European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 28, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 20 o stars an stripes wednesday March 28 2007 convenient marriage is bad idea that scrambled word game by Henri Arnold and Mike Argirion dear Abby i have lived with my Best Friend Lance for five years on and off Lance is 30 i am 24 lately we have been discussing marriage the problem is he is Gay and the marriage would be for convenience Only i am not in love with Lance nor is he in love with me he thinks this would be a Good idea because of the Finan Cial benefits i am a Little hesitant because i still want the fairy tale i want the Little House with its White picket Fence and kids running around in the Yard undecided in new Mexico dear undecided i recommend against what you have in mind you and Lance Are still Young your lives Are just beginning and the chances of you both meeting some one you could fall in love with Are great rather than set dear Abby thing in order to take advantage of tax Breaks you would both be happier in the Long run if you stay True to yourselves and live your lives As who you really Are Best friends but not spouses dear Abby i have always had a difficult relationship with my siblings i have befriended them and tried to do for them but they Are mean spirited and selfish my brother has also physically abused me he has been jailed several times for hitting his longtime Girlfriend i finally decided that enough is enough my psychiatrist my husband and my friends agree that its time for me to set boundaries and end these toxic relationships i feel Good about my decision the problem is that my ends do not they feel my two daughters Ages 4 and 20 months should have a relationship with their aunt and Uncle even if i dont last weekend when my older daughter was visiting my folks they invited my brother to visit they knew this was against my wishes and did it behind my Back because of All this i told my folks they May have Only supervised visits with my children do you think this was going too far Karen in Atlanta dear Karen it is unfortunate that it came to that but no i do not please follow the Good advice you have received from your husband your friends and your psychiatrist by not dealing with the Hostil Ity Between siblings when you were children your parents had a hand in the evolution of this situation you May need More sessions with your psychiatrist to figure out your relationship with your parents letters for this column with your name and phone number should be addressed to dear Abby to Box 69440 los Angeles Ca 90069 readers can write to Abby on the internet at Universal press Syndicate unscramble these four jumbles one letter to each Square to form four Ordinary words v s Tribune Media services inc All rights reserved s v s s s  r s j that a bit too Strong Harry Why the edit or rejected the italic he Pune now arrange the circled letters to form the Surprise answer As suggested by the above cartoon a it yesterdays t s v j j answers tomorrow jumbles Booty Scarf benign Arctic answer when the financier studied the merger he found it absorbing Otma i the Oftay bad is that make Elink be Toto Speed bump Visty with a Mechanic Oil in explosive vegetables kr2oo they May havea my Buzzer Doest exp Osl vege tables Range of up to 2o fat pc Auno no peal no peal to he waited Tine Way vie looked in i Ufier a a Eurcel Wafik Tow instead