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could benefit from visiting a support DEAR group for families and friends of ABBY individuals addicted to drugs, because SYNDICATED marijuana is one, and it appears your COLUMNIST husband has become addicted. P.S. Marijuana is also illegal. Dear Abby: My husband, who is 53, Dear Abby: “Jerry,” my husband, has talks often about his college days when been sending pictures of himself to he smoked marijuana. I tried it once online dating sites, advertising for a and didn’t like it. Over the past several personal relationship with the so-called years he has started smoking it again. “right woman.” I have told him I don’t approve, but I feel this is a betrayal of our he says he does it only occasionally “to marriage vows and it’s cheating. He take the edge off.” Many times he has claims he’s “just looking” at what’s out smoked when we’re out on bike rides, there. on road trips or a Sunday drive. It Why is he looking? All I get from makes me feel like he needs to be high him is “I love you” and “I want to be to have a good time with me. with you.” I have seen these dating I tried compromising by asking him sites, and I feel hurt and betrayed. not to do it when we are together. He Am I wrong to feel this way? — agreed, but he doesn’t keep his word. Broken-hearted Libra, Louisville I have noticed he is becoming Dear Libra: Your instincts are right forgetful and is sometimes unable on the money. You have every right PICKLES to understand information. Is this a to feel betrayed, hurt and cheated on midlife crisis he’s going through? — because your husband’s words don’t Mrs. Pothead in Winona, Minn. match his actions. What he’s doing is Dear Mrs. Pothead: It’s not a midlife not “harmless fun”; it is a danger to crisis. I’m told that the grass that’s your marriage. Do not tolerate it. Run, available today is far stronger than don’t walk, to a marriage counselor. when your hubby smoked it in college. If your husband won’t go with you, Your husband might be becoming go alone because your marriage could forgetful and unable to process depend upon it. information because he’s smoking pot a lot , or because of a neurological Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, problem. Because marijuana slows also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was reaction time, he should not be driving founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. while under the influence, and you Write Dear Abby at Dearabby.com or P.O. Box shouldn’t be riding with him. 69440, Los Angeles, Calif. 90069. Since you can’t get him to stop, you UNIVERSAL PRESS SYNDICATE

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