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DILBERT ScottAdams PEARLSBEFORESWINE StephanPastis PICKLES BrianCrane BABYBLUES JerryScott&RickKirkman GETFUZZY DarbyConley ZITS JerryScott&JimBorgman SHERMAN'SLAGOON JimToomey ARGYLESWEATER ScottHilburn BIZARRO DanPiraro DEARAMY»Ihaveagreat boyfriend. He's kind, sweet, smart and funny. We love to be together and to talk, just us. When I'm at work and we're apart, I look forward to being with him. Here's the thing. He's 43, and I'm 20. My mom didn't say anything negative about this until he asked me to move in with him. She said that he's too old for me, that he's old enough to be my father, and that it's creepy and gross. She said that he has too much power because he's older, that he'll manipulate me to do stuff that I don't want to do. He's not that way. I had a boyfriend who got me to smoke weed when I was 14 and he was 16 — only a two-year difference. Another guy got me to drink when we were both 17. A boyfriend who was a year older wanted me to have a threesome with his slutty ex, but I said no. My mom thinks we have nothing to talk about, but that's crazy. We talk all the time. It's like we never shut up. We've been together for almost 10 months. We're both really happy. Do you think we should break up just because he's older? —B DEAR B » I don't think you should break up because of the age difference. I think you should break up because you're not ma- ture enough to be in any healthy relationship. I know this because of your history of being "ma- nipulated" by guys, going back to that boyfriend when you were 14 who "got" you to smoke weed. After that, someone else "got" you to drink. You didn't participate in the threesome, presumably, because you didn't like the slutty ex. By your own account, you have a history of demonstrating the one thing worse than bad judgment: No judgment. Maybe this much older man will be a good and stable influence on you. I hope so — because it sounds like you need a grown-up in your life. DEAR AMY » My mother- in-law just told my hus- band that she's splitting her estate equally among him and his brother, their wives, the grandchildren and the grandchildren's wives. Amy, this seems ridicu- lous. It should go to just the surviving sons, not all these other peripheral people, including me! We don't have children, so we're punished because we don't have kids. My husband is always at her beck and call. The other brother maybe visits once yearly, and doesn't return calls. It's very hurtful to my husband, who's been a great son, to think he's equally as important to her as a "granddaughter- in-law." Should we bring it up, or leave it be, since it's her estate to do what she pleases with? — This Stings DEAR STINGS » I appreci- ate your strong advocacy for your husband. If you want him to get more money, you s hould give him your share. Other- wise, leave this alone. Maturity, not age difference, is important to relationship You can contact Amy Dickinson via email: askamy@tribune.com and follow her on Twitter @askingamy. Amy Dickinson Ask Amy Sudoku Instructions:Theobjectistoplacethe numbers1to9intheemptysquaresso thateachrow,eachcolumnandeach 3x3boxcontainsthenumberonlyonce. AnswertoPreviousPuzzle CelebrityCipher ByLuisCampos Instructions:CelebrityCiphercryptogramsarecreatedfromquotationsbyfamouspeople, pastandpresent.Eachletterinthecipherstandsforanother. NEACrossword Leo(July23-Aug.22)— You can reach your goals if you stick to simple solutions, taking baby steps and building on solid ground. Moderation will be the key to getting what you want. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Be cautious when dealing with legal matters. Revisit a deal you dismissed. With a couple of changes, you will come up with a workable agreement. Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) — The more you learn, the easier it will be to reach your objectives. 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