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6A FEATURES TOMORROW’S HOROSCOPE Boyfriend ignores her Dear Annie: I’m an attrac- totally ignored me. He turned tive, well-educated, mature his back to me and sat knee-to- woman. A year ago, an old boy- knee with this woman. They friend contacted me. We rekin- held hands and lovingly gazed dled our romance and have into each other’s eyes, coo- a long-distance relationship. ing affectionately about what they had “been through We have spent sev- DEAR eral weeks together on together.” I sat there, three different vaca- humiliated and hurting, ANNIE tions. He insisted that saying nothing, trying I visit him. He bought to ignore them. me a plane ticket and The next day, I told made reservations for him how disrespected me to spend six weeks and hurt this made me at his home. One of his feel. He brushed it off female “friends” called and offered no apology Lane several times a day, Annie to me. I told him that I Creators Syndicate Inc. constantly interrupting did not want to see this our intimacy. He called woman anymore; how- her affectionate names and took ever, she invited herself to break- the calls privately. She insisted fast with us and showed up at on being included in all of our his door, and we had to ride with plans, controlling and domi- her again. (When I objected, he neering our time together and told me that if we ever broke up, insisting on driving us to bars it would be my fault because I and restaurants. He ignored can’t get along with his friends. my objections to this constant Also, when I asked him whether inclusion. he and this woman have sex, he When she drove us to one defended her and didn’t answer bar, she announced, “If anyone my question). At breakfast, gets mad tonight, you’re walk- again they sat there ignoring ing home.” Obviously, she had me and staring lovingly at each hopes of upsetting me. While other, and he said to her, “It’s we were at the bar, my boyfriend been a long time since you’ve THE DAILY ASTORIAN • THURSDAY, AUGUST 2, 2018 By Holiday Mathis, Creators Syndicate Inc. been in my hot tub.” I sat there like a fool, helplessly fighting back the tears, trying to main- tain a shred of dignity. Even though he insisted that I visit him, bought my plane ticket and says he loves me, he obviously couldn’t care less about my feelings. I was 2,000 miles from home, in a huge, unfamiliar city, with no one to call and nowhere to go. Please tell me what I should have done in that situation. — Totally Disrespected Dear Totally Disrespected: You should have gotten on an earlier flight home and mailed this cad an invoice for the re-booking fee. Really, “cad” doesn’t even begin to cover it. He flew you across the coun- try to visit him — only so you’d have a front-row seat for his dal- liances with another woman. Something is definitely up between them. And they both seem to relish the drama, almost as if it’s some kind of sick game to them. You deserve to be with someone who treats you with respect. There are plenty of fish in the sea. Toss this eel back, and cast your line anew. ARIES (March 21-April 19). If only you could clean your mental hard drive as thoroughly as you clean your digital one. Though bad memo- ries are hard to overwrite, it’s not quite as hard to find a more empowering way to frame them. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Everything is moving so fast that it’s already time to educate yourself again. Internet classes, library books, YouTube videos: It’s never been so easy to get the specific information you need to go to the next level. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). The best way to learn the codes of others is by observing what they do. Forget what they say; that’s a decoy. Switch to a deeds-only policy and you’ll “hear” what people are really telling you. CANCER (June 22-July 22). While the calcula- tions point to the fact that your life, and all life for that matter, is a mathematical miracle, you don’t always experience it as such. So it’s wonderful when today, for a moment, you feel the awe of being alive. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). There are those who are thoughtlessly agreeable, easily led (and fooled) and generally without the imagination to rebel. Lucky them! Life is so complex for smart folks such as yourself. You’ll spend a good deal of time weighing your options. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Your best is good enough. Anyone who doesn’t think so is helping you figure out where to go next. Head toward those who have the ability, experience and heart to really appreciate what you do. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You’re inclined to do what comes naturally, but that course of action won’t take you where you want to go. So there’s a choice to make. Don’t worry: With enough practice, the other way will seem like second 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 nature, too. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Choose your topics of conversation carefully. There are those who will be jealous of or threatened by the happiness of others. For some reason, they mistakenly believe that there won’t be enough to go around. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Establishing boundaries isn’t just for defensive people. It’s for people who appreciate order, who like to help others feel comfortable and who want to have more control over their own destinies. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). While you are wary of those who wear trendy causes like designer shoes, you do admire helpers, and you want to give, too. This is a great time to look deeper into the needs of the world. Where can you do the most good? AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Because the pur- pose in your heart is to do what’s most beneficial for the people around you, it is easy to make choices. The right decision will be obvious, and the right action effortless. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Love yourself even though you know that you’ve fallen short in some way. Everyone has and will again. Grace and mastery are a matter of making quick correc- tions. No fuss. Move back toward the light. TOMORROW’S BIRTHDAY (Aug. 3). The pressure is on in these first weeks of your solar return, encouraging you to a new level of pro- duction, savvy and power. You’re too modest to admit it, but you’re undeniably attractive. Hopeful- ly, you won’t mind being pursued and cherished. Your soaring ambitions for 2019 will be matched by your ability to realize them. Pisces and Can- cer adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 4, 20, 3, 1 and 15.