THE DAILY ASTORIAN • TUESDAY, MAY 1, 2018
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TOMORROW’S HOROSCOPE
Revealing love too soon?
Dear Annie: A friend relationship a knockout, take
recently set me up with an a step back. It sounds as if
amazing man. We have been you two have a wonderful
dating for roughly three connection that will continue
months. Every time we go to grow. Keep in mind that if
out, we have so much fun. telling someone that you love
I’m pretty sure that he is the him too soon scares him off,
one. Last Saturday night
then he was not
DEAR
was especially lovely. He
the one. Better
told me to dress nicely
to learn that after
ANNIE
and took me to a very
three months than
fancy restaurant. We
after three years.
ate delicious food and
Some
peo-
ple are slower
laughed the whole eve-
ning. We then went back
to express their
to my house to watch a
emotions,
and
movie. As we were sitting
the fact that he
Lane
on the couch, I told him Annie
is behaving as
Creators
Syndicate
Inc.
that I think I’m falling
before is a very
in love with him. At that
good sign. Give
point, he sort of nervously him time. Perhaps he’ll sur-
smiled and said he’s having prise you and tell you soon
a really nice time getting to that he loves you, too. Good
know me. Needless to say, I relationships, like so much
was very taken aback. I tried else in life, depend on a series
to just laugh it off. He still of small successes achieved
called me the next day, and one day at a time.
Dear Annie: My hus-
we are resuming as though I
never said the L-word. Should band persistently comments
I bring it up again? Should I when he feels a person or
assume that he doesn’t love a situation is gay. (I’m not
me? Annie, help me. — Beat sure how a situation can be
Him to the Punch Too Soon
gay, but whatever.) He is not
Dear Beat Him to the homophobic and is all for
Punch: Before you call your equality for the LGBTQ com-
munity. But he keeps talking
about how his “gaydar” tells
him when someone is gay.
Since the birth of our daugh-
ter, it’s been getting more and
more on my nerves. I don’t
care what anyone’s sexuality
is, and I don’t want to listen
to my husband’s interpreta-
tion of it. He doesn’t mention
how straight other people are.
When I tell him this commen-
tary is unwanted (by me and
our friends), he blows me off.
What can I tell him to get him
to understand that not every-
one wants his take on sexual-
ity? — Annoyed and Trying to
Help
Dear Annoyed and Try-
ing to Help: Tell him that
these comments are not funny
or insightful. They’re also not
a good example to set for your
daughter. (She might be pre-
verbal now, but she won’t be
for long.) If that’s not rea-
son enough for him, you
might mention that constantly
talking about other people’s
sexuality makes him seem
uncomfortable with his own.
Perhaps he should take some
time to reflect on why he’s so
preoccupied with the topic.
5A
By Holiday Mathis, Creators Syndicate Inc.
ARIES (March 21-April 19). There are people
you keep returning to over and over in one
form or another. It’s as though all of the turns
eventually lead you back to each other. Your
thoughts, intentions or lives will once again
intersect.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). The reason
you’re not sure you want to leap at the chance
for more power is that you realize the impli-
cations. To accept authority over others is to
accept responsibility for their well-being.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Many people have
the courage of their convictions without ever
checking to make sure that they are indeed
in the right. Not you. You’ll put it to the test. If
you have to fight, you want to be sure you’re
fighting for the right side.
work past that point.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). There are things
you would like to be certain of, but even if you
were, it still wouldn’t bring you the security
you seek; it would give you only the illusion of
security. So consider letting go of your ques-
tions and the need to predict life.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). People
sometimes oppose one another without know-
ing why and then look for faults and other
reasons that will delegitimize the opposition.
It’s a game. Take the high road. Don’t play.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). You’ve had
advocates and champions in your life, so you
know what the role is and how it’s best played.
Take it on for yourself today. Be the support
you need and deserve.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). Perhaps the
idea of a peaceful world is too far into fanta-
syland to be a reasonable possibility, but what
about peace in your own heart? Whatever
is keeping that from happening, it can be
overcome.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Relationships
get interesting -- and maybe even spectacu-
lar. This is, in no small part, because of your
expectations. You either didn’t know what to
expect or weren’t expecting much, and now
it’s all a delightful surprise.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). In an effort to be
understood, some will explain so much of the
process that it actually makes things a lot
more complicated. As you go about your day,
seek simplicity. Simplicity needs less explana-
tion, not more.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). There’s a coin
toss feel to the day. Though you’re interested
in the outcome, you don’t have a preference
about which way it lands. You don’t mind what
happens because you’re covered regardless.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You’re conscien-
tious and you want to help, so you think about
what you’re going to say. Maybe you don’t
need to worry so much about this. The right
words follow the right thoughts.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). There’s a point in
which the knife cannot get any sharper. If you
keep sharpening it past that point, it will blunt.
Know when your work is done, and then don’t
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
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (May 2). Your greatness
requires nothing more than what you already
have. Polish that and you’ll wind up shining
brighter than ever. A special relationship will
improve your domestic flow and your health,
too. Deals will favor you in July and November.
Because you do well on a test, new opportu-
nity opens in September. Cancer and Virgo
adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 6, 39, 1,
25 and 40.