THE BULLETIN • TUESDAY, JUNE 15, 2021 A7
DEAR ABBY
Write to Dear Abby online at dearabby.com
or by mail at P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069
Dear Abby: I met my hus-
band on the job when we
were one year out of school.
We are both 36. We dated for
three years and were compat-
ible in every way. Ten years
later, we have two kids (7 and
5), own a home and are finan-
cially secure.
When we dated, we dis-
cussed our “history,” and he
told me that he’d had five
prior girlfriends. I had three
boyfriends in college. Well, I
learned a few months ago —
at his reunion — that he com-
pletely “forgot” the part about
his competitive frat-boy past
with hook-ups and one-night
stands. He now estimates that
he was with over 50 different
girls during college, but says
it “shouldn’t bother me” be-
cause it was meaningless sex
and in the past. He said he
told me “five” because they
were the ones he counted as
relationships.
Now I see women on his
social media who went to
the same school and I obsess
about how they fit into his
past. It’s driving me crazy, and
I feel like just a number now. I
know if this situation were re-
versed, he’d flip out about it.
I wish I had never found
this out because I see him dif-
ferently now, and no longer
want to be close to him. He’s
a good father and husband,
but I’m struggling with how to
accept this new information,
and I need some guidance.
— Wish I Didn’t Know
Dear Wish: People usually
lie because they aren’t proud
of the truth. You say he has
been a good husband and fa-
ther. This is why you need to
find it in your heart to forgive
him. If you have caught him
in lies since then, you have a
reason to be reacting the way
you have. However, if you ha-
ven’t, please consider talking
with a licensed marriage and
family therapist until you
have worked it through. The
resentment you feel could de-
stroy your marriage. Please
do not let that happen.
Dear Abby: My husband
and I recently moved in with
my grandmother, partly to
help out and partly because I
lost my job due to underlying
health conditions that made
dealing with COVID-19 in-
credibly difficult. Now that
we’re close to family again,
some of them think they
need to dictate what we do.
The biggest topic is whether I
should try going back to work
now.
My husband is adamant
that he wants me home un-
til it’s safer for me to go out
again, but my father thinks it’s
not a good idea, and insists
that my husband doesn’t un-
derstand “everything.” I don’t
want to make either of them
angry, but I feel like I need to
stick with my husband, and
I don’t know how to get my
father to understand because
he’s stubborn. Any advice?
— Torn, And Tired of It
Dear Torn: Your husband is
protective, and for that I ap-
plaud him. If you can’t work
because an underlying health
condition makes you more
vulnerable to COVID-19,
then as much as your father
would like you out of the
house and working during
the day, you cannot do it.
Your life could be at risk.
What does your doctor have
to say about this?
You are no longer a lit-
tle girl. It’s time for a family
discussion to iron this out,
including what your father
meant when he said your hus-
band doesn’t “understand.” If
it can’t be resolved in a mature
and respectful manner, you
and your husband may need
to make other living arrange-
ments.
YOUR HOROSCOPE
By Georgia Nicols
Stars show the kind of day you’ll have
DYNAMIC | POSITIVE | AVERAGE | SO-SO | DIFFICULT
MOON ALERT: Avoid shopping or making important decisions from
1 p.m. to 11:15 p.m. EDT today (10 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. PDT). After that, the Moon
moves from Leo into Virgo.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY FOR TUESDAY, JUNE 15, 2021: People love
you. And you love to entertain. You are fast, witty and a caring person. You
function best (personally and professionally) in a partnership. In a nine-year
cycle, this is an eight year for you, which is a wonderful time of achievement,
kudos and material gain. This is a power year! It is your time of harvest.
ARIES (March 21-April 19)
This is a creative, playful, fun-loving day! However, most of this day
is a Moon Alert (see above); therefore, restrict your spending to food and gas.
Write down your clever, original ideas. Enjoy socializing, sports and fun times
with kids. Tonight: Just coast.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20)
You might want to cocoon at home today and have a let-your-hair-
down conversation with a relative. This might be a good idea. However, note
the Moon Alert (see above) and agree to nothing. Don’t volunteer for any-
thing or agree to anything important. Tonight: Private time.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20)
Today you’re excited about ideas, which means you might agree to
something or make a big decision. Not good! Check the Moon Alert times
above. Don’t agree to anything important today. Don’t shop. (Except for
food.) However, it’s a creative day! Tonight: Socialize!
CANCER (June 21-July 22)
Today there is a Moon Alert for most of the day in one of your Money
Houses, which means don’t spend money on anything other than food or gas.
