Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-06-17


am going with boy that my parents
object to. and I love him dearly.
He says he does me, too, but when 1
am with him he seems to want me
to do just any way he says do and
is always wanting to put his arms
around me. 1 have told him he
couldn't come any more to see me,
but when 1 am where he is he just
goes the same, and I love him so
much that 1 cannot get mad at any
thing he does. And there-is also a
doctor, about SO years old, who wants
me to go riding with him, but my
people object. and he wants me to
slip out and go with him. Do you
think I do right in going. He is
but 1 think a lot of him. Do you
think he cares for me? And there
is also a married man who is always
begging me to take car rides with
him. He says he thinks more of me
than anybody, but L won't ride with
him. Do you think I do right about
it? My parents would not let me
go with him before he was married.
[ am anxious for advice as [ am
very much worried. f. w.
Answer think your trouble
is that you do not make 1T Suf1l-
GENTLY clear to men that you do
not permit liberties of speech or
action from them. Until they
realize that you respect yourself
too much to compromise your
reputation and personal honor
for any one of them, they will
continue to make advances to
you that they know are. wrong.
Men do not feel under the slight
est obligation to help Il girl in
keeping straight, and it is up to
you to take care of yourself
you cannot be so very deeply in
q 1rn
considering the attentions of 9TH
ers, and even if you loved him,
you should see that he treats
you fairly and honorably or cut
his acquaintance absolutely. The
same thing applies to the doctor,
you mention. l would bitterly
resent, if I were you, the lack
of respect implied by his ask
ing you to slip away from your
home for rides. Whenever you
cannot do a thing openly and
honestly it is best left undone.
Next time he asks you, tell him
that he is wasting his breath.
You should not permit married
men to make love to you. IL
they have no sense of honor, you
should maintain, it for them.
Tell him he annoys you extreme
ly by unwarranted and unde-
sired attentions, and that he
must stop, as he owes an obli-
cation to the woman he has mar
ried. Then see that he does
cease his attentions to you.
I am a young girl seventeen years
old, and I am very much In love
with a boy twenty-one years old.
This boy seemed to love me very
dearly until a few months ago. He
has told me that he loves me and
has asked me to marry him. told
him to wait a year or two unit! I'm
ished school. He agreed to wait, and
continued coming to see me until
two months ago. Since then ne
hasn't been to see me at ALL although
when 1 see him at parties, he acts
toward me as he always did, and
continues to write as though nothing
had happened Should I write and
ask him to come over and explain his
| conduct toward me, or should L pay
any attention at all him?
MAY FLOWER.
would ask him why he
doesn't come but without seem
ing to demand an explanation.
Perhaps he is very busy just
now, or has some good reason.
Perhaps he is just trying to see
whether or not you miss him. |
would not get offended until 1
was certain there was reason to