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I hope you will contact your friend. Tell her that you are embarrassed that you stole from her and then lied about it. Don't offer up an excuse, but do explain yourself (if you have an explanation).
Your friend's $20 would be worth close to $50 now. You should send her a check. If you can afford to, you could also donate the same amount to a local charity -- perhaps one benefiting wayward teens.
Dear Amy: I liked your response to "Wanting Romance."
My husband of 27 years doesn't have a romantic bone in his body. I never get flowers, declarations of adoration or anything like that.
What I do get is a man who works extremely hard to make a nice life for us.
In the winter, the driveway is cleared and the woodpile is full. In the summer, the gardens are beautiful and the lawn is mowed. If I need anything at all, I just need to ask.
That's what real love is.
-- Anne
Dear Anne: It's a question of changing your perspective.
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