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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»Mybest friend came to my house last weekend after her breakup with her boy- friend. She brought a bottle of scotch. My husband joined us and we kept drinking and things started to get cozy among the three of us. My husband had sex with my friend and me in succession. I encouraged this at the time. The next morning, she left our house without saying a word. She texted me that she'll never see me again as long as I'm married to my husband. I feel totally terrible. I tried to talk about it and my husband said it was the best sex experience of his life. He shows no remorse. He even said he would like to do it again! As I was also involved, there was no case of cheating, right? I honestly don't remember much. Did he cheat? Can I hold him responsible? —Upset DEAR UPSET » The way I read this is that your friend now refuses to be around your husband — or you as long as you are with him. It seems pos- sible (likely, really) that she didn't find this sexual experience consensual. People who are drunk cannot give legal con- sent. She had just been through a breakup and was emotionally vulner- able — and inebriated. This was a horrible idea all around. I don't know how you can accuse your husband of "cheat- ing" when you were pres- ent, encouraged this, and (according to you) invited him to participate. Your friendship with this other woman is dam- aged — perhaps beyond repair. DEAR AMY » Both my brother and I are in our early 60s. My brother "Sam" is retired but has a wife who still works and makes outstanding money. Sam continually lec- tures family members and friends about how much money he has and how t he y s ho ul d fo l lo w hi s advice in investing their money. He brags and tells everyone in the family how they should be living their lives. I told him many times that I do not want his financial advice. I tracked all of his financial advice and finally sat him down. I showed him mathemati- cally that if I had followed his advice over the past several years that my wife and I would have lost al- most all our life's savings. I also told him that family members and friends think he is very arrogant. He started screaming at me and ran out of the room. I haven't heard from him in several years. What's the best way to make him understand that he cannot behave this way? — Concerned Brother DEAR CONCERNED » He sounds like a challenging person, but your mistake was in telling him how all family members and friends perceive his in- terference. When you are criticizing someone, you should speak only to your own experience. One way to start over is to ask for a fresh start. 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