Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-12-16
| NARY MEREDITHS ADVICE
TO LONELY GIRLS AT HOME
New Questions

Here comes a lonely grille for ad-
vice. am eighteen years of age.
Am I too young to spend all of my
time with a man the age Of fifty-sev-
en-? He is darling to me. He has
been married and has great-grand-
children. He wants to buy me nice
Christmas present. Do you think
there would be any harm in letting
him buy me nice presents? I don't
say I am in love with him. I don't
go car riding with him any at all,
and he owns a fine car, and has
plenty. And if I want to be a good
friend to him and he to me, do you
think there would be any harm done?
He lives close to me- see him ev-
cry day. So give, me your best adj
vice as to what to do. I will thank
you a thousand times.
Is there any harm in a boy and girl
sitting out in car in front of their
home in the afternoon? Is there any
harm in going to the door with a
man when leaving your home in the
afternoon? Is there any harm in
boys coming and carrying sister and
out to the movies at night. If not,
is II or. IL. o'clock too late to stay
out? Do you think there is any
men? I don't think it looks so nice,
but If you say there isn't any harm
/ will take your advice. Do you
think there will be any harm in me
getting job of work about twelve
miles from home in the city? =,
Do you think this man fifty
= seven years old could possibly
mean anything but harm to you,
girl of eighteen. when he offers
you expensive presents? l
don't. And If you. have any
at all. If you do, you will live
to regret it. And you know per-
fectly well you are not liking
him for any reason except what
you can get out of him at the
expense of your girlhood and
til midnight is not wise. The
movies are all right, but one
doesn't have to spend the night
in them. There are shows at an
early hour to be seen. 1t is all
right to accompany your guests
to the door, whether men or
in round dancing. Unless harm
is meant. 1 do not see any harm
in sitting in car in front of
ones house in the afternoon. But
why not sit on the porch or In
the house? You are old enough
to know right from wrong, and If
you have to work in city twelve
miles from your home, you can
conduct yourself as lady
should. You should know how
to act.
I am coming for some advice to
you. I am not crazy about the
boys, but there is one. boy often
see at church on Sundays whom I
he sees me- What would be proper
to take me home from church I do
not care for, what must I tell him
When boy wants to wear my ring,
and I do not wish him to have it,
sixteen and very small for my age.
people are always reminding me of
it. What must I tell them.
Thank you,
Get some one who knows this
duce you t. him. Do not carry
on a cheap Irritation with him
It isn't nice. Just tell the young
man you are going with some
one else, avoin9 him as much as
possible, he he, wi, ehen see you e 90
the boy you do not wish to
lend your ring to any one. 1t
is just as we'll to let him know
it at once: Pay no attention to
what people say In regard ti,,1 TO
your smallness. 1t is something
you cannot help.
AS you are giving others such
good advice, I feel that it Is to you
l must carry my sorrows. l have
heen going with boy the past three
years, and was led to love and be-
!eve in him. by which now seems
20 have been false words. He seem
cd to love and be true to. me until
this past two months. He said he
loved me as he could no other, but
were engaged to be married soon. and
now I hear that he is to very soon
marry another girl, which I think
shall crush my heart. 1 know that
1 can never again love any man as
have loved him, and without him my
future happiness will be in vain. Do
you think he no longer cares for me-
What can I do. and how shall /?
Any advice will be greatly appre-
ciated.
BROKEN HEART.
1t is hard blow to your
pride. no doubt, but stop and
think how much better if you
are to have escaped him than if
you were to marry him. For If
he is false to you now, it stands
to reason he would have kept
up his trickery and lies after
marriage. l know you are suf-
fering, but the wound will heal
in time, and some other man
will come along who will make
your life happier, and whom
you will love and respect So
back up, and carry on.