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THE DA ILY ASTOR IAN • TUESDAY , APR IL 28 , 2015 F EA TUR E S 5A r row ’ s ho ro scope I s b r o th e r - in - law ch ea t in g ? Tomo By Ho l iday Ma th i s , C r ea to r s Synd i ca t e In c . Dear Ann ie : I be l ieve my s i s - te r ’ s hu sband , “Roy ,” i s hav ing an a f fa i r . He and I have been f l i r t ing fo r seve ra l yea r s , and we ’ve had seve ra l occa s ion s whe re we cou ld have been to - ge the r , bu t becau se o f my s i s te r , we neve r have . My s i s te r ’ s ma r r iage ha s been t roub led fo r yea r s . The two o f them l ive toge the r , bu t in sepa - ra te room s . They haven ’ t been in t ima te fo r age s . My s i s te r a l so ha s some hea l th i s sue s . Roy ha s sa id many t ime s tha t the two o f them shou ld be ab le to see o th - e r peop le . Recen t ly , I saw Roy w i th some younge r woman , and the way they we re look ing a t each o the r , I knew they we re mo re than f r iend s . He ha s neve r looked a t my s i s te r tha t way . W e do a lo t o f th ing s toge th - e r a s a fam i ly . Du r ing ou r mo s t recen t fam i ly weekend , Roy kep t tak ing o f f a lone . I be l ieve Roy know s tha t I ’m awa re o f h i s a f fa i r , even though he ha sn ’ t sa id any th ing . I ’m p re t ty su re my s i s te r a l ready know s and i s hu r t ing . She ba re ly speak s to h im and spend s mo s t o f he r t ime w i th he r g randch i ld ren . They bo th ac t a s though no th ing ha s happened . Ann i e ’ s Ma i lbox C rea to rs Synd ica te Inc . Ka th y M i t ch e l l and Ma r c y Suga r Roy ha s chea ted be fo re . I don ’ t wan t my s i s te r to be hu r t aga in , bu t I a l so don ’ t wan t to make th ing s awkwa rd be tween the two o f u s . I th ink i t ’ s t ime fo r my s i s te r to le t Roy go and move on . How do I hand le th i s? — Hu r t ing , Too Dear Hur t ing : W e th ink you a re ove r ly invo lved in you r s i s - te r ’ s ma r r iage . Y ou have no p roo f o f any th ing , on ly su sp i - c ion s , and the fac t tha t you have f l i r ted w i th you r b ro the r - in - law in the pa s t ra i se s que s t ion s abou t you r mo t ive s now . You r s is te r may be choos ing no t to con f ron t he r husband ’ s behav io r , and tha t is up to he r . P lease t ry to be emo t iona l ly suppo r t ive o f wha teve r pa th she takes to dea l w i th th is . Be a shou lde r to lean on when she needs one . You don ’ t have to do mo re . Dear Ann ie : I have l iked th i s boy fo r a lmo s t a yea r . When I f i r s t s ta r ted hang ing ou t w i th h im , one o f h i s f r iend s to ld me he l iked me , too . He even tua l ly a sked fo r my phone numbe r a t chu rch , and I g lad ly handed i t ove r . Bu t we soon s topped hang ing ou t , wh ich le f t me fee l ing hope - le s s ly con fu sed . My f r iend s say I shou ld ju s t go fo r i t and a sk h im fo r h i s numbe r . Wha t shou ld I do? — Hope le s s Dear Hope less : Th is boy may have needed a lo t o f cou r - age to ask fo r you r numbe r and d idn ’ t have enough in rese rve to ac tua l ly ca l l . O r he may have been teased by h is f r iends and p re tended tha t i t was a joke to save face . O r he may be less in te res ted than you hoped . The re ’ s no way to know un less you take the nex t s tep you r - se l f . W e know i t ’ s d i f f icu l t , so imag ine a nega t ive resu l t — he tu rns down you r reques t fo r h is numbe r . So? A t leas t you ’ l l know he ’ s no t the guy fo r you , and you can pu t i t beh ind you . I t ’ s be t te r than hang ing in l imbo inde f in i te ly . Good luck . AR IES (Ma r ch 21 -Ap r i l 1 9 ). Y ou long f o r them t o see y ou in tha t ce r ta in wa y and g i v e y ou the p ra i se and ba c k pa t s tha t p r o v e i t . The y w i l l ge t i t e v en tua l l y , b u t don ’ t wa i t a r ound , be cau se i t ’ s go ing t o be a wh i le . TAURUS (Ap r i l 20 -May 20 ). Be cau se you lo ve someone , you wan t to f i l l th i s pe r - son ’ s l i f e w i th swee tne s s . Y ou wan t to hea r the “wow , ” f ee l the th r i l l and ho ld on to the tende r momen t s . Now the que s t ion i s : How a re you go ing to c rea te the ne x t one? GEM IN I (May 21 -June 21 ). The re rea l l y a re no lone gen iu se s . G rea tne s s i s a g roup e f f o r t . The good , bad and ug l y g roup d y - nam i c s w i l l wo r k to b r ing ou t you r be s t , so jo in in and ge t m i x ed up in i t toda y . CANCER (June 22 -Ju ly 22 ). The b r i l l ian t O s ca r W i lde on ce sa id , “The wo r ld wa s m y o y s t e r , b u t I u sed the w r ong f o r k . ” The so c ia l sw i r l w i l l in c lude a f ew f o rma l i t ie s . S ta y r e - la x ed and a t ea se , and y ou ’ l l qu i c k l y p i c k up on wha t y ou ’ r e suppo sed t o do . LEO (Ju ly 23 -Aug . 22 ). Y ou ’ r e f o r e v e r comp r om i s ing — l i k e the t ime y ou wen t t o a spe c ia l p la ce w i th o the r s and wound up do ing wha t the y wan t ed t o do . Se i ze the chan ce t o go ba c k a lone so y ou can p i c k up on a l l y ou we r en ’ t ab le t o do the f i r s t t ime . V IRGO (Aug . 23 -Sep t . 22 ). Whe the r th ing s ge t too bo r ing o r too e x c i t ing , you r rea c t ion i s the same : E s cape ! T oda y ha s you ta k ing a men ta l o r ph y s i ca l jou rne y in hope s o f f ind ing en jo ymen t . K eep i t sho r t , and l i f e w i l l be imp ro ved upon you r re tu rn . L IBRA (Sep t . 23 -Oc t . 23 ). T ime l y com - p l imen t s ha ve g rea t powe r . The same wo rd s sa id in an un t ime l y f a sh ion lo se 90 pe r cen t o f the i r va lue . A c comp l i shmen t s need to be a c know ledged immed ia te l y . FRANK AND ERNEST BLOND IE THATABABY SALLY FORTH STONE SOUP B .C . LOLA D ILBERT S IX CH IX B IZARRO MUTTS NON SEQU ITUR BABY BLUES W IZARD OF ID Z ITS ROSE IS ROSE SCORP IO (Oc t . 24 -Nov . 21 ). A s sume tha t e ve ry th ing tha t happen s toda y i s go ing to do you some good . E ven sp i l l s , m i s com - mun i ca t ion s , m i s ta ke s and o ve r s igh t s w i l l be f o r the be s t . P eop le a re b rough t toge th - e r in vu lne rab i l i t y , no t s t reng th . SAG ITTAR IUS (Nov . 22 -Dec . 21 ). When peop le s t rong l y iden t i f y w i th a ce r ta in s t y le , i t can be e x t reme l y d i f f i cu l t f o r them to con - ne c t w i th , a c cep t and lea rn f rom tho se w i th a d i f f e ren t s t y le . Y ou ha ve to jo in ‘em be f o re you can bea t ‘em . CAPR ICORN (Dec . 22 -J an . 1 9 ). Y ou r need t o p lea se peop le i s s t r ong now , and y ou can u se th i s t o y ou r ad v an tage in y ou r e f f o r t t o r ea ch a pe r sona l goa l . W ho e l se w i l l be p lea sed when y ou ge t the r e? T ie o the r peop le in t o y ou r p lan s . Bu i ld a c coun tab i l i t y . AQUAR IUS (Jan . 20 -Feb . 1 8 ). Some - one wan t s wha t you ha ve . The ou t s ide wo r ld see s you r l i v ing e xamp le bu t doe sn ’ t rea l i ze the e f f o r t tha t wen t beh ind i t . I t w i l l be you r job to en l igh ten . P ISCES (Feb . 1 9 -Ma rch 20 ). In o rde r to see wha t you r l im i t s rea l l y a re , you ha ve to do mo re . P u sh you r se l f in to un com f o r tab le (bu t no t pa in fu l ) te r r i to ry . A f r iend who ’ s a l - read y been the re can he lp . WEDNESDAY ’S B IRTHDAY (Ap r i l 29 ). B y you r ne x t b i r thda y , you ’ l l be 1 0 t ime s happ ie r . In Ma y , se l f - re f le c t ion w i l l he lp you un co ve r you r mo t i va t ion and u l t ima te - l y lead to f ind ing a d i f f e ren t and hea l th ie r wa y to mee t you r need s . F am i l y t ie s a re s t reng thened th i s summe r , and f eud s a re pu t to re s t . Lu c k ha s ve ry l i t t le to do w i th you r b ig w in in Ju l y . L ib ra and S co rp io peo - p le ado re you . Y ou r lu c k y numbe r s a re : 34 , 37 , 28 , 1 9 and 5 .