Dear Abby
Dear Abby,
I am a
60-year-old woman who is married to a man who acts
like he
hates me. In public, he
pretends he loves me and talks about how
wonderful
I am. But in private, he shakes his
finger in my face and calls me The "B"
word.
He constantly tells me how ugly I am without
make-up. I've tried
everything,
including a face-lift, botox treatments, and a chin
tuck.
I even went on a diet and lost
20 pounds.
He quit
his job a few years ago after having an affair with
a woman
in his office. He hasn't even
looked for another job. We haven't
slept
together since I confronted him
about the affair. He denied it,
of
course, but everybody knew it It was
humiliating. I believe he is
still
messing around.
While we
both want to sell the house we are living in, we
argue
constantly about when to put it
on the market. The house we want
to
live in will be available in a few
months. My husband wants to put our
house
on the market now. I think we
should wait a while. He has already
started
collecting boxes and packing up
his stuff.
Do you think he is planning
to leave me?
Signed,
Worried in
NY
Dear
Worried:
I doubt
it. He wants to move back into the White House as
much as
you do.