Dear Erik,
I have made bi deci on
today, one I uld hem e
three year o. I ppo
hat people caD an used
ife. Althou I have n r
thought of my If .being.
u d or battered. From the
beginning of my marriage my
hu band would hit me, when­
e er he had too much to drink.
The next day he would be very
rry and make promi s never
to do, hit or hurt me lin.
There have been times when
he would keep his promise
a long as six months or better.
And then it would happen all
over ain. 0 of the time I
as feeling if I w going out
of my head ith fear and
anxiety. Where as the man
that I married? Why is he dofn
this? I don't h ve any money.
I am afraid! But I know that I
have to m e some' changes to
ve my If.
O.V., Bronx, ew York
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Dear Erik,
I am going to be out of to n
for six to eight weeks. I would
like my close friend to keep an
eye on my apartment: However
my younger . er has me
if she could eep the partment
for me. I have no reason what­
so-ever to trust my . er, she
has been known to get in
trouble ith the law and with
our family. She lives at home
with our parents and she ys
this will give her a chance to
ve some money to. get her
own place. I am afraid of the
kind of people e would invite
over and my valuable posse-
'on would be broken or. stolen.
However I don't want to m e
her feel bad about herself. I
don't kno hat I should do.
I trust my friend and I know
that he would take very good
care of my home.
F .. ,
Chicago, ru.
E
Dear Erik,
The man that I was living
with for the pa four year
now wants to be with orneone
el. I can under and I am
interested in someone new. So
we both want out. However
we bought furniture on my
credit card and we ere both
making the monthly payments.
I want mo of the things but
I feel that he should continue
to help make payments. We
bought these things together!
What do you think?
L.D.,
San Francisco, Calif.
b en foIl wing him around nd I
. ill don't know who e i.
But I am beginning to think
th t the woman could very well
be a friend of mine. Do you
think I would be wrong to
approach her with thi infor-
mation? "Betty" in
Philadelphia, Penn.
Dear 'Betty",
Ye It·
very
Dear Erik,
I am re you have heard
thi many times before but my
boyfriend is leaving me. I
don't want him to leave me and
I have been a ing him fo
another chance to prove to him
ju t how much I love him. I
know that he has been eing
another woman, but I am not
re if I know her or not. I
have been trying to find out who
she is. I am doing this so I can
confront her and tell her to stay
a ay from my man. I have
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