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Crush sends mixed messages
Dear Annie: While in high
school in the late 1970s, there was
this guy, “Scott,” who had a crush on
me. Nothing transpired back then, so
fast-forward 30 years.
A month ago, I received a Face-
book friend request from Scott. Of
course, I accepted and found out
he and his wife are separated. I also
looked at his friends’ list and noticed
he had friended a few other people,
including my sister. I didn’t think
much about it at the time. I knew
that my sister had a new boyfriend,
although she claimed I didn’t know
him.
For the past three weeks, I have
been receiving his Facebook mes-
sages. He said that I looked good,
and I thought maybe he wanted to
rekindle the crush from high school.
But I noticed that whenever he
would log off, my sister would also
log off. It turns out he’s been see-
ing my sister, who lied that I didn’t
know her new boyfriend. She just
broke off a relationship in Novem-
ber with a guy from my high school
class, and now she is on to another
one.
In his last message to me, Scott
told me he was seeing my sister
and hoped I was OK with it. Annie,
I barely spoke to the guy in high
school. Sure, we dissected a frog
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together in biology class, but that
was about it. He waits 30 years, adds
me as a friend and sweet talks me,
but dates my sister? Was he asking
my permission?
I don’t understand this. I didn’t
respond to his last message and I
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ing on Facebook for a new girl-
friend, and my sister took the bait.
Was I reading too much into these
messages? — Totally Confused in
Indiana
Dear Indiana: We can under-
stand the confusion over what seems
to be mixed messages, but this isn’t
worth getting your hackles up. It’s
been 30 years since high school. He
can date anyone he wants, includ-
ing Sis. Yes, they should have been
upfront about it instead of making
it seem sneaky and dishonest. But
really, who cares? Wish them both
well and then forget about it.
Dear Annie: I read the letter
from “Momzilla’s Mother,” whose
daughter was so overprotective
that she monitored which shampoo
Grandma could use on her child.
You were spot on when you said the
granddaughter will eventually bring
her mother’s overprotectiveness to
an end.
My mother was a Momzilla, and
convinced I was in terrible danger
unless she supervised every minute
of my life. By the time I was 12, I
had developed myriad ways to hide
my activities from her endless obses-
sion. She deprived herself of ever
knowing me as an individual and
lamented the “loss” of my love until
the day she died. Because I had so
much going on that she was unaware
of, I didn’t feel I could come to her
for advice, and as a result, made mis-
takes that have haunted me for years.
Momzilla is setting herself up
for future bitter disappointment. But
if anyone has found a way to make
such a person aware of the dam-
age she’s doing to herself and her
daughter, I’ve never heard of it. —
Momzilla’s Daughter
Dear Daughter: How sad for
you and your mother. We would
like to think that Momzillas every-
where will read this and consider it a
wake-up call.
THE DAILY ASTORIAN • WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2016
By Holiday Mathis, Creators Syndicate Inc.
ARIES (March 21-April 19). This new
world you come across — well, it seems to
have been in fine working order before you
arrived. Nonetheless, it will not work nearly
as well unless you take part in its future.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). When you’re
around people who “get you” you don’t have
to be big and obvious. All you have to be is
you, paying attention and calling it as you
see it. What a relief!
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You need
an adequate form of creative expression.
Which form is adequate? The form that
prevents you from misdirecting all your
wonderful, imaginative energy into places
where it can’t be productively utilized.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). Success
brings happiness; happiness brings suc-
cess. This is not always the case, of course
— all the more reason to celebrate these
times of simple, elegant, universal reciproc-
ity.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You’re moving
into a gray area in a relationship. This is a
good place to be, though you must also be
bold. No more reliance on the rules and
standards that put you there. You’ll now be
making up your own guidelines.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Political un-
rest isn’t just for countries. You’ll feel it in a
small corner of your daily life. Note: You can
stand by the principle of a thing without giv-
ing your vote of approval to the leader.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). There’s a mild
tone to the day, and the best order business
is to simply enjoy what’s good, be patient
with what’s bad and save the big guns for
the things that need big-time obliteration.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). No one in
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this world makes it alone. You may not be
100 percent satisfied with the help you are
currently receiving, but you appreciate the
help anyway and give heartfelt thanks.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). You’ll
promote good luck and good will by being
prompt, or, even better, early. It may sound
a bit shallow, but your ability to show up
organized, well-dressed and cheerful will
advance your purposes.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Don’t
ask for more responsibility, as you’ll only
resent it later. The casual favors you do be-
cause you want to or because you said you
would are enough for now. You’re enough
without doing those things, too — just sa-
yin’!
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Trying
your best, working together, winning and
losing graciously — all things learned
through team efforts. If you’re not part of
a team right now there is no time like the
present to get in one!
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). The powers
that be will keep piling on the work as long
as you keep acting like you can take it. Go
on and get down to business. “Dull boy” or
not, all work and no play just might make
you rich.
THURSDAY’S BIRTHDAY (Feb. 11). All
those good and practical ideas come out of
genuine need to take care of your own. You
don’t even care if they reciprocate: The role
of “provider” is so germane to your agenda.
However, reciprocate they will this year —
and then some. Your true wealth will be the
heaps of love lavished on you for the next
12 months. Leo and Cancer adore you. Your
lucky numbers are: 4, 30, 9, 22 and 10.