DEAR ABBY: My husband, "Roger," has some unusual "hobbies" that I don't know how to handle. He owns more than 24 cars. None of them run; they just sit and rot. He buys old airplanes, although he doesn't know how to fly -- and they, too, sit rusting away. He also collects cardboard boxes and anything in bulk. A few months ago, he bought 23 16-by-20 picture frames simply because they were on sale.
Roger ignores me. Unless I initiate a conversation, he does not talk. He won't talk to anyone; he just sits and reads.
With the promise of a new home as bait, he moved us out of state into a trailer park. But all our money has been spent on old vehicles.
Abby, my husband comes from a nice, well-to-do family. Roger has a college education and works for a large company, but sometimes I think he would like to be a hermit. What can I do? -- LIVING LIKE A HERMIT IN CALIFORNIA
DEAR LIVING: Talk to an attorney who specializes in family law and find out what your rights as a wife are in the state of California. Your husband appears to be eccentric by conventional standards, and possibly should be evaluated. If he won't consent to the evaluation, then please discuss it with his "nice, well-to-do family." But don't be surprised if they are already aware of it. These quirks have been known to run in families.