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DILBERT ScottAdams PEARLSBEFORESWINE StephanPastis PICKLES BrianCrane BABYBLUES JerryScott&RickKirkman PHOEBEANDHERUNICORN DanaSimpson ZITS JerryScott&JimBorgman SHERMAN'SLAGOON JimToomey ARGYLESWEATER ScottHilburn BIZARRO DanPiraro DEARAMY»I'vebeen married to my husband for close to two years, and we are happy for the most part, although we have our ups and downs just like other couples. When we were dating and engaged, he had a little problem with jeal- ousy, and I thought it would tone down after we were married. Now, almost two years in, his jeal- ousy seems to have gotten worse. He keeps tabs on my whereabouts and so- cial media, and he ignores me if I talk to another man. He has to be in con- stant contact when I'm out with my girlfriends. I've never cheated, or even given him the idea that I was interested in another man. I don't want to leave him and I do love him. Is it time to bring up the idea of a trial separa- tion to spend some time apart while he works on this? —DiscouragedWife DEAR DISCOURAGED » If your husband is grow- ing more possessive and jealous as time goes on, it does not bode well for the health of your relation- ship long term. Some spouses and partners gaslight their significant others into believing that jealousy and surveillance are signs of love and deep attach- ment. They aren't. This behavior is pathological. I don't believe your husband's behavior will improve without con- centrated professional help. A separation while you both seek counseling sounds like a good idea. DEAR AMY » "Bart" and I dated in high school. After graduation we went our separate ways. We each married and had children. Eventually we both got divorced and started to date each other. A couple of years later we lost contact because we moved to different states. He got married again and it did not work out so he divorced. We did not see each other for two more years. A couple of months ago we searched for each other and finally met up again. We are both 54 years old. I am still single but he is seeing a girl on and off. It is now three times that he and I lost contact and were able to find each other again. Now we are back in each other's arms. I told him I want someone who is not seeing anyone else. He is seeing both of us. I want to call it a day and walk away but he said we are destined to be together. I can't get him off my mind. — Helpless DEAR HELPLESS » After declaring that you don't want to see "Bart" if he is seeing someone else, you proceeded to ignore your own bottom line. You might think that finding each other three times means you two are destined for each other. This could be true, but another perspective is that you are locked into a lifelong pattern. If this works for you then definitely keep at it. But don't expect Bart to behave differently. 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