Wife’s private photo set shared online
DEAR ABBY: Six months ago, I asked a close female friend to help me prepare a gift for my husband for our fifth anniversary. I wanted to create an album of sexy nude photos of myself. Her excellent camerawork provided me with a wonderful collection, and my husband loved it.
I recently found out on social media that my girlfriend’s husband viewed and copied my private photos and shared them online with friends of ours. I’m devastated. My girlfriend is sorry to the max.
My husband isn’t yet aware of my exposure to others. I don’t want to tell him, but I don’t want some guy spilling the beans. My girlfriend is helping to stop the sharing. Should I tell my husband? — Ashamed in the U.S.A.
DEAR ASHAMED: Inform your husband immediately, because he needs to hear it from you.
Your friend’s carelessness in allowing her husband to see the photos was deplorable. It is nearly impossible now to stop their proliferation. That your friend’s husband would display such poor judgment by showing them is shocking.
DEAR ABBY: My wife and I are at opposite ends of the political spectrum: I am conservative; she is liberal. We do our best not to argue, but sometimes we are unsuccessful.
My problem is, she’ll have three TVS going, all tuned to her favorite political channel. I usually leave the room when she’s going to do prolonged work in our home office. It’s the three-tv thing that I would like stopped. What do you suggest? — Inundated in Washington
DEAR INUNDATED: Your wife should show you the same consideration you show to her. In this case, she does not have to have three TVS blaring “her” channel throughout your home. She should have ONE television set on in the room she is in.
DEAR ABBY: My husband had not seen a dentist in 18 years. I come from a family of dentists. When I convinced my husband to go to the dentist because he’d broken a front tooth, he ended up needing eight extractions!
I’m happy he saw a dentist, but he rarely wears the bridges the dentist made. He looks like a jack-o’-lantern. I am having such a hard time with this that I no longer know if I can stay in this marriage.
He is a good man and a great husband and father, but his lack of teeth is almost more than I can handle. Any advice? — Embarrassed in New Hampshire
DEAR EMBARRASSED: Your husband may not be wearing the bridges because they are uncomfortable. You may be able to convince him to return to the dentist who made them and have them adjusted.
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