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Bad way to break the news
Dear Annie: I am in the is the more he or she wants oth-
process of getting a divorce ers to be happy, and the reverse
is also true. Just think how mis-
after 38 years of marriage.
I’m wondering whether erable your husband and his
you could help me understand new girlfriend must be to act
the way in which my husband like such bullies. Pitiful.
Instead of getting mad, or
“announced” he is having an
even, get happy —
affair. We went to a
DEAR
happy that this louse
small-town festival,
is out of your life, for
and he introduced me
ANNIE
one. Spend time with
to a woman. I could
friends and your daugh-
tell there was some-
ter. Focus on living well
thing going on. Later
(which really is the best
that day, he said that
revenge anyway). Good
yes, he finds her very
riddance to the rest.
attractive. (I should
Dear Annie: I am in
mention that she’s just
Lane
my
50s and was taught
two years older than Annie
Creators
Syndicate Inc.
by my family mem-
our daughter.)
bers that when some-
So I’m just trying
to understand why he would one brings or sends a gift, you
do this to me and why this girl should send a thank-you note.
would want to meet me. She’s That was before email, tex-
also married, and supposedly ting or other digital messag-
her husband doesn’t know ing methods. There is always
the good old telephone. I was
about their affair.
I am just having a difficult also taught that it is not about
time understanding how two the gift’s value but about the
people could be so cruel and thought, even if it’s a tin of
mean to me. — Slapped in the cookies or something home-
made. Luckily, we have been
Face
Dear Slapped: I will never able to be very generous.
In the past year, we attended
fully understand why people
are deliberately cruel. But I do two weddings, two funerals
know that the happier a person and a graduation and had two
babies born to friends (mil-
lennial to middle age). That
doesn’t include the gifts we
gave for birthdays or the hol-
idays. A “thank you” of some
type would have been nice. We
did not receive any acknowl-
edgment for anything and
finally asked the recipients
whether they had received the
gifts (knowing that in most
cases, they had, because they
were hand-delivered), to which
most responded, “Oh, yeah.
Thanks.” Please tell your read-
ers that if someone takes the
time to send a gift, a quick
“thank you” by some means
is proper etiquette and very
appreciated. Or the next time,
they won’t get anything. —
Beachside Suzi
Dear Beachside: You are
not the first — and you won’t
be the last — to write me about
this trend. Two recent solu-
tions I’ve heard from readers:
1) Donate to a charity in the
person’s name instead of con-
tinuing to give material gifts
for which he or she shows no
gratitude. 2) Give each offend-
ing person a set of nice thank-
you notes and a book of “for-
ever” stamps.
THE DAILY ASTORIAN • WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2017
TOMORROW’S HOROSCOPE
By Holiday Mathis, Creators Syndicate Inc.
ARIES (March 21-April 19). Your journey
in the world of commerce may have a few
bumps. Handle business, however inconve-
nient it may be. The customer is not always
right, though it behooves the merchant to
lend the benefit of the doubt.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Take up space
and command attention with your communi-
cation style. You’ll gain the support of author-
ity figures and the approval of those who see
you as an authority.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). There are many
ways to say it. Because of your desire to
leave people with a good feeling, you’ll give
thought to how you’re going to relay informa-
tion from important news to the simplest of
salutations.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). Artistic expres-
sion is stress relief. A regular creative practice
ensures that you’ll be not only calmer and
more centered but also quite masterful at the
craft of your choice.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You’ll have your
choice of a few different investments. It will be
better to invest in a person than it will in an
object or commodity. Tonight: Fortune favors
you when you express your love in actions
instead of words.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). People will have
a strong need to categorize you today, only
because they’re trying to figure out where you
fit into their lives. Just don’t let them define
you. You define you; and that definition is
ever-evolving.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). If love is a game,
this will be a prize winning round. Hand on
the buzzer, you’re ready to come up with the
right answer. Make your move. Don’t wait
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
to be sure.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Your close
friends and loved ones will want to know what
you think, but beyond that there is little to gain
(and much to lose) from discussing personal
and political views with the general public
today.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). You’re
probably feeling nostalgic for another time. It
was no better or worse than this time really,
but it was lovely and inspiring in its own way.
Channel the energy of the past into today’s
work.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Driven peo-
ple do not find it difficult to push themselves
hard. The real challenge for an overachiever
is in setting limits that will lead to optimum
gains over the long term.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You never
know who is hurting inside. When in doubt,
reach out. Your handshakes and hugs are
healing. You won’t regret being a little more
friendly or affectionate than was really nec-
essary.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Without regular
injections of fun and excitement, relationships
get stale. Brainstorm on the subject, because
the answer will be out of the ordinary.
TOMORROW’S BIRTHDAY (Feb. 9). You
can be subtle and sly when you need to be,
and you’ll maneuver a situation that requires
diplomacy. You’ll advance through the politics
of a scene and become quite powerful. March
and June offer a different kind of work and the
chance at big money. A special friendship will
send you on a July adventure. Scorpio and
Aries adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 4, 9,
25, 34 and 19.