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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2015 FEATURES 5A Kissing has gone by the wayside Tomorrow’s horoscope By Holiday Mathis, Creators Syndicate Inc. Dear Annie: I am 53 years old and have been with my boyfriend for four \HDUV7KH¿UVW\HDUZDVDZHVRPH:H would hug and kiss hello and goodbye, and often say “I love you.” 1RZ"1RWKLQJ:HGRQ¶WWRXFKDWDOO , DP VR XQKDSS\:H KDYH VH[ RQFH D month and only when he wants it. During VH[ WKHUH LV QR NLVVLQJ RU HPEUDFLQJ :KHQ , WDON WR KLP DERXW WKLV KH EH- FRPHVDQJU\DQGVD\V,OLYHLQDIDQWDV\ ZRUOGDQGKDYHXQUHDOLVWLFH[SHFWDWLRQV +HVD\VKHLVQRWJRLQJWRFUDZODOORYHU PH+HWKHQVD\VKHORYHVPHYHU\PXFK ,W¶VQRWWKDW,ZDQWVH[DOOWKHWLPH EXWDOLWWOHDIIHFWLRQZRXOGEHQLFH2WKHU WKDQWKLVWKLQJVDUHJRRG:HJHWDORQJ ZHOODQGVXSSRUWHDFKRWKHU,MXVWZLVKLW FRXOGEHOLNHRXU¿UVW\HDU,GRQ¶WZDQW to start all over with someone else, but ODWHO\,¶PDVNLQJP\VHOI³6KRXOG,VWD\ or should I go?” — Ursula Dear Ursula:(PEUDFLQJDQGNLVVLQJ during lovemaking is normal. 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He thought she needed more R[\JHQEXWLQIDFWWKHSUREOHPZDVWRR PXFK7KHRQO\ZD\WRWHVWIRUDEXLOGXS RIFDUERQGLR[LGHLVZLWKDVSHFLDOEORRG JDVWHVW7KLVLVDWUHDWDEOHFRQGLWLRQ Anyone with these symptoms, espe- FLDOO\WKRVHRQR[\JHQVKRXOGDVNWKHLU GRFWRU QRW RQO\ DERXW 3DUNLQVRQ¶V EXW DOVRDERXW&2OHYHOV²Joan in Lou- isiana FRANK AND ERNEST BLONDIE THATABABY SALLY FORTH STONE SOUP B.C. LOLA DILBERT SIX CHIX BIZARRO MUTTS NON SEQUITUR BABY BLUES WIZARD OF ID ZITS ROSE IS ROSE ARIES (March 21-April 19). Your work is shaping you in remarkable ways. It’s as though the partition separating you from your work is becoming increasingly porous until you are one and the same. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). For you, territo- ry is about feeling connected. Foreign territory is where the connection is lost. The boundar- ies are fuzzy at best, and that’s why it’s import- ant that you map them in your own way. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). As dangerous as it is to climb Mt. Everest, hundreds of peo- ple do it every day. You have your own version of a dangerous quest you’d like to accomplish, and this is a fine time to sort out the details and make a plan. CANCER (June 22-July 22). In this age of unmanned space missions, drones and the like, you wish you could send a robot to perform some of today’s more tedious duties. Alas, your human touch will make all the differ- ence to someone. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). The unfortunate consequences of carrying out bad instruc- tions must always be weighted against the rival set of unfortunate consequences that come with questioning and challenging the one giving the orders. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Even though you are impressively persuasive when deal- ing with rational people, there are those who can’t be reasoned with. It’s pointless to try! Remain polite, keep your distance and ignore them. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Haven’t you noticed that you often get the thing you were going for? Don’t take this for granted! On the other hand, not getting what you want can be painful, but at least it helps you appreciate your successes. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). What if you believed that you are now who you most wanted to be and you knew exactly what you were doing when you decided upon it? How would that change your approach? Have con- fidence. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Love and happiness are the central point. If you’re not getting enough of a chance to love, be loved and pursue happiness, it’s time to re- think your lifestyle. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). The rule is always to dress a step above your rank, and when you apply it, you’ll be seen as someone who is going places. Such things matter today, and your execution will be flawless. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). People seem more interested than they should be in your choices, but that doesn’t give them the right to be nosy, bossy or controlling. Follow the old hippie maxim: “It’s your thing. Do what you want to do.” PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). People around you will be making decisions based on the emotional tone they want more of. When you embody that tone, you’ll move them to take action, join your efforts or simply to love you. FRIDAY’S BIRTHDAY (Feb. 13). You be- lieve in family and in sacrificing for love, and that’s the reason for the beautiful event that happens in March. March also brings finan- cial luck. April begins a study that will go on for many years. Practical wisdom will win over fancy titles in June, and you’ll be promoted. Domestic upgrades are worth the cost. Cap- ricorn and Virgo people adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 30, 1, 22, 37 and 18.