Page 2, The Herald, Thursday, December 4, 1979

Bride Bridles
At Glower Girl

By Abigail Van Buren

% 1979 by Chicago Tribuns-N.¥, Nawa Synd, inc.

DEAR ABBY: I'm ina terrible spot and need your advice.
I'm in love with a terrific man J'll call-Larry. We plan to be
married soon. Larry has a 7-year-old daughter I'll call Linda,
Linda lives with her mother, from whom Larry has been
divorced for three years, but he has the child every other
weekend. She's spoiled, selfish, whiny and obnoxious, but
Linda has her father wrapped around her little finger. She
hangs on him constantly and if he touches me, she pouts,
Naturally this irritates me and I'm not very good at hiding
my feelings. :

Larry asked me if Linda could be- our flower girl, and
before | knew what a little stinker she was, [ said yes. Now ]
realize it was a big mistake. This is my first wedding, Abby,
and I want it to be MY day, but with Linda hanging all over
Larry and pushing me in the background, my wedding will
be ruined,

I've asked Larry to teil Linda we're not having the big
wedding —we're going away to be married quietly instead.
(She'll never know the difference.) Then after we return
from our honeymoon we'll take Linda to Disney World to
make it up to her. ;

Larry doesn't think it will work. What do you think?

ON THE SPOT

DEAR ON: I don’t think it will work cither. Be wise aad
proceed with your original plan. And if you want a lasting
marriage, 1 urge you to seek professional help in learning
how to cope with Linda. Her jealousy is understandable.
She's a 7-year-old who “lost” her father when she was 4 and
is now facing the threat of losing him again.

DEAR ABBY: What do you think of a woman (in her 80s)
who would come to an 83-year-old man (my father) and tell
him that she had to rid her conscience (after 50 years) of the
fact that years ago my mother had been unfaithful to him?
Mother has been in a rest home for the last six years, totally
out of touch with reality.

My father, who had always been alert and in good health,
has been in a state of shock ever since. He said he never in
the world suspected anything like this from my mother. He
used to visit her twice a day, but hasn't been to see her
since. He even turned her picture to the wall.

USED TO LIVE ON OREGON STREET

DEAR USED TO: The woman who brought your father
the news could be mentally disturbed, senile or lying. Ex-
plain this to your father in an effort to comfort him.

DEAR ABBY: This is in response iho REALISTIC IN
MASS. What gives her the right t6' be $0 critical of couples
living together?

Don't ‘get me wrong} I'm 24, single and living alone. But if
“Mr. Right” comes along, I sure hope we live together
hefore any final ties are made.

Six years ago I married a man | really thought I knew and
understood, Six months later we filed for divorce.

If we had lived together for six months, a lot of pain and
unnecessary expense could have been avoided.

I'm not thinking of fyself; the “unnecessary expenses”
came out of parents’ pockets!

REMEMBERING IN PUEBLO

CONFIDENTIAL TO "DISGUSTED WITH SMOKERS
IN SAN DIEGO": 1 share your disgust. Bul the more I like
the smoker, the less the smoke bothers me.

Do you wish you had more [riends? For the secret of
popularity, get Abby's new booklet: “How Te Be Popular;
You're Never Too Young or Too Old.” Send $1 with a long,
self-addressed, stamped (28 cents} envelope to Abby, 132
Lasky Drive, Beverly Hills, Calif. 90212.

Your Individual
Horoscope

Frances Drake

ARIES

(Mar. 21 to Apr. 20) eS
A new person you meet

today will have a great deal of

influence on your life — not

. Just briefly but for some time

to come.

TAURUS

(Apr. 21 to May 22) Oca”
There's nothing romantic

about today's socializing, but

you will enjoy every minute of

t.

GEMINI

(May 22 to June 21) ne

Your job is beginning to get
you down. Hesolve a per-

sonality conflict. To work at

your best, a pleasant at-
mosphere is needed.
‘AN .
(June 22 to July 23) ety
Shake up your social life.
You're seeing the same people
over and over and over again.
It’s time to introduce
newcomers to the group.

LEO
(July 24 to Aug. 23) RE

You'll have trouble ‘con-
yineing the person closest to
you about the wisdom of a
financial decision. Persist
because you have the right

slant on this deal, .
mpi

VIRGO
(Aug. 24 to Sept. 23)

Don't spend today alone.
What you need is a change of
seene, Call a friend and
suggest an outing tonight. You
need to get out.

LIBRA
(Sept. 24 to Oct. 23) ard

Don't make a hasty decision
even though you are longing
for a change of routine. A new
post should be selected
carefully, not in haste.
SCORPIO
(Oct. 24 to Nov. 22) mAs

It's important to tell
someone special how much

they mean to you. Keep silent |

and you could lose a true love.
SAGITTARIUS . Z,
(Nov. 23 to Dec, 21)
Sometimes you let ambition
vanish in a cloud of
daydreams. Face facts today

“and make realistic plans for

the future.
CAPRICORN

(Dec, 22 to Jan. 20) VW See!

Today is a day for sharing

‘hopes, dreams,.ideas) and

for caring (letting those you
love know how important they
are to yon).

AQUARIU:

(Jan. 21 to Feb. 19) au Gi

You tend to underestimate

- your ability today, and a new

assignment may throw you.
Think about it and reassure
yoursel—, It won't be a
problem.
PISCES a
(Feb. 20 to Mar. 20) HEY
Your past figures in your
present. You will hear from or
about an old friend and will
dwell on memories of good
times enjoyed together.

ERMA

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"Was the subway faster than taking the car?”

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