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THE DA ILY ASTOR IAN • WEDNESDAY , APR IL 29 , 2015 F EA TUR E S 5A r row ’ s ho ro scope Can gu e s t s pa y fo r w edd ing? 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 : My b ro the r i s 42 and ge t t ing ma r r ied fo r the f i r s t t ime . H i s b r ide - to -be ha s been ma r r ied be fo re . My mom and I wou ld l ike to g ive he r a b r ida l showe r , bu t i t seem s they have mo s t o f wha t they need . Howeve r , they don ’ t own the i r own home . How do we send ou t inv i te s and a sk gue s t s to g ive money towa rd e i the r the co s t o f the wedd ing o r la rge r pu rcha se s l ike new fu rn i tu re o r a down paymen t on a home w i thou t be ing rude? I s the re a p rope r way , o r i s i t no t OK to a sk fo r th i s? — S tumped in W i scon s in Dear S tumped : I t i s no t OK to expec t gue s t s to pay fo r the wedd ing . The b r ida l coup le shou ld have the wedd ing they can a f fo rd . Showe r s , howeve r , a re abou t g i f t s , so the re i s some leeway when i t come s to reg i s - t r ie s . The re a re now reg i s t r ie s fo r honeymoon s , vaca t ion s and , ye s , hou se s , inc lud ing fu rn i tu re and app l iance s . I f the coup le ha s such reg i s t r ie s , the web - s i te s can be l i s ted on a sepa ra te shee t o f pape r w i th the showe r inv i ta t ion . Y ou a l so can pa s s a long such p re fe rence s by wo rd o f mou th . 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 Bu t pa r t o f a showe r i s un - w rapp ing g i f t s so eve ryone can “oooh” and “aaah .” I t m igh t be w i se fo r the b r ide to reg i s te r a t mo re t rad i t iona l p lace s whe re unwan ted g i f t s can be re tu rned o r exchanged fo r some th ing mo re to he r l ik ing (a f te r she w r i te s he r thank -you no te s , o f cou r se ) . Dear Ann ie : W i th you r ab i l - i ty to reach many peop le , how abou t a p lea to have hook s pu t in a l l pub l ic re s t room s? I ’m su re o the r women a l so ha te to pu t the i r pu r se s on the ba th - room f loo r in the se pub l ic p lac - e s . — Ge rm s , Y uck Dear Germ s : W e su spec t mo s t women wou ld ra the r pu t the i r pu r se on the i r head than d rop i t on the f loo r o f a pub l ic re s t room . I f the re i s no hook , t ry re s t ing the pu r se s t rap ove r the doo r la tch . I f tha t doe sn ’ t wo rk , the re may be space on the to i le t pape r d i spen se r . You a l so cou ld p lace you r pu r se on you r lap (awkwa rd , bu t doab le ) , o r ge t a pu r se w i th a shou lde r s t rap and don ’ t take i t o f f a t a l l . And you m igh t look in to pu r - cha s ing a l i t t le p la s t ic hook tha t w i l l s l ip ove r a doo r and ho ld a pu r se , o f ten ava i lab le a t d rug s to re s o r ha rdwa re s to re s . (Bu t do be ca re fu l i f you hang th i s ove r the doo r , a s someone can l i f t i t f rom the ou t s ide . ) A s a lway s , i f the re i s a manage r w i th whom to reg i s te r a com - p la in t , do so . Dear Ann ie : I ’d l ike to he lp tho se who fee l the same a s “A l so Lone ly in Che sapeake , V a . ,” the 29 -yea r -o ld v i rg in who ha sn ’ t found M r . R igh t . I know i t may sound s t range in th i s day and age , bu t 15 yea r s ago , my hu sband wa s a v i rg in . Due to low se l f -e s teem and a lack o f se l f -con f idence , he wa s a f ra id to a sk a woman ou t . W e we re 43 when we me t , and I am so g lad . W e ’ve had 15 ve ry happy yea r s , and I hope the re a re many mo re to come . — Donna AR IES (Ma rch 21 -Ap r i l 1 9 ). Y ou won ’ t unde r s tand e ve ryone ’ s pe r spe c t i ve . I t ’ s na tu ra l to g ra v i ta te towa rd the one s you do unde r s tand , bu t you ’ l l on l y imp ro ve and b roaden you r se l f b y pu r su ing in s igh t f rom the one