August 29, 2026 Issue, Page 5 of 14

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ACTIVITIES The Elk City News SATURDAY, AUGUST 29, 2026 • 5 Retired Husband Drives Remote Worker Wife Up a Wall DEAR ABBY: I am at my wits’ end if he’d consider going to couples ship adjustment is still needed. Even or look for it, hides from the pub- with “Barney,” my husband of 35 DEAR ABBY counseling, but he refuses. if he refuses counseling, go by your- lic, and behaves like a 16-year-old. years. He retired two years ago, but I’m a happy woman except when self! If you do, you may learn some Should I quit asking? — UNCLE IN I am still working and likely will for to talk. He wants to know what’s for I’m with my husband. That makes me techniques for dealing with his trou- THE DARK several more years. I’ve worked from dinner, and he gets upset if I’m not sad, and I’m tired of feeling this way. blesome behaviors. DEAR UNCLE: If you do not ask home successfully since long before done working at exactly 5 p.m. He I’m not sure what to do. I’ve thought how your niece is doing, it will appear the COVID-19 pandemic, which also gets upset with me if I won’t let about renting office space, but that DEAR ABBY: My 40-year-old niece that you do not care. So, the next time him caress and hold me while I’m was fine while Barney was working. would only solve the disruption is- has lived in my sister’s basement for you speak to your relatives and your trying to work. When he worked, he When he retired, I talked to him sues during my workday. It wouldn’t five years now. She has had many ups question is met with an uncomfort- often stayed late and went in after about respecting boundaries during solve the other issues, notably Bar- and downs since running away at 15, able pause, consider asking whether hours or on weekends. I never com- the day while I work. My home office plained or showed him the disrespect ney’s lack of respect for me. — GIVE but she was able to get a degree in en- they would rather you not ask. is on the second floor of the house, he is showing me. ME SPACE gineering, fly helicopters, etc., so she which leaves him the entire down- For a while, I tried to give Barney DEAR GIVE ME SPACE: A partial is intelligent. I don’t know why she Dear Abby is written by Abigail stairs to enjoy without disrupting me more attention because I do love him. solution is better than no solution. has withdrawn to such a degree. Van Buren. For nearly four decades, during work hours. Now, his constant complaining is so Go ahead and rent the office space. It Should I ask my sister or brother- Jeanne Phillips penned the column, Unfortunately, Barney has not annoying that I don’t even want to will be helpful to learn how much of in-law how she is doing when I call? which was founded in 1956 by her shown me the respect I asked for. He spend my free time with him. I am the pressure that relieves. Once your I feel it’s normal and natural that I mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact frequently yells upstairs for me to certainly not interested in any phys- work frustrations are out of the pic- ask, but the question always brings a Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com come help him with something, or ical expressions of love. I’ve tried to ture, reassess Barney’s treatment of painful silence followed by, “She’s fig- or P.O. Box 270135, Kansas City, MO he comes into the office and wants discuss this with him and even asked you and decide how much relation- uring out her life.” She does not work 64127. CROSSWORD Get Fuzzy CURRENT PUZZLE ANSWERS Drabble Dailies Pearls Before Swine Garfield