Dear Abby ,

[Layla South]

Dear Abby,

I am a 60-year-old woman who is married
to a man who acts like he hates me.
In public, he pretends he loves me
and talks about how wonderful I am.
But in private, he shakes his finger in my face
and calls me the "B" word.
He constantly tells me how ugly I am without make-up.
I've tried everything, including a face-lift,
botox treatments, and a chin tuck.
I even went on a diet and lost 20 pounds.

He quit his job a few years ago
after having an affair with a woman in his office.
He hasn't even looked for another job.
We haven't slept together since,
I confronted him about the affair.
He denied it, of course, but everybody knew it.
It was humiliating. I believe he is still messing around.

While we both want to sell this house,
we argue constantly about when to put it on the market.
The house we want will be available in a f ew months.
My husband wants to put our house on the market now.
I think we should wait a while.
He has already started collecting boxes and packing up his stuff.
Do you think he is planning to leave me?

Signed,
Worried in NY


Dear Worried in NY:

I doubt it. He wants to move back
into the White House as much as you do.