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DILBERT ScottAdams PEARLSBEFORESWINE StephanPastis PICKLES BrianCrane BABYBLUES JerryScott&RickKirkman THEDUPLEX GlennMcCoy ZITS JerryScott&JimBorgman SHERMAN'SLAGOON JimToomey ARGYLESWEATER ScottHilburn BIZARRO DanPiraro DEARAMY»Iama 28-year-old, college- educated woman who has been in a serious relation- ship for two years. Last y ea r m y bo yf ri en d' s jo b took him to a different state. I left my family and job and moved with him. We were happy and made do with what time he had after long workdays. We had been in this new location for seven months when I received a mes- sage from a girl, claiming that they had messed around. I asked for proof and she provided pictures of them posed together. I confronted him about it and he said that he hung out with her a few times. He apologized pro- fusely, but was adamant that they did not sleep together. I thanked the girl for telling me and said that I would take it from here. A few days later, she sent me more messages detailing the relationship and asking if I left him. I asked him point- blank and he again told me they did not have sex. Not to excuse his behavior, but his work was not going well and as a form of escapism he would go out, which is how they met. Who should I believe? I find it extremely fishy that she keeps adding fuel to the fire. I believe that he flirted and created a facade of a single life. I could work through that. I love this man, but I'm torn. I want to repair the breach of trust, but I don't want to be made a fool. Advice, please? —DazedandConfused DEAR DAZED » Following is a list of reasons why a person in a committed relationship would legiti- mately create "the facade of a single life": Oops — there are none. Lucky him — he became entangled with another woman who is obnoxious, creepy and tips the scales toward "Fatal Attraction." Her behavior seems to have eclipsed his behavior. And so now you are blaming her and excusing him. You seem to care the most about whether your boyfriend had sex with this other person. You ob- viously have a great deal invested in this relation- ship, and you can choose to believe him in order to stay in it, but repairing the broken trust is not your job — it's his. I hope you develop your own life, either at this new location or elsewhere. Waiting for your guy to come home after his long workdays and after-work partying doesn't seem like much of a life for you. DEAR AMY » Your advice to "Lonely" did not go far enough. Lonely described how her husband leaves her at home night after night and expects her to do all of the cooking, laundry and cleaning. She should hire a cleaner to ease the burden. — Practical DEAR PRACTICAL » She can also cut down on the housework by doing only her own laundry. Once he runs out of clean clothes, he may learn how to oper- ate the washing machine. 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