Horoscopes

Aries (March 21-April 19): Loyalty doesn’t happen in the room: That’s just diplomacy. Loyalty is what happens behind people’s backs when there’s every opportunity to be disloyal. Taurus (April 20-May 20): You have faults. Everybody does. To pretend faults don’t exist only invites attention to them. Plus, it denies you the chance to find and exploit the asset that’s inside every fault. Gemini (May 21-June 21): An emotional wind change will happen. The dynamics shift, and you’ll have to adjust to get comfortable. It’s a rush if you don’t resist it. Let it carry you like a ride. Cancer (June 22-July 22): The obstacle falls away. Suddenly your domestic needs are not in competition with your professional needs, and you are able to freely commit to the projects that will take you where you want to go. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22): Your vantage point is optimal. Your powers of observation are strong. Your assessment about what you see is very accurate. You cannot be deceived, unless you choose to deceive yourself. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Love is often accidental. You don’t mean to develop feelings, but they grow without any help from your intentional mind, and suddenly you’re there thinking about someone else more than you think of yourself. Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 23): The one standing in your way isn’t an enemy but a trainer whose opposition gives you all the practice you need to overcome resistance and grow into your strongest, best self. Scorpio (Oct. 24-Nov. 21): Don’t stick with what’s comfortable. It won’t bring the results you’re looking for. Get a little more ambitious, assertive or even aggressive about creating and seizing opportunity. Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): If you have to ask, “Is this enough?” it means it isn’t. But where does more come from? It wouldn’t be fair for you to have to give when so many around you don’t bother, but “fair” never was a hardand-fast rule in this world. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Every personality revolves around its own story. You’ll give thought to yours, and you’ll probably evolve it to the next level of telling it, too, as you realize there’s much more than one way to look at this.

A change of opinion isn’t always the sign of a fickle mind. It could in fact signify growth and intelligence. But if the change was made strictly to gain the approval of another, that’s not a good sign. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20): If you let another person encourage you and push you to the next level you’ll get there much faster than if you would have merely nudged yourself on. So enlist a coach, mentor or other helper.

To write to Holiday Mathis, visit www.creators. com/author/holiday-mathis and click “Contact.” DEAR ABBY » I have been with my boyfriend for two years. When I’m with him, I often find him annoying and think we have nothing in common. But when we are apart, I miss him a lot — especially when one of us travels for work.

When we’re apart and talk on the phone, we have amazing conversations and discuss a future together. But when we’re together, we don’t talk as much, and he never mentions a future together.

I’m confused. Is this normal for relationships? I don’t want to stay in a relationship that isn’t going anywhere, and it has been like this since pretty early on. How can I know if I should invest more of my time or if I should end it and move on?

— Perplexed in Virginia

DEAR PERPLEXED » If neither of you is particularly talkative and there are a lot of distractions when you are together, then it’s normal. When you are apart, it’s possible that you miss — and idealize — each other, which is why those conversations about a future happen. The way to determine whether you should invest more time in this relationship would be to ASK him, and just as plainly as you addressed that question to me.

DEAR ABBY » Could you please print this on behalf of delivery people everywhere? Folks: Please make sure your address is visible from the street.

I can’t tell you how many times I have had to drive up and down a street trying to figure out which house I’m supposed to deliver to. Sometimes, I can see the number on the curb. But many times, it’s impossible to spot — and I deliver during the day. I can only begin to imagine how hard it is for couriers who deliver at night. So do us a favor. Make sure your house number is visible from the street.

— Wendy in California

DEAR WENDY » I’m glad you wrote. People in your profession are not the only ones who struggle with this problem. I have also heard from fire and emergency personnel complaining about the same issue when the situation wasn’t just inconvenient, but life-threatening. Readers, please take a moment to walk to the curb and see if your street address is visible. Fixing the problem could be as simple as trimming some bushes.

DEAR ABBY » My husband and I have been arguing over whether food must be covered while it’s being heated in the microwave. I always cover it because it takes little effort and prevents splatters. He refuses, unless the food is very saucy or greasy. When I ask why he won’t do it, he has no answer.

It would be one thing if he routinely cleaned the microwave, but he never does, leaving me to do it. This has caused shouting matches between us. How can we settle this, short of throwing away the microwave?

— Uncovered out West

DEAR UNCOVERED » Do not toss out a perfectly good microwave over this issue. Praise your husband when he covers the saucy/ greasy foods, and remember to throw a paper towel over his dinner when he “forgets.”

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