Do not make important decisions, especially financial ones. Tonight: Just cruise.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)
For most of this day, the Moon is in your sign; however, it is a Moon
Alert. This means you might feel indecisive. However, you will also be creative
because your mind is free to think outside the box and come up with original
concepts and ideas. Tonight: Write down your creative ideas.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
Today, you might have a vague feeling that things are getting away
from you. You can’t put your finger on it, but everything is fuzzy. That’s
because most of this day is a Moon Alert (see above.) Be smart and restrict
spending to food and gas. Forewarned is forearmed. Tonight: Don’t shop.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
Today you might have a confidential heart-to-heart talk with some-
one, probably a friend or a member of a group. This discussion might relate
to creative, artistic stuff. Great! Kick around ideas and build on them; howev-
er, wait until tomorrow to act. Tonight: Chill.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
This is a tricky day because you are high-viz, which means people
notice you more than usual. Nevertheless, because most of this day is a Moon
Alert, you might feel indecisive or unsure about something, which is OK. Do
not act today. Tonight: Don’t shop.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
This is a creative day if you are working on anything that requires an
imagination. However, it’s a poor day for important legal decisions or import-
ant decisions related to medicine. Explore ideas but wait until tomorrow to
act on them. Ditto for making travel plans. Tonight: Write down good ideas.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
Today a Moon Alert is taking place in one of your Money Houses,
which means this is an especially poor day to make important decisions
about loans, mortgages, banking matters, shared property, inheritances or
insurance issues. Tonight: Wait until tomorrow to act.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
Today the Moon is opposite your sign, which means you have to go
more than halfway when dealing with others. This is not a big deal; it simply
requires courtesy, patience and accommodation. Don’t volunteer for any-
thing. Wait until tomorrow. Tonight: Listen to others.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)
You have a strong focus on home, plus this is also a creative, fun-loving
time for you. Enjoy socializing and playful activities with kids. Know that your
efficiency at work will suffer today because of the Moon Alert, which is fuzzy
and prone to shortages. Tonight: Low-key socializing.
“I’ll keep on paving
my own path, which
is my own authentic
path. We — all
three of us — have
our own journeys,
and that’s it.”
Thibault Camus/AP photo
Serbia’s Novak Djokovic celebrates defeating Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece in their final match of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland
Garros stadium Sunday in Paris. Djokovic won 6-7, 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4.
Djokovic
Continued from A5
• Djokovic is the only one
of the three — indeed, the
only man in the Open era,
which began in 1968 — to
win each Grand Slam title
twice (Nadal has one at the
Australian Open; Federer has
one at the French Open) and
the only one to win four ma-
jors in a row (he did that in
2015-16).
• Djokovic holds the record
for most weeks at No. 1 in the
ATP rankings, eclipsing Feder-
er’s mark.
• Djokovic is the only man
Paul
Continued from A5
Phoenix hadn’t made the
playoffs in 11 years before this
run. Monty Williams hadn’t
won a playoff series as a head
coach until this season. They
have exactly one player on the
roster — Jae Crowder — who
has been to the NBA Finals,
after he got there last season
with Miami. They’re four wins
from the finals, eight wins
from winning the whole thing,
and needed just 10 games to
eliminate both the 2020 cham-
pion Los Angeles Lakers and a
Denver team that lost to those
Lakers in the West finals last
season.
Paul got traded to Phoenix
in November. The Suns have
not been the same since.
NBC
Continued from A5
On Monday, NBCUniver-
sal Chief Executive Jeff Shell
expressed confidence that the
Games would go on — despite
the controversy.
“Now that we are weeks
away from the start of it, we
are more and more comfort-
able that it is going to happen,”
Shell said Monday morning
during an appearance at the
virtual Credit Suisse investor
conference.
The Olympics are ex-
pected to begin July 23 and
run through Aug. 8. This
year international spectators
won’t be allowed to attend the
Olympics, only sports fans
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to have won each Masters 1000
event twice.
• Djokovic, 34, has won
seven majors since his 30th
birthday, an Open era record;
Nadal, 35, is at six, and Federer,
39, is at four.
When play begins at the
All England Club on June 28,
Djokovic will be the two-time
defending champion and can
set his sights on pursuing a
calendar-year Grand Slam.
He even can aim for a Golden
Slam, with a gold medal at the
Tokyo Olympics thrown in for
good measure.
“As (long) as Novak is
healthy — and he’s healthy
right now; he’s in great shape
— I think he has ability to win
the Grand Slam for this year.
