THE MICHIGAN CITIZEN JANUARY 4 -10,1987
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Dear Erik,
Dear Erik,
I'm married woman and I
have been for the last 3 years.
I ju found out th t my hu -
band i eing another woman!
Yes, I'm up t and I have been
trying to think of mething
to do bout it. We have always
been a happy couple and have
never had any seriou problems.
I know that he loves me and I
feel the same way about him.
friend of his told me acci­
dently about this other woman.
And I ju don't know if he can
be believed' or not. What do you
think I should do next?
W.C.,
Long Beach, Calif.
Dear Erik,
Have I got problem.
ould like to hear what you
hav to Y bout what direction
ould t e. I have been ein
thi man for ell over a year .
. During n of thi time the
reI ti nship as growin trong­
er and better. I wa at the
• point where I a beli ving
everything he would tell me.
I'm ure that a one of my
mi ake. . . I m de a few
more. I help d him with the
d n payment for a ne car
and I have paid hi rent on
veral occasion . I h ve b en a
big help to him nd I wa
happy to do it. I kno that I
am not a pretty woman and
th t I am over weight but
n ne of th t ha ever made a
difference to him. The other
d y he aid that h a falling
in ve ith another woman.
He y th t he need me time
to find out ho she feels about
him. If thing don't work out
for the t 0 of them, he would
come ba to me. What hurt
me even more i the fa t that I
no he' not going to pay any
of my money back. What can
I do?
I.S. -
Roano e, Virginia
a year and ould remember
me of the better time that
the two of you ared to-
gether. It ould be of
you not to 't for hOO to
return after hi fling.
date again! It been wonderful
for me. I have been seeing the
same guy and I met him at work.
He likes me and my children.
The problem i with my olde t
son. Whenever he comes over
my n start to act up or he
won't talk. Its not that he's
up t about someone taking
over from hi father becau
he doesn't even know hi
father. I don't like the way
he has been acting but I don't
know ju what I can do to
make him stop.
Chicago Ill.
Dear other,
. e from being jealou
he may be feeling left out.
Let him kno th t h' ill
loved and include him in activit-
. h you and your friend.
It ould be nice if your friend
d your n could end time
together d try to become
frie d Give him littl tim
and plea be patient with him.
It a very difficult time that
h going through, feeling if
h ' losin hi mother to not her
guy. With more 10 e und r-
ndin he will come throu h
the .
Sincerely,
E' W ington
Dear Erik,
I am an unmarried mother
with two children. I am bringing
them up alone. I work a fun
time job and I had been spend­
ing all of my free time with
my children. For the past three
wee s I have been going out on
Dating other.
incerely,
Erik ing on
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