should I let it go, or trust my have facts or data behind their a big argument because his gut? — SECRET OR NOT IN “what's wrong with the world” & CLOUD OF FLOUR (Wn 1GO4, Soun Koyze First ex-girlfriend was sticking her NEW YORK nose into our household. (She views. The lectures become COULD BLOW UP A EXCAVATED SALEM, UTAH'S was also dating his brother.) tense for both of us, as they BREAD FACTORY! DREAM MINE, WHICH NOW HAS DEAR SECRET: Tell your fi- T,O00+ STOCKHOLDERS He moved out that night, but ance you want him to consent try to “sell” their points of view we were able to repair our re- to giving a sample of his DNA, and I become frustrated at the DESPITE NEVER PRODUCING EVEN THE TINIEST lationship and decided to live as well as his favored niece’s, whole process. Any advice? — GOLD NUGGET. separately for a while. to be tested. His reaction will SISTER WHO'S HEARD IT ALL A month and a half after he speak volumes. If he agrees, CASTARO moved, I found out she was you will finally have the an- DEAR SISTER: You stated pregnant. Her due date was swers you are looking for. Do that you have asked these rel- nine months from when he not go ahead with the wedding atives not to discuss topics moved out. He swears it's not until you have that informa- that make you uncomfortable. “OPPENHEIMER” his child and that it’s his broth- tion. IMAX 7Omm Reet er’s. I have tried to let it go Because they can’t resist doing MEASURES because I can’t accuse him of it anyway, screen your calls and {I MILES AND DEAR ABBY: Every time WEIGHS lying just because of the timing my brother or another rela- talk to them less often. Just 600 Pounve! of her pregnancy. tive calls or visits, they deliv- because someone phones does We were engaged once be- er uninterruptible lectures on not mean you must talk to fore, andI called it off because subjects we disagree on. There them, but if you are trapped, of this. He proposed to me is no real conversation or ex- tell the person you can talk again two years ago, and our change of ideas. I've told them Crossword only for 10 minutes. When wedding date is set for next I don't discuss politics, etc., year. I don’t want to call it off and interrupted their lecture that time has elapsed, say ACROSS again, although this is still (which I’ve heard many times goodbye and hang up. If some- 1 Weapons Current puzzle answers bothering me, He knows I was before) to say I have to go, but one is offended by this, remind 5 Scheduled mtg. hurt by an ex-boyfriend who they keep talking. them that they were warned. 9 Field yield 13 Elaborate feast OF COURSE YoU MIGHT Fee UKE © Hef, YU KNOW. WHAT ELSE WOULD Be ODDLY 14 Walk on 16 1984 film “— THAT, EVERYBODY COMFORTING? 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