I’m pretty sure,” said Mar-
ian Vajda, one of Djokovic’s
coaches, who joked that he and
the other person who works
with him, Goran Ivanisevic,
would quit if their guy wins all
four majors in 2021.
Djokovic was a bit more so-
ber about the topic, reminding
everyone that he had a shot
to pursue a historic season in
2016 after winning the Austra-
lian Open and French Open
but lost in the third round at
Wimbledon.
But he wouldn’t rule any-
thing out for 2021.
Why should he, given what
he already has done?
“I mean, definitely in my
case, I can say that what I’ve
been through in my career, in
my life, this journey has been
terrific so far. I’ve achieved
some things that a lot of peo-
ple thought it would be not
possible for me to achieve,”
Djokovic said.
Moments later, he added: “I
will enjoy this win and then
think about Wimbledon in
a few days’ time. I don’t have
an issue to say that I’m going
for the title in Wimbledon. Of
course I am.”
Devin Booker — who says
he often sits and just listens
to Paul talk, soaking up every
word of whatever that day’s
lesson is — finally has reached
the big stage and is thriving,
averaging 27.9 points in his
first 10 postseason games.
Deandre Ayton — a chiseled
22-year-old who stands about
a foot taller and is about 60
pounds heavier than Paul,
though he credits the 36-year-
old guard for changing up his
weightlifting regimen — is
shooting 72% in his first post-
season run.
At 8-2, the Suns have the
best record so far in these play-
offs. The two games they lost
were two games that Paul tried
to play with one arm, after in-
juring a shoulder in Round 1.
“You can ask anybody on
this team — ‘How has Chris
developed your game?’ — and
everybody’s going to have a
lengthy answer because he
cares,” Booker said. “He cares
about each and every individ-
ual. And he’ll let you know
when he sees something that
can better you.”
Williams believes Paul did
have his doubters. He had a
message for them after the sec-
ond-round sweep.
“I’m happy that the people
did do that because it fueled
an already highly competi-
tive, strong-willed, Maestro of
a point guard and basketball
player,” Williams said. “Never
want to count out a guy like
Chris.”
Paul’s high school teams
never won a state champion-
ship. His Wake Forest teams
didn’t make a Final Four. And
he’s still never been to an NBA
Finals. If that led some to count
him out, whatever that means,
maybe it’s understandable.
But nobody should count
him out now.
He has the $300 million in
NBA salary and who-knows-
how-much more from en-
dorsement deals. He’s flirted
with perfect games in bowling,
has sat on panels with Presi-
dent Barack Obama, already
has a successful production
company. He helps run the Na-
tional Basketball Players Asso-
ciation. He’s got two Olympic
gold medals.
Paul has just about every-
thing, except an NBA title.
The underdog, whether he
likes it or not, might now be fa-
vored to change that.
from Japan.
“Every Olympics has an is-
sue that people worry about
coming into the Olympics,”
Shell said. “I lived in London,
and everyone was worried
about the traffic and last time
it was Zika. Once the opening
ceremony happens, everyone
forgets all about that and en-
joys the 17 days and I think
this is going to be the same
thing.”
The Games are so import-
ant to NBCUniversal that in
2014 it committed $12 billion
to extend its partnership with
the International Olympics
Committee through 2032. Ev-
ery two years, NBCUniversal
has used its 17 days of Olym-
pics coverage to forge relation-
ships with key advertisers and
millions of viewers. Its Olym-
pics coverage also crushes its
TV competitors in the ratings.
Shell also made a bold pre-
diction: “Depending on how
ratings are, it could be the
most profitable Olympics in
the history of the company.”
He noted that advertisers
have been scrambling to reach
viewers on traditional TV
platforms as more consum-
ers turn to commercial-free
streaming platforms such as
Netflix.
“There is nothing better
than the Olympics,” Shell said.
“You have 17 days that you
dominate every night.”
The CEO, who has been in
the job for nearly 18 months,
pointed out that NBC’s Olym-
pics fortunes rise and fall
based on the strength of the
U.S. athletes. When U.S. ath-
letes do well, so do the televi-
sion networks because their
ratings soar and advertisers
pay more.
Reigning Olympics gym-
nastics champion Simone
Biles is set to perform during
the first week of the Games,
which should help drive view-
ership interest in the Games,
Shell said.
“You have people who have
been in their homes (for more
than a year) and you’ll have
the world coming together af-
ter a world-changing event to
celebrate athletes, success and
their stories,” he said.