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Man needs to check out
Dear Annie: I have an embar-
rassing problem, and I don’t know
what to do.
I met a beautiful young woman
who works in a local store. She is
about 20 years younger than I am.
She took my breath away the irst
time I saw her, but I igured that
with the age difference, there was no
chance.
I saw her every day for about 18
months, and every day I liked her
more. One day, she told me she was
depressed and needed to be cheered
up. She also told me she was glad
to see me because I always cheered
her up. That was the nicest thing a
woman has ever told me.
A couple of weeks later, I went
into the store, and we locked eyes.
She turned around without a word
and went into the back room and
didn’t come out while I was there.
Needless to say, that hurt.
For the next two weeks, she acted
the same way, as if I were invisible.
I was devastated. I stopped going in
when she was working. I can take a
hint.
Ten months later, she changed
shifts, and I saw her again. It is a
much longer story, but she acted as
if I was her best friend again. That’s
when I realized I am in love with
her. But with the age difference, I
Dear Annie
By
Annie
Lane
Creators
Syndicate
Inc.
know it’s a no-brainer. Again I was
devastated, even more so this time.
My question is this: Why is she
so cruel? Is it a power thing? A
tease?
My heart is broken again, and I
guess I want to know why a woman
would do that to someone who has
always treated her with respect. It’s
so cruel. I’m lost here. Maybe I hurt
her. But she won’t talk about it, so
I don’t know. What should I do? —
Crush on the Clerk
Dear Crush: I think you’re
shopping in the wrong aisle here. It’s
possible this girl is playing games
with you, but the bottom line is that
you will never know what is going
on in another person’s head. You can
only control how you react.
So let’s focus on your feelings
here: I don’t think you are in love
with this girl; you are infatuated
THE DAILY ASTORIAN • MONDAY, AUGUST 22, 2016
By Holiday Mathis, Creators Syndicate Inc.
with her. The best way to get over
infatuation is to avoid the object of
it. Change your routine; go to a dif-
ferent store.
I’d also recommend getting
involved in a community organi-
zation so you can meet more peo-
ple and build your self-esteem. You
can’t expect anyone else to respect
you if you don’t respect yourself.
Dear Annie: My girlfriend and
I occasionally go to events during
which “The Star-Spangled Banner”
or a similar patriotic song is per-
formed. The announcers always ask
that people stand and please remove
their caps. My girlfriend, “Marie,”
absolutely refuses to remove her
hat. This is not for political reasons.
Rather, she says removing a hat is
only for guys. Fortunately, no one
has expressed annoyance at her —
at least no one other than me. Ask-
ing politely has no effect. What can I
do? — No-Hatter
Dear No-Hatter: Neither of
you is too far off base. The widely
accepted etiquette is that men must
remove their hats during the national
anthem; women can leave fashion
hats on but should remove unisex
hats (such as baseball hats and bean-
ies). So show her this column if you
are in the right. And if you’re wrong,
you owe her some Cracker Jack.
ARIES (March 21-April 19). You’re so
charismatic that people tend to do as you
wish without even considering if it’s best for
them. Luckily, you’re kindhearted and have
their best interests in mind, so it is.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You’ll agree
to things you’ve never done before because
you want the adventure and fresh stimu-
lation of it. Since you’ve no worries about
what the others think of you, you’ll be com-
fortable in a wide variety of situations.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). There is a
good reason to organize and catalogue
your work. You’re so close to it now that you
may not even realize it, but you’ve built up
a treasure trove of knowledge that others
would love to know. You’ll benefit from this
soon.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). People
around you may be overthinking the simple
issues you so clearly see. Success in rela-
tionships will be a matter of bypassing the
logical side of the other person’s brain and
communicating straight to the heart.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You’ll approach
your day with a sense of felicity, and all
will pan out beautifully. The right words will
reach the right ears. People will snap to your
needs like perfectly matched puzzle pieces.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Your strength
and confidence will give you an unfair ad-
vantage in relationships. Take it and lever-
age it while it lasts. When you’re happy, the
others will be happy, too.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Just because
you’ve passed this way before doesn’t mean
that you’re regressing. Like complicated cro-
chet, some tasks require you to circle back
and repeat past steps. The end result will be
FRANK AND ERNEST
BLONDIE
THATABABY
SALLY FORTH
PHOEBE AND HER UNICORN
B.C.
LOLA
DILBERT
SIX CHIX
BIZARRO
MUTTS
NON SEQUITUR
BABY BLUES
WIZARD OF ID
ZITS
ROSE IS ROSE
neat, logical and lovely.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). You would
love to think that you’re in control of the di-
rection a relationship takes. First of all, total
control is not possible. Secondly, if it were
possible, it would be deadly boring. So re-
lax!
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Even if
the task is lowly, doing it to your best ability
and becoming great at it makes you power-
ful. Value power over status, effectiveness
over popularity. This is spiritual strength.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). You’ll ac-
complish what you set out to do but not in
the way you thought you would. A strange
bit of magic will happen as you focus on
your strengths and play to your talents.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You’ll
make a connection with someone you like
immensely and also with someone you like
a little less. Your true social genius is evi-
dent in the fact that neither will know which
category he or she is in.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). You’ll elo-
quently speak of your beliefs and dreams,
entrancing your listeners and putting them
in just the right headspace to agree with
what you’d like them to do next. This is what
happens when you speak from the heart.
TUESDAY’S BIRTHDAY (Aug. 23). The
risk you take in the next 10 weeks will be
like jumping out of the nest: It’s fly or fall
time. Love will be your cushion. November
sees you very creative. People will pay good
money to have what you were primarily do-
ing for yourself. Your relationship with these
people will make the end of 2016 great.
Aquarius and Scorpio adore you. Your lucky
numbers are: 9, 40, 28, 3 and 18.