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December 20, 2023 Activi 1eS The Elk City News - 5 Woman Doesn’t Like The Vibe GIPLEY’S Believe Jt or Not! She Senses From Her Husband Barrer Curis ELLIOTT oF with your husband about this, polite or firm boundaries we New Haven, Connecticut, Dear Abby do it now. Your husband may set, swearing and becoming PUBLISHED A 7ZH-worp BOoK| not be a wannabe philanderer DEAR ABBY: My husband is as much as a plain old-fash- hysterical and hostile almost OF VERSE CONTAINING 3YHO UNREPEATED WoRDS desperate for women's atten- ioned flirt. People of both every time we interact. She has STARTING WITH "M" AND tion, and I'm sure he'd cheat sexes need validation, partic~ “kicked me out” of the fami- SEPARATED BY NO MORE THAN on me the instant he had the ularly if their self-esteem isn't ly gathering, which led to my THREE SYLLABLES, chance. We have been together the highest. You won't know being completely unwelcome. for 12 years. When we met, he what's really driving him un- She tries to gaslight everyone was 24 and I was 31. I realize less you can discuss it. If nec- now that while I have had four essary, a marriage and family and uses a lot of manipulation long-term relationships and a therapist may be able to help tactics to convince others I'm fair share of sexual partners, the two of you communicate the problem, not her. my husband has had little sex- on a non-threatening level. Now her husband and her ual experience outside of our parents lash out at me even at D\ecver GHisK zuzu relationship. DEAR ABBY: When I met my boyfriend’s expense. What 1 (A.K.A. ADEF) Any time he’s around wom- my boyfriend, it felt perfect. I oF GOUTH SUMATRA, en, whether I am there or not, thought I had found my soul is most depressing is that INDONESIA, WAS NAMED AFTER he makes it a point to strike mate. When I met his family, he sides with them because THE ENGLISH ALPHABET BY up a conversation or gain their we got along well and spent they're “family,” and it’s his HIS FATHER, attention. It doesn’t matter if more and more time together. role or he’s the problem. ‘This they’re young or old, attractive I was 28; he was 31. We lived wore my boyfriend and me or not. He has fostered many an hour away from his parents, out, so I removed myself from “friendships” with women I and even though we were there don’t know, like gas station every weekend and sometimes the situation and moved to an- attendants or his employer's twice a week, his mom began other state with my sister. Is office staff. complaining that she didn’t get there any chance we can have He swears he has never to see him enough. a peaceful future? — ‘IN-LAW’ sheated, and I have never His sister, who is my age, DRAMA IN TEXAS found any solid proof oth- grew increasingly jealous. [had DEAR DRAMA: No, er than pornography. I just just lost my younger brother can’t shake this feeling that and was grieving when she be- there is not. Unless you enjoy he needs or wants to experi- gan lashing out at me regular- being abused, the family dy- ence other women, and I don’t ly. She’s extremely controlling namic you described was ex- know what to do. Please help. of my boyfriend and me, de- tremely unhealthy. You did the - MORE EXPERIENCED IN manding we do whatever she right thing to extricate your- SOUTH DAKOTA says and go wherever she ACROSS wants us to go, including when self. If a peaceful future is what 1 “Look before DEAR MORE EXPERI- we are allowed to leave. you're looking for, keep look- you —" H]L]V[d N sia M ENCED: If you haven't talked She has no respect for any ing. 5 Housetops sjljayja fe) ylVv fe) 10 Swellhead’s favorite VIW|O|O al Via H BUCKA A, YOO No, YOR MIND'S JE1. 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