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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»Myboyfriend and I hosted a party. We consumed lots of alcohol. My boyfriend was drunk and started fighting with his friend. He was abusive toward me. He took my hand and punched him- self with it, and I began to cry. His roommate helped me calm down, and then I reached over and kissed his room- mate. The roommate kissed me back. The next day, when I had a chance to recall what happened the night before, I told my boy- friend. My memory of the evening was not clear, but I remembered my boyfriend was falling on the ground and being ag- gressive with his friends. I texted the roommate to find out what hap- pened and asked him why he allowed me to kiss him. He responded and said, "I'm more at fault than you are." He said he was sorry. My boyfriend is upset and says that he does not trust me alone with any- one. He asked me to stop calling and texting him. I respect his decision. He left a voicemail saying that he will call me soon to find out my reason for kissing his roommate and what my intentions were. He said being drunk is not an excuse. I care about my boy- friend. I thought that I could be honest with him if a problem arises and hope that we can handle it as a couple. Is this situation fix- able? How can we rebuild trust? —Upset DEAR UPSET » I'm con- fused. Your boyfriend was drunk and violent, but the problems in your relation- ship are about your drun- kenness and stupidity? All sorts of alarm bells are ringing. Your guy is blaming, punishing and controlling you without taking any responsibility. Stay away from him. He is not a good guy. He says you can't contact him, but he's going to call you on his timetable for an explanation for why you kissed his roommate? The level of your intoxication and the fact that you seem to have memory lapses from that night should be a wake- up call for you. When you get that wasted with people who are also that drunk and aggressive, ev- erybody is in a potentially extremely dangerous situation. DEAR AMY » My wife and I have been together for 32 years. I retired seven years ago. For the 25 years I worked, I paid all our medical benefits. I never asked for anything from my spouse nor even mentioned the subject. Now that I've retired she is footing the medi- cal coverage. She keeps mentioning how much she pays and even shows me her pay stub. How do I get her to stop shoving this in my face? — A DEAR A » You should show your wife evidence of the 25 years of insurance payments you made on the fam ily's b ehal f. Th en you should ask her what, exactly, her problem is. 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