s you don ’ t unde r s tand . TAURUS (Ap r i l 20 -May 20 ). Y ou ’ re f ee l - ing inqu i s i t i ve , and you ’ re in the mood to co l le c t th ing s l i ke f a c t s , wo rd s , boo k s and the tang ib le i tem s tha t in t r igue you . F o l low you r mu se w i thou t wo r ry o f the p ra c t i ca l i - t ie s . Y ou can wo r k them ou t la te r ! GEM IN I (May 21 -June 21 ). Y ou a re an a r t i s t . The p roo f o f th i s won ’ t be in you r wo r k so mu ch a s in you r ab i l i t y to f ind the beau t y and sen se the deep s ign i f i can ce o f in con sp i cuou s and o ve r loo ked de ta i l s . CANCER (June 22 -Ju ly 22 ). A re la t ion - sh ip ge t s in te re s t ing when you ge t be yond the s tanda rd e x change s and d ip you r toe in to the mu r k y dep th s . Th i s i s be s t a c com - p l i shed w i th a ca sua l a i r , a l igh t hea r t and a la c k o f agenda . LEO (Ju ly 23 -Aug . 22 ). Y ou ma y ha ve t roub le e xp la in ing th ing s in a ra t iona l wa y toda y , bu t tha t ’ s on l y be cau se you ’ re lead - ing w i th you r emo t iona l IQ . Y ou ha ve a ta len t f o r p i c k ing up on sub t le t ie s o f mood , vaguene s s and the log i c o f the hea r t . V IRGO (Aug . 23 -Sep t . 22 ). T e chn i ca l i t ie s m igh t hang y ou up , and the r e ’ s an oppo r - tun i t y in th i s . Don ’ t w i sh f o r f ewe r p r ob lem s ; ge t mo r e s k i l l s . Ge t t ing be t t e r a t so l v ing one i s sue w i l l he lp y ou w i th man y mo r e . L IBRA (Sep t . 23 -Oc t . 23 ). P eop le su s - pe c t the one who ne ve r ha s a nega t i ve wo rd to sa y . Comp la in ing can be fun . Sha r ing g r ipe s i s one wa y man y peop le conne c t . A la s , the gu i l t y p lea su re o f com - 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 p la in t i s a l so imma tu re . Ma tu re peop le do some th ing abou t i t . SCORP IO (Oc t . 24 -Nov . 21 ). Y ou ’ re no t genu ine l y in te re s ted in a l l sub je c t s , bu t you s t i l l en jo y ca r ry ing on con ve r sa t ion s abou t wha te ve r come s up , be cau se you ’ re genu - ine l y in te re s ted in a l l peop le . SAG ITTAR IUS (No v . 22 -Dec . 21 ). Y ou r chang ing p r io r i t ie s and r e sou r ce s w i l l ha v e y ou loo k ing a t ce r t a in goa l s d i f f e r en t l y . Some goa l s a r e no t mean t t o be a ch ie v ed . Le t y ou r goa l s e v o l v e w i th y ou r l i f e c i r cum s t an ce s . CAPR ICORN (Dec . 22 -J an . 1 9 ). On ce upon a t ime , y ou made an ag r eemen t y ou d idn ’ t p r ope r l y unde r s t and . I f y ou had known , y ou w ou ldn ’ t ha v e ag r eed , and y e t t oda y th ing s a r e w o r k ing ou t ju s t f ine . Ne x t t ime a r ound , though , see k t o t a l comp r ehen s ion . AQUAR IUS (Jan . 20 -Feb . 1 8 ). Se i ze the oppo r tun i t y to ge t in f ron t o f peop le to ta l k abou t wha t you ’ re se l l ing . Whe the r i t ’ s a p rodu c t , an idea o r a re la t ion sh ip , you w i l l be e x t rao rd ina r i l y pe r sua s i ve in you r own la id -ba c k wa y . P ISCES (Feb . 1 9 -Ma rch 20 ). P eop le who show up to he lp you w i l l need your leade r sh ip . Don ’ t a s sume tha t the o the r s know wha t the y a re do ing . Y ou can be an a t ten t i ve gu ide w i thou t m i c romanag ing . THURSDAY ’S B IRTHDAY (Ap r i l 30 ). Y ou r h igh s tanda r d s and de t e rm ina t ion a r e wh y th i s tu rn s ou t t o be one o f y ou r mo s t p r odu c t i v e y ea r s t o da t e . In y ou r wo r k , y ou ’ l l be un comp r om i s ing , b u t in y ou r pe r sona l r e la t ion sh ip s , y ou ’ l l be f le x ib le and sen s i - t i v e , r ead y t o ma k e the o the r pe r son happ y . A d v en tu r e s in A ugu s t lead t o comm i tmen t s . A qua r iu s and A r ie s peop le ado r e y ou . Y ou r lu c k y numbe r s a r e : 40 , 1 5 , 26 , 1 2 and 32 .