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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
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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.