44 - Wednesday, November 1, 1989 - North Shore News LIFESTYLES Couple won't give up respective lifestyles Q. 1 AM in my fate 60s, my lady is in her mid 70s. The age difference is of no im- portance, but our lifestyles come between us. She is happy on a ranch two states away; I like living in a city where I have lived for 20 years and have activities, associations, a few friends. She is warm and hospit- able; | am more introverted and solitude-seeking. Her children know about our friendship, mine do not. I can't ask her to leave her country life, and E don’t want to leave my ur- ban one. We are both comfortably well-off. How do we arrange our future? No one has ever made me as happy as she does, and my company seems to be very pleasing to her. A. What's the rush to settle down in one place or the other? If you are well enough fixed for in- come, you can spend time with each other now in her place, now Dr. Ruth Dr. Ruth Westheimer EEE in yours. That sounds sensible, but something keeps the two of you from adopting this simple plan, or rather letting yourselves drift into it. NEED A LAWYER OR LEGAL INFORMATION? LAWYER REFERRAL SERVICE: If you think you might have a legal problem but aren't sure, if you need legal advice but don’t know where to look, if you need a lawyer but don't know one— the Lawyer Referral Service can help you. t's simple and inexpensive: an interview of up to 30 ininutes costs only $10. Lawyer Referral Service, Vancouver 687-3221. DIALALAW: For free general legal information on 131 different topics, phone 687-4680 in Vancouver. A pubiic service of the B.C. Branch, Canadian Bar . Association, funded by the Law Foundation of B.C. QY. oe TTT TT¢ FETT WN PT PTX See | | BP i | Sle 2 oT *| oI as Ll iges | Tt oe Core ars: ann rete wip TTT TT TT cco wat eS | ET ASM CLOTHING COMPANY {~ ‘PLUM'S the one’..: where fashionis affordable! |i voy WEST FOURTH AT ALMA — 733 0603 © 2845 SOUTH GRANVILLE —. 737-0246-—] ~~ so. 128 LOWER LONSDALE — 988-1754! ; It would seem that you have preoccupations connected with your places of residence. You mean so much to each other, but not enough to give up your inter- ests. In fact, your interests are mere interesting to you than your affection for each other. This is no crime. It is a good thing to have a life you like living, concerns that keep you occupied. You are not ready to accept living out on her tanch, but maybe in a while it will seem a pleasant life and your city preoccupations may not seem so important. Or the pleasures of liv- ing in town may captivate her. Why not go along as you are for a while, and find out what happens? Q. My husband has begun tell- ing me that we should be sexually non-exclusive. What should I say to this? A. With the least posible delay in replying, you should say no. Now, you have asked me and that See Just Page 45 WANTED... MORS / MR. MOMS How would you like to earn $$$ while your children are in school? . —see the children off in the morning and be there when they get home — Hours available Monday thru Friday from 9:30am-2:30pm, Burnaby location DON’T MISS THIS GREAT OPPORTUNITY | FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL: id hru Frid 421-9340 bsoans3opm FREE RETIREMENT YET TO COME! When it comes to retirement counselling, many financial institutions will flip you a couple of brochures and say, “Pick a plan...” At VanCity we believe that the so called “Golden Years” should not be tarnished by a lack of weil-inought-out planning. For tiis reason, we put at your disposal some of our best people. People who are professional, licensed retirement counsellors. You'll sit down with one of them and review your specific situation. Not some vague generalization. Together, you'll cover retirement income planning us well as tax planning. Your meeting could go on lor as long as an hour or more. No here-it-is, thanks-a-lot, good-bye. A real session. About a very serious subject. And, mosi importantly, we do not charge for this impartial service... nor are you obtigated to follow our advice.. or for that matter, to sign up for anything. You don’t even have to be a VanCity member. To make an appointment, phone our Retirement and Tax Services Department at 877-7614. Or phone ‘FelcService at 877-7000. Or ask a Member Service Representative at any VanCity branch. We'll help you to plan so that the best is yet to come. VanCity Investment re Services Ltd. VANCITY