THE DAILY ASTORIAN • MONDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2018
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Husband’s ex pops up
Dear Annie: My husband’s first mar-
I am at a point of giving up. It is one thing
riage ended when his son was 6 and his having to see her for birthdays; it’s a whole
daughter was 3. His children are now 25 other thing that she pops up everywhere.
and 22 and have their own children. My
This woman never comments on the
husband and I have been together for nine pages of his family members or friends
years and married for four years.
unless I do first.
His ex-wife remarried 12 years
What is going on?! Help! —
DEAR
ago, but she is not happy in her
Ex-Wife Issues
marriage. We talked about the kids
Dear Ex-Wife Issues: First,
ANNIE
when we needed to when they were
try to keep in mind the possibility
under 18, and we still all share in
that she isn’t trying to bother you
the grandkids’ birthday parties.
— that you’re reading too much
Otherwise, after the divorce, she
into her posts and it’s all purely
didn’t associate with my husband’s
coincidence.
family until he and I got married.
But if she is trying to get your
She has now friend requested all
goat, I’ve got great news: You
Lane
his family members and friends on Annie
don’t have to give it to her.
Creators
Syndicate
Inc.
Facebook.
Rise above it however you can,
Every time I make a comment
even if that means tuning it out; you
on one of their posts, she jumps on and can block her account in your Facebook set-
comments. She kept his last name, so I get tings so that you no longer see her posts and
get notifications when she comments on the
to see that, as well, with every comment.
Now she has gotten a job within a few same things as you.
miles of my husband’s work. It’s at a bar
And if your in-laws occasionally catch
her sister owns, and she takes shift pictures up with your husband’s ex-wife, so be it.
letting people know she is there and eager She is the mother of their niece and nephew
to serve them, and those pix go to all my or their grandchildren and was a part of the
husband’s family and friends every week- family for many years.
end, including my husband.
They can love her without loving you
I can’t warm up to my supportive fam- any less.
ily with the ex always in the picture. My
What’s most important is that you have
husband doesn’t see a problem with it, but I a strong relationship with your husband,
feel she is so unhappily married she would and from the sound of it, all is well in that
love to have my husband back.
department.
5A
TOMORROW’S HOROSCOPE
By Holiday Mathis, Creators Syndicate Inc.
ARIES (March 21-April 19). Today is the day you
can finally come to a deal. If you wait, the terms
will change — and not in your favor. Sign now
and be done with it. Your energies are best spent
in moving on.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). The excitement
isn’t something that happens to you, nor is it
something you will make happen. The excitement
will be a product of experimentation. Push the
boundaries, try new things, and suddenly life is
fascinating.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). There’s really no
sense in looking back. Even if you could clearly
see what you could have done to make things
better, you’d be ignoring all the reasons you had
back then for doing what you did. Forward is the
only way.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). You can accept
your animal impulses without acting on them. Of
course, restraint is necessary to live peaceably
in society. But recognizing the wisdom of impulse
leads to a more confident and intuition-guided
existence.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Your need to connect
will culminate in some mischief. This isn’t about
rebellion, nor is it a cry for attention. It’s a product
of your playfulness and sincere desire to enter-
tain people.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Don’t ask yourself to
do too much in a day. It’s just mean. You wouldn’t
push other people you love that way. You’re
strong, but you have your limits, and pushing
them on the regular can only lead to burnout.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). A proper evaluation of
life can’t happen from only one perspective. We
are not the only ones living in our lives. Enhance
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your self-reflection by asking for feedback from
others, too.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Your mental powers
are strong, making this an ideal time to visualize
positive people coming into your realm, arms
outstretched, ready to give you the love and
assistance you need and deserve.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Give yourself
a pep talk before you socialize. Include a goal
for your interactions, for instance, approaching
two new people or asking a question that draws
someone out or helps you learn the truth.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). It’s said that
how you do anything is how you do everything.
Do you think it’s true? And if it is, what’s that say-
ing about you? What is it saying about the person
you’re trying to get to know today?
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). More and more
you consider yourself a global citizen. There’s
nothing like traveling to open the mind and
broaden the perspective. But when travel isn’t the
priority, you still seek knowledge of other cultures
and places.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). If you’re to get un-
stuck, there are cords that need cutting. The tool
that will snip them like freshly sharpened scissors
is a sharp mind making a clear decision to do so.
TOMORROW’S BIRTHDAY (Nov. 6). You’ll do
a fantastic job of keeping your group tight. The
benefits of being on a winning team will carry you
forward in many aspects of life. Your horizons will
expand to accommodate a new presence. The in-
vestment you made months ago will start to pay
off in January and increase steadily. Capricorn
and Sagittarius adore you. Your lucky numbers
are: 9, 30, 20, 15 and 25.