Omaha daily bee., 1916-05-12
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Some of the
Troubles of an
Engaged Girl

The engaged girl has troubles Of he
own. new troubles, different from those
OF the girl whose love IL not reeipro'
Gated and the wife who doesn't under
stand her husband. They arise out q
the peculiar circumstances in which cou
pies are placed and are as troublesome
"a most other troubles
His old friends, for instance. ~ course.
they Ike 10 see him as they used TO DO
and. 81 course bis fiancec wants h'ti
rather more than che used TO do. II y
neglects her for them the fair white
brow ia furrowed by frowp and ths
dear young thing herself Is cold and
distant. until she has given him 20 under
stand that che considers II unfair that
she should be neglected
Edwin should rot neglect Angelina e
spend evenings with his friends and An.
pclina should not grufae 70 Edwin oe'
casional hours with his chums.
Give and take must be the motto foi
an engaged couple. .a
Edwin lie often Just ~ unreasonable
AngellnaB time must be wholly his OF
he wants 10 know the reason why. This
10 taking girl body and SOUL and
The sooner Edwin is dlsillusioned thc
better
During engagement days The conduct
~ Edwin with regard 10 other girls mDy
not be Ell that could be desired TO be
frank, he flirts. Naturally. Angelina te.
SCENTS II and lets Edwin know she should
have In return declaration that fllr.
tation was not intended and O. promise
that II VIII not occur sgain. Becauss
II Angelina disapproYes OF such things
and Edwin does not, well-wil they BE-
happy as husband md wife7
Any attention paid to other girls must
necessarily have disquietlng effect upon
the engaged girl herself Edwin may
have discovered that his affections were
not 40 entirely disposed Of az he sus.
pocte6. lie may. IN fact, have formed
sudden and violent attachment for
someone else Whether he has or not An.
golina h apt 10 torture herself with such
fears. for men have often discovered ~
tho eleventh hour ouch changes In them.
selves.
When this happens the man should do
the proper thing and confess to II. No
good can come Of keeping Il secret II
Edwn's love Is given elsewhere Il Is
certain that he will not marry Angelina.
But he may lack the courage 70 speak,
and 70 go on putting or tho wedding
and keeping up half-hearted courtship
with girl for whom he has ceased 10
care and causing her agony By the
changes she secs, but cannot account
for
II man suddenly discovers that he
cares for another woman more than the
SRI he ~ engaged 10. he cannot be held
altogether 10 blame. Probably he waa
quite convinced that he loved a until he
met D. IL will be hcartbrcakipg 70 A 10
hear this. no doubt. but would care
10 go on with the wedding knowing what
she doee7 II Is better for her 10 know
than for Edwin % marry her out Of
mistaken sense Of duty.
Such marriage would mean more
agony for the yifc than broken en-
gogenicnt could mean for the engaged
Girl
The business Of breaking an engage.
ment Is delicate one. but IL should not
be Stunned on that account Even
when Il is not question Of change OF
feelings It may be necessary. A mans
prospects In life may have changed, and
he cannot offer her the luxury that he
would have done. In such a case he
should AT least offer to release her, and
II she accepts the release, who can
blame her?
1t Is nice to think that girl Is pres
pared TO be true 10 a man through all
things; but II girl feels that she cannot
face poverty. or Is not disposed to wait
years until fortune comes. she should
say so We may say that II is a happy
release for the man. but the girl is
j hn,nat nrnr thntIrh We deaniae her.