Page 8 Colby Free Press Friday, July 7, 2006 Girlfriend’s past indiscretion TV LISTINGS gnaws at man in here and now sponsored by the DEAR ABBY: I am a 20-some- thing male who is madly in love with my girlfriend. That being said, COLBY FREE PRESS I do have one concern. She dated a Abigail Van Buren friend of mine for a short while prior to dating me. Their relationship was Dear Abby physically intimate, something I • have reserved for only our relation- SUNDAY JULY 9 ship. In short, I am having trouble fac- 6 AM 6:30 7 AM 7:30 8 AM 8:30 9 AM 9:30 10 AM 10:30 11 AM 11:30 ing my friend. — OFFENDED IN no matter what the situation is. He KLBY/ABC In Touch (CC) Good Morning This Week-George Hour of Power (CC) The Coral Ridge First United Can you advise me how to get CARTERVILLE, GA. never takes my part in any circum- H h America (CC) Stephanopoulos Hour (CC) Methodist Church KSNK/NBC Today (CC) Meet the Press Tennis: Wimbledon -- Men’s Final. From Wimbledon, England. (Live) (CC) over my discomfort at the physical DEAR OFFENDED: Some stance. He took the neighbors’ part L j (CC) nature of their relationship? She can, when they see their grand- after an argument that led to me call- KBSL/CBS Paid Messiah Lazy- Go CBS News Sunday Morning Face the Backyar- Dora the Paid Champ was never promiscuous. Her one child is happy in a stable mar- ing the police. He told the neighbors 1< NX Program Baptist Town Diego (CC) Nation digans Explorer Program Car K15CG Euro. Wealth- Jakers!- Big Big Ribert & Cyber- Arthur Maya & Fetch! Busi- Health To the “indiscretion” happens to be my riage; others are too firmly en- that I was wrong to do it. He has d Journal Track Winks World Robert’s chase (EI) Miguel With ness Sense Contrary good friend. trenched in their biases to change made me look like a fool to the ESPN SportsCenter (CC) SportsCenter (CC) Sports- Outside Sports SportsCenter (Live) (CC) Baseball — TRYING TO GET OVER IT their thinking. 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(CC) these days, they were when your ing about leaving him, but I have WGN Chang- Paid Key of Paid Feed the Paid Paid Paid Hillbil- Hillbil- America’s Funniest come with a sexual past, and by Pa ing Program David Program Children Program Program Program lies lies Home Videos (CC) grandmother was growing up. nowhere to go. I have no job and no not allowing yourself to dwell on TNT (5:00) Movie: The 6th Day Movie: Salem’s Lot (2004, Horror) A writer encounters vampires in his Maine Movie: it. (If you do, it’ll be like pumping In your case, I wouldn’t count place to stay. We have a child to- QW TTZ (2000, Science Fiction) hometown. Rob Lowe, Andre Braugher. (CC) air into a balloon until it ex- on teaching Granny any new gether, so I have to provide for him, DSC Paid Paid Paid Paid Weather Extreme: Hurricane X (CC) Galveston Extreme tricks, because her mind appears too. Do you think I have grounds to QY Program Program Program Program Tornado (CC) Hurricane Engineering plodes.) 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If you’re wor- DEAR ABBY: I work in a small DEAR BEATEN DOWN: Rl Up ents Neutron Neutron geBob geBob ents ents (CC) Phantom Phantom cratch ried about “comparisons” — look office with four “girls.” A fifth girl, Make a list of your husband’s DISN JoJo’s Higgly- Ein- Ein- Mickey Mickey Doodle- Doodle- Charlie The Lilo & Emperor at it this way: YOU’VE got the whom I’ll call “Shirley,” takes her bank account numbers, Social R] Circus town steins steins Mouse Mouse bops bops & Lola Koala Stitch New FAM Digimon- Dragon NASCAR A.T.O.M. Get Ed Kong- Power Star- Power W.I.T.C.- Full Full girl. break with us. Over the past year, Security number, driver’s license R_ Digital Booster Racers (CC) Trashed Series Rangers Racers Rangers H. (CC) House House DEAR ABBY: I was shocked and we have all become friendly. number and his assets. Get a job HALL Naomi’s New Movie: Captains Courageous TTZ Naomi’s New Mass From Notre Columbo The Most SW Morning (N) (CC) (1996, Adventure) Robert Urich. Morning (CC) Dame Crucial Game hurt recently when my grandmother Shirley has a daughter I’ll call and start banking your wages in wrote me a letter about the level of “Toni.” Toni is pregnant, and your name only. Then offer your “disrespect” I supposedly “heaped Shirley is throwing her a shower. husband the option of marriage on her” during a recent visit. I am We are all invited, even though I am counseling. 37 years old, and while visiting her the only one who has met Toni, and If he refuses, point out that it SUNDAY JULY 9 after the funeral of a relative, I only once, briefly. Shirley ap- would be cheaper for him than proached us to ask if any of us are alimony. showed her some photographs of 12 PM 12:30 1 PM 1:30 2 PM 2:30 3 PM 3:30 4 PM 4:30 5 PM 5:30 me and my fiance. attending the shower, and when we If he still refuses, please con- KLBY/ABC Paid World Cup Soccer: Final -- Teams TBA. Berlin. (Live) PGA Golf: Cialis Western Open -- Final ABC Wld News My fiance is a tall, handsome, declined the invitation, she pro- sider some sessions with a coun- H h Program Round. From Lemont, Ill. (Live) News (CC) African-American man I met and ceeded to ask if we would all chip selor to figure out why you have KSNK/NBC (8:00) Tennis: Wimbledon -- Men’s Final. Golf: U.S. Senior Open -- Final Round. From Hutchinson, Kan. News NBC fell in love with two years ago. The in $10 for a gift from us. tolerated living with someone like L j From Wimbledon, England. (Live) (CC) (Live) (CC) News Does this take nerve or what? KBSL/CBS (11:30) Champ Car World Series Racing: Golf: HSBC Women’s World Match Play Cycling: Tour de CBS News “disrespect” she was alluding to in him for so long. 1< NX Molson Grand Prix of Toronto. (Live) (CC) Championship -- Final Round. (Live) (CC) France. (CC) News (CC) the letter was “because her grand- Any suggestions? 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