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Time to leave your partner
Dear Annie: I am 44 years old ing, and either he doesn’t notice or
and have been dating a 48-year- he doesn’t care. I just can’t handle
old man for 2 1/2 years. I met him this anymore. Should I just let him
three weeks after he got out of a go and move on? If I did, I would
16-year relationship.
most likely be alone. I am an
There are some things I need amputee with not a lot of friends.
help with. For most of the time I love him with all my heart, but I
we have been together, he
am tired of being walked
DEAR
has been talking to other
all over. What should I
women — sometimes his
do? — Confused in Small
ANNIE
ex-girlfriend — on Face-
Town in Pennsylvania
book. He has told these
Dear Confused: You
other women that he loves
know exactly what you
them and misses them; he
should do. But before we
sends them heart and kiss-
address the issue of leav-
ing this louse, I want to
ing emoticons. He “likes”
encourage you to work
their pictures on Facebook
Lane
and leaves comments — Annie
on your self-esteem
Creators
Syndicate Inc.
and make friends. Get
for example, “Looking
good!” — along with heart
involved in your commu-
emojis. The thing is that he barely nity. Check Meetup, a website that
ever says these things to me.
connects people through shared
I see him only on weekends, interests, to see what clubs are in
and we have takeout and watch a your town, or even start your own!
Now, back to the louse. This
movie. He barely ever holds my
hand, and our sex life has all but man does not deserve the love
stopped. He says he’s too tired. and affection you’ve given him.
He makes me feel as if I am the I promise you that it feels much
one in the wrong. He thinks it’s better to be single than to be
perfectly acceptable to talk to all with someone who doesn’t love
these women when he says about you back. With time, you will
four words to me a day. He holds find another mate. And do not
actual conversations with others. sell yourself short in that regard.
I can’t tell you how many times I There is someone out there who
have fallen asleep beside him cry- will make you fall asleep smiling
instead of crying.
Dear Annie: This is in
response to “Crybaby,” who cries
at everything. I have the oppo-
site problem. I never cry. I feel
things deeply, and I well up, but
I never spill over. It might be an
overestimate to say that I cry once
a year. There have been times —
e.g., funerals and when a sad story
is being told — when tears have
been the appropriate response and
I have been the only one not visi-
bly crying. It makes me feel as if I
am perceived as cold and unfeel-
ing, when that is not the case. It is
just that I have a strongly devel-
oped resolve not to cry, for some
unknown reason. “Crybaby’s”
problem embarrasses her, but my
problem embarrasses me! — Dry-
Eyed but Not Unfeeling
Dear Dry-Eyed: I’ve received
many responses to the column
with “Crybaby’s” letter. But until
yours, all of them had been from
fellow criers who wanted to let her
know she isn’t alone. Your per-
spective may help those exces-
sive criers to feel thankful for their
tears. You might want to talk with
an ophthalmologist about your
problem, in case it has something
to do with the functioning of your
tear ducts.
THE DAILY ASTORIAN • WEDNESDAY, MAY 31, 2017
TOMORROW’S HOROSCOPE
By Holiday Mathis, Creators Syndicate Inc.
ARIES (March 21-April 19). Your sign mate
Leonardo da Vinci recognized before many
others that the sun does not move. Today you
will see a rather large truth that many others
are missing.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You may fanta-
size about a perpetual holiday, but you know
that you’re too hard a worker for that kind
of situation to be ideal. Still, you need more
leisure time at your disposal. There will be an
opportunity to get some. Take it.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). A million people
have seen what you’ll see today, and yet you’ll
see something completely different in it. You’ll
make discoveries by accident and sagacity.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). Water is among
the most precious and strange elements we
take for granted in daily life. You will embody
some of the paradoxes of water today, as you
are able to fill a situation or carry it away.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). It’s said that fate
chooses your family and you choose your
friends, but this isn’t entirely true: Many of the
factors in friendship choice are out of your
control, as well. You’ll be in a mood to assert
control over whatever you can.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Your name has
associations with it, some of which you are
unaware. You might be surprised to learn
what people experience when they hear your
name. You’ll definitely build on your good
reputation today.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Once you estab-
lish a habit, it’s yours. It’s easier to stay in a
habit than not, because habits are automatic
and will go on and on until interrupted. What
do you want to turn into a habit? Do it now.
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
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). The one who
criticizes cares so much more than the one
who gives out an easy pass. Frustration is
also a sign of investment. If there’s a tense
dynamic between you and another, maybe
that’s a good thing. Maybe it’s love!
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). There are
people with detailed knowledge about certain
years of your life. But no one knows the big
picture like you do. You’ve been there since
Day One. It’s a reflective time. Give more
thought to your story.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). You don’t
need a social media page to tell you who your
real friends are. They emerge in good times,
when the party’s at your house, and in bad
times, too. You’ll return the sentiment in kind
and be there for a friend today.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Socializing
isn’t fun when you feel you’re being judged
the whole time. You prefer the company of
easygoing people. You like to feel you can
move about uncensored.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). You don’t want
the kind of gains that come at the expense of
another. If one person’s wealth makes anoth-
er person poor, nobody really wins. You’ll try to
assess the value of things on deeper levels.
TOMORROW’S BIRTHDAY (June 1). Mov-
ing it forward is what you’re about for the next
six weeks. You’ve a laser-like focus and will
be practically immune to distractions. The win
comes in September and again in December.
You’re daring and will risk your heart. Maybe
it’s not an easy road, but you’ll definitely gain
the tensile strength in the process. Scorpio
and Virgo adore you. Your lucky numbers are:
10, 4, 44, 39 and 18.