October 11, 2025 Issue, Page 5 of 12

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ACTIVITIES The Elk City News SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2025 • 5 Longtime Couple Want A Mediator To Decide Who’s Right DEAR ABBY: My husband and — TRYING TO FIX IT IN THE together in the water during our advise. — VIGILANT IN TEXAS I have been married 56 years. For DEAR ABBY WEST retirement years. Recently, I was DEAR VIGILANT: Which is the past year or so, we quarrel DEAR TRYING: I admire that looking out the window and saw more important? Your neighbor’s about everything — major issues sides and make a judgment as to you two are trying to resolve your an alligator swimming by about life or her swimming? If you don’t and minor, insignificant things. whose position is more valid. We marital difficulties, and that you 50 yards away. Alligators are al- warn her about what you saw, and There is nothing but bickering, have tried to find one — not a recognize that you need help. most unknown in our part of the she loses a toe, a foot, an arm or disagreement and conflict. We therapist or marriage counselor. What you need is a marriage and lake, but they are known to live in her life, how will you feel then? can have a couple of good days We’ve done some research only family therapist. Ask your doc- the area. Please ... SPEAK UP! and then fight over some small to find therapists who specialize tor to refer you to some who are Should I tell my neighbor that I P.S. Do YOU plan to continue issue, or an innocent response or in drug addiction, young cou- licensed and preferably older. saw an alligator, which will cause swimming where there are alliga- comment from one of us — and in ples and dysfunctional families, Interview several and see which her so much fear that she may nev- and they are all younger than our tors? Think! YOU could be bitten, seconds, we’re arguing. one you and your husband are er want to swim again? If she does Several major issues are instant grown children. comfortable talking to. The input continue to swim, will she dwell too. triggers, but there’s also resent- We need someone who is at you are looking for is within their so heavily on the danger that I ment, hurt feelings, and awful least 55, experienced and trained purview, particularly because you will have ruined any remaining Dear Abby is written by Abigail things we’ve said to each other. I to listen to both sides of an issue, are looking for compromise. joy she gets from being in the wa- Van Buren, also known as Jeanne think we still love each other, but and who can be objective without ter? On the other hand, if I don’t Phillips, and was founded by her I don’t think we like each other actually taking sides and give us DEAR ABBY: I am a senior man tell her, she could be placing her- mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact very much. a solution or opinion on how we living next door to a slightly old- self in danger. Obviously, I would Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com We both feel a mediator is what can work through the issues am- er woman. We live in lakefront miss my friend and feel terrible if or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, we need, someone to hear both icably. How do we go about this? homes and enjoy being active anything happened to her. Please CA 90069. CROSSWORD Get Fuzzy CURRENT PUZZLE ANSWERS Drabble Dailies Pearls Before Swine Garfield