Dear Abby: This is for ”Hurt,” whose husband never gave her presents on special occasions. I had the same trouble with my husband, so for Valentine`s Day I bought myself a beautiful pair of earrings and enclosed a card that read: ”To Miriam with all my love . . . Miriam.”
My husband got the bill.
Miriam
Dear Abby: I never thought I`d be writing to you for advice, but here I am.
My world is in chaos, and for the first time in my life I am considering suicide. I am the mother of two beautiful twin boys who are 2. I often wonder if they`d be better off without me. I`m 22.
Six months ago I left my husband to live with a married man I thought I loved. I destroyed two families because of my selfishness, and now I`m miserable. I realize that I do not love this older married man.
I want my old life back, but I know my husband and his family will never forgive me for what I have done. Please help me.
Ashamed in Amherst
Dear Ashamed: You really want to live, or you wouldn`t have written to me. You can be helped, and I want to help you, but it`s not possible unless you tell me how to reach you.
Please call your telephone operator and ask for your local suicide prevention office. Then phone that office and tell the people there that Abby told you to call. Do this immediately, and let me hear from you at once. I care.
Getting married? Send for Abby`s new, updated, expanded booklet, ”How to Have a Lovely Wedding.” Send your name and address clearly printed with a check or money order for $2.50 and a long, stamped (39 cents) envelope to:
Dear Abby, Wedding Booklet, P.O. Box 38923, Hollywood, Calif. 90038.
