Dear Abby.... You are a world-renowned advice columnist. All across the globe, you are known as the person that ‘can tell people how to fix their lives. People love you. You just got home from vacation and realize that your loyal readers from Denmark have a lot of problems in need of solving. Respond to the following: 1, Dear Abby, V'm in love. The hottest boy at Denmark High and I are going steady. Well, sort of, My problem is that he seems to be hesitant to tell his friends about me. We go see a lot of plays together and we always joke around and have a good time, In fact, I know that he loves me because the other day he said that he just couldn’t tolerate life without me—and trust me, for this guy that really does mean that he loves me. T've met his parents, but he only introduces me a8 a “friend ” Around his friends at school he speaks to me, but he never makes plans to hang out in front of them. Really we only talk a little in public. Which, I know, sounds like he doesn’t like me. But just yesterday I got my college acceptance letter to Denmark University, and he told me that he didn’t want me to leave him! Obviously, the reason he doesn’t want me to leave is that he loves me? Right? Do you think he really likes me? What should I do? Should I go off to college? 2, Dear Abby, My mother recently got remarried, My step-dad, Greg we will call him, isn’t that bad of a ‘guy from what I've seen so far. My issue, initially, was just that my parents split and my ‘mom mazried him within a couple weeks of the divorce being finalized. So, because of that, I didn’t like the guy to begin with. He’s alright in the fact that he treats my mom pretty good and actually does have a good bit of money; he's pretty generous with it too, Apparently he is footing the bill for my Senior Week trip. But, here's the thing. He constantly talks bad about my real dad. It seems like every chance Greg gets he is going off about what a loser my real dad is and how my real dad didn't know how to tun the household. It honestly makes me SO mad. But, I don’t want to upset my mom. She loves Greg. Like it's honestly disgusting how much she loves the guy. And I’m glad she’s happy, Iam. But don't know how to get Greg to stop badmouthing my father without the issue getting to my mother. What should I do? 3. Dear Abby, Rocently | applied and got accepted to Wester Regionals Orchestra. ‘This is a really big deal for a violinist like me—the competition is tight and I'm really proud that I got in, But, it took allot for me to make it. Hours upon hours of practice after school, expensive private lessons, ‘and permanent carpal tunnel, Now that I got in, 've got even more practicing to do, Which is fun because i’s what I love. But my problem... that’s my friends. My friends are constantly wanting me to hang out with them after school andon the weekends. I hate it, though, because me and these group of guys are real close. Always have been, We've been like brothers since elementary, So for the past month straight, 've had to say no fo every offer they extended to spend time together. I don’t know what to do Abby, ‘The other day my fiend, we'll call him Bob, looked at me and said: “You ain't the same no more. Ever since ‘you picked up that fiddle, You changed.” I don’t want to change! But this performance ‘could be the opportunity I need! Tons of judges will be watching—loads of scholarships could come of this. But, J miss my friends. And most ofall, 1don"t want them to think I've shines Wats" FH fe he Should ust 9° 4o Cellge and je 9 Geend? deat Mee SE bop hoa JOR Ney one’s phat bean #f ON Jeag te bes the S thao).