The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-06-06

someone who thrills TO It's every light
and shade as we do: the book whose
subtle points we may discuss with a
kindred mind the play that appeals to
another as II did TO US, are among the
great joys OF life And on the contrary.
among life's chief Affections is the en- q.
forced oompanionship OF one who never
understands. and never could under
stand the things that appeal TO us, and
with whom we have not one thing III
common.
The great and unending search OF
| every man and woman in the world -
tor someone who thinks their thoughts
and has their point OF view. who, as we
say. understands them. but the curious
thing is tina, they apply this test only
to their friends, whom they see occa
sionally. and not to the individuals they
are picking out for wives and husbands,
and with whom they must spend their
lives. People are actually more careful
IN selecting a companion with whom To
go on a weeks excursion than they are
m choosing the one with whom they ex-
pect to make the forty OF iiiiy.year
long matrimonial journey.
In one OF Oscar Wilde's plays. a man
proposes TO woman and she replies
cannot marry you. but will he your
friend" To which the man returns, 81
do not know you well enough TO make
YOU my friend | only know you wei!
enough 10 make you my wife"
That is why divorce is common. Men
and women marry each other because ~
a little physical attraction. This is the
shortest lived thing on earth, and when
II IS over they have nothing 10 hold
them together They could he husband,
and wives, bu, they can't be friends b.
cause they have no common tastes an 4
sympathies. and interests on which t.
build friendship The man gfunts when
his wife points him out beautiful view
ne woman yawns when the man reads
her the poem tina, IS the very cry OF his
soul And both OF them arc bored to
extinction and declare that marriage Is
a failure Which II is, so far as they are
concerned
We could practically do away with
domestic misery IL before marriage mer
and women would stop asking each
other, "oose ducky is ool" and is oc
utterly. pufiectly certain that 90 neyc,
loved before" long enough 10 find on
II they had any real thoughts and en-.
ihusiasm in common.
A great poet gave as love test IN,
ability to muse in crowd all day ci
an absept face ,ha, has fixed YOU.
Stuff and nonsense. ANYBODY can mus,
on an absent face. The real ,es, Of m,
affection that will stand the wear am
tear OF everyday life is whether you car
talk all OF long, hot summer day with
another on subjects that range from
cabbages TO kings, and still ieel ,ha
YOU haven't half said all that you,,
60, TO say on those topics.
u the only thing Of interest tha, 20,
find To say to pretty girl is to tell he
how YOU love her. and II she only mani
tests real heart interest in your con
versation while YOU are handing he
compliments. he very sure that II 20,
marry her you will make one Of In
! couples who will be so tired Of eacI
other after six months OF matrimon
tha, they haze to quarrel to keep iron
perishinR of sheer ennui.
Nothing else IN matrimony reslly ma,
tets bu, congeniali,v n YOU se, iha
YOU have go, the bcs, iha, lie can civ,