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  Date : 2012-04-19
Wife ponders whether to stay and "make do" or move on

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DEAR ABBY: I have been married to "Daryl" for 10 years. He has never really hit the mark in what I want - someone who is mature, stable, predictable and has an appropriate perspective on life. Daryl depends on the outside world to make him feel good about himself, and when that doesn't happen, he drinks and smokes pot.
 
I love exercise and the outdoors. He doesn't like hiking. In fact, he's afraid to challenge himself physically in even the smallest way.
 
I have to decide whether to stay and "make do" or move on. How do I make that choice? (I'm over 40.) ¡ª LOOKING FOR BETTER, LAGUNA HILLS, CALIF.
  
DEAR LOOKING: Tell your husband what you have told me. That will give him a chance to shape up and at least try to be more of the man you thought you married. (I'm giving you the benefit of the doubt and not assuming you felt you were compromising when you accepted his proposal.) Daryl deserves to spend his life with someone who values him for who he is, not someone who feels she's "making do." If it doesn't work, then you should BOTH move on.
 
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DEAR ABBY: I was standing in front of a restaurant with my mother-in-law and a group of relatives when she "felt up" my back and backside. We were facing the others when she put her hand around my back, first sideways and then all around until she got down to my rear end. It felt like she was searching for something, but the weather was warm and my blouse was very thin, so I couldn't have hidden anything. When she reached my behind, she pressed her thumb hard on my hipbone and rubbed in a circular motion.
 
I feel extremely violated because her hand should not be anywhere near that region. My husband says I misinterpreted what she did, but he has no explanation. I think her behavior was incestuous! When she visits, she also insists on sleeping in the master bedroom. Am I overreacting? -- VIOLATED IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
 
DEAR "VIOLATED": Unless your mother-in-law insists on sleeping between you and her son when she comes to visit, I do think you're overreacting. What she did was give you a back rub. In most families, a gesture like that is one of affection. Lighten up!

 
* hit the mark ¸ÂÃß´Ù (= to be correct or accurate)

* make do °ßµð´Ù, ±×·±´ë·Î Âü´Ù (= accept something less satisfactory because there's no alternative)

* give somebody the benefit of the doubt Àǽɽº·´Áö¸¸ ÀÏ´Ü ¹Ï¾îº¸´Ù (= to believe something good about someone, rather than something bad, when you have the possibility of doing either) 

* feel up ´õµë´Ù (=to fondle or touch someone in a sexual manner)

* backside ¾ûµ¢ÀÌ, µÐºÎ (=rump; buttocks)

* misinterpret ¿ÀÇØÇÏ´Ù (=to interpret, explain, or understand incorrectly)
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