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DEAR ABBY: This is in re
tired of hearing women gripe al

nse to REALIST who' 5
ut unpleasant surprises

after marriage. She wonders why these” things aren't.

noticed before marriage,
How on earth is a woman suppo: posed to know how many
-, Showers a guy takes before she marries him? It’s not. your
‘everyday topic of conversation while going together.

No way could I have known that the guy [married would -
- gnore, thrash around and grind his teeth in his sleep, or

“that his beor intake would triple and his cigarette smoking
How could I know beforehand what kind of father he'd
make—and for. that matter, how could HE know a lot of

Certain mamnbers of the
family: may seem to be
hypersenaitlve, on the brink of
serious rifts. Try to smooth out
their differences — but with the
ub.oat diplomacy. -

(Sh. woe 2) ofS

Care needed in routine ac-
tivities. Make no drastic

tolose confidence in yourself, to
worry too much about what
others think of your efforts.
These tendencies can lead to
defeatism, so try to curb them.

_ When at your optimistic best,

NOTHING can stop your climb
to success, Birthdate of: Arr
drew Jackson, 7th Pree’
US.A.: - Harry .

amet gareful ot details. x musician,

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tall my mother because I feel rolten inthe morning and she
may eas the reason. Abby, would it be okay to go ahoad
ave-a big church wedding like 1 planned? (We would

tell people later that the baby was premature.)
Please rush your answer to me’ as Tam nervous and

confused. Sign me..

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BLOWING UP

- DEAR BLOWING: Under the circumstances, I would

James, .
changes arblirarlly,.and.-be., musician; Sly Stone, rock

suggest 6 simple. wedding—and soon!’ Don’t count on

feoling anyone who-can-count to nine—least of all the
_. clergyman who will officiate at‘your wedding and will be

called upon ahartly thereafter to- ‘baptize the hehy.

‘DEAR: ABBY: I have been courting a 30- year-old
divorcee who has five boys between the ages of 4 and 10. I
am 47, in excellent health and own.a good business,

This women is barely getling by between her job and
the little support money she gate from her ex-husband.

I want te marry her, but 1 am not having much luck, She
‘says she likes my company, byt for a husband she'd prefer
a younger man. I've tried to tell her that-with five bis to
raise she will have a tou, ugh | time getting a younger nian, I
like children, Abby, and I'm: honest,: sober and solvent.

coul use to win her?

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BUT WOULDN'T You

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“for leaving it, But apropos “surprises” afler marriage: Do you with you had i more frienda? For the secret of ’ "4;
White going together, both men and women are inclined to ‘popularity, get Abby's new booklet: “How Te Be ‘Popular;. ao
‘be on thelr “beat behavior.” However, characteristics as You're Never Too Young or Too Old,” Send $1 with a long, cy

baste ‘as viclent tempers, physical uncleanlineas and
“me-firet" attitudes rarely go undetected even in the

courting stage.

‘ (DEAR READERS: Although thls. ‘column, deals with '-
‘ipeople and their problems, I'd ithe to dovote a littls space

to animals, who are unable to spesk for themselves:

‘, There are approximately 35 to 40 million dogs in. this
country and 22 to $0 million cats, but the groblem is the

number of people who neglect their animals, Take dogs, for

Instan

Thousands of dogu are destroyed every day at the

“because their ownera don’t care. Pots are traffic
“because they're allowed. to ron free. They ‘etarve,. too,
“because they are fed improperly—or not at ail,

’ A fow questions and rules for dog owners should be
“considered before a dog fs made part of a household:

“. Every dog should have a license. Will yours have one?
> Who Who will be responsible for feeding and grooming the

Pt ho: will walk the animed regularly, on Ieaxb; for
eer that the uppy gete the necessary thote?
7 Who Is ste that the pups dog, teach it manners: and
‘provide a fenced-in place for le

_ Allowing a dog to. breed accidentally Is cruel. Have your

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DEAR ABBY; First lat ma ex name} and I have

“have -to” wedding. "Tony" (made-u
‘been engeged since lnat. Christmas.
‘found out:that I'm three months pregnant and my wedding

is four months off. 1 know’ probably’ shouldn't wear a -

‘white gown and veil, but I already bought mine and if Lean
- get into it, I ee to wear it.
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anybody except Teny,, bit. Imay have to .

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