For Better or For Worse by Lynn Johnston for January 17, 2019

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Elly’s comment is Oh so true!

Yeah, research reveals that some women get so into motherhood that they neglect their husbands or treat them like children. They lose their appeals as women, become mothers to their husbands rather than wives. Anne is that type. If she is asking herself what is wrong with her – it is because she lost sight of who she is in her marriage. If she hadn’t lost sight, perhaps Steve might be less inclined to stray.

I think this one is particularly insightful and poignant.

Because we’re taught to only look for our own plank instead of the sawdust of the other?

A woman married to a man with narcissistic personality disorder will often ask herself that. But there is nothing wrong with her. He’s a narcissist. First he charms her. Then he destroys her as he moves onto a new supply.

So several folks think their comments about buying her jewelry to make it up to her or even blaming her for the affair if he’s having one because she devoted her life to always being there for her family are appropriate responses? Why not break up the marriage by email especially if she was desperately ill or something, just like good, moral, God fearing, political leaders have done? It’s so much tackier and loathsome, yet typically hypocritical.

YUP, It’s ALWAYS the wife’s fault.

Having observed moral decline for 6+ decades,I see a strong link to the entertainment industry. The movies and TV programs we grew up on usually included working together through even really painful problems using respect for each other. Then came the “anything goes” mentality and behavior previously considered unacceptable became the norm. Now people make headlines — and money — for this lifestyle.

She probably turned 30.

Lynn’s Notes:

Through the “Annie” character, I wanted to be able to tell what I knew to be true, and yet, it was such a deeply disturbing subject, I lost my courage before I could truly explore it.

Don’t think they’d be married much longer anyway. Looking at how out of shape Anne is, she is a heart attack waiting to happen.

Reminds me of an episode of The Sopranos where Tony separated from his wife on account of adultery. Later he tried to rationalize it on account of it being expected of mobsters.

Tony: “Come on, you knew this would happen. It is like Popeye, you know ‘I yam what I yam’”!

Carmela: “I did not marry a cartoon character.”

Never judge. You can’t possibly know the reality of someone else’s relationships.

What happened to “innocent until proven guilty”? They need to move to the US and join the rest of the liberals.

Marriage is the best way to ruin a love affair.

Men will cheat as long as they think they can get away with it. Some men have gorgeous wives and still cheat on them.

It is not only wrong to blame the whole thing on one person, it is immature. My first marriage ended in divorce, but I readily admit that the blame fell 50/50.

50% was Karen’s fault…and 50% was her mother’s!

Sometimes reading these comments is like a microcosm of society in general. And sometimes this saddens me. To read the “justification” of cheating in so many comments is so disheartening.

What’s wrong Annie, is you married a man who wants a nice domestic life with a wife & kids in comfortable suburbia, but also wants to play the field.

Don’t be surprised if the “what’s wrong with me” punchline ends up in a future strip, courtesy of the Lynn Johnston Recycling Center, which recycles jokes and plot lines. April is an excellent example, where many Elizabeth jokes will be reused.

So true. I wonder if the cheater ever thinks it?

Good question, Elly.

It takes two to tango….. both of them have to work at their marriage. The major problem with a relationship like theirs is that HE has ample opportunities to stray while Annie has none.

if people would truly be real friends before they get married, a lot of misery could be avoided. too bad tv shows make the romance and sex the top priority