Dear Abby    I would like to ask them to contribute financially
this time to help with the cost of a small, intimate ceremony
and dinner for fewer than 20 people. Am I asking too much? --
SECOND TIME AROUND IN ORLANDO, FLA.  DEAR SECOND TIME AROUND:
Yes. Couples on their "second bounce" pay for their OWN
weddings. And by the way, there is no obligation on the part of
the bride's parents to pay for her wedding even the first time
around. A wedding is a GIFT, and to solicit a gift is
inappropriate. If your parents volunteer to chip in for your
wedding, then it's fine to accept. But don't ask them to do it.
That you didn't have a wedding the first time around does not
obligate them to pay for one now.  * * *   I have tried meeting
new people at the park with my son, and I felt like I hit it off
with a few people, but they all (at this age) already have dear
friends and don't seem interested in changing their circles. Am
I destined to be lonely? -- JUST ME IN TENNESSEE    * * *  DEAR
ABBY: My dad and I were very