Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-09-09
MARY MEREDITH'S ADVICE
TO LONELY GIRLS AT HOME

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Have been reading your advices to
girls in the Atlanta Tri-Weekly pa
you and hope you will give me
your best advice on this matter.
As girl Fl years of age, and not
SO very foolish over the boys for l
am afraid that 1 will waste some
ones time that is only going with me
! to pass the time away also wastes
my time, and I have been very care
full as to who 1 went with. Am go
ing with man, who is % years old,
very nice, but he has another girl in
Louisiana, but he said that he didn't
love her any more than he did me,
| and have had several people tell
me that he will never marry the girl
as she is rich and he is poor, but
! her people like him and want him
to marry her, but as he was up there
| last month, he said that he would
know in three weeks as to what he
would do. Now. have been out with
j this fellow and I told him that
wouldn't go with him steady until he
found out what he was going to do,
| but would go out once in a while,
and now that he has come back he
has only asked me once to go out
with him, and he told me that he
he has any right to tell me that-and
don't you think that he should rid
himself of one before he talks that
way to another?
I like him and 1 rather think he
loves me as friend only and I
have told him this time and time
again. He asked me to kiss him
good night and I refused him the
first two nights but he was not
engaged and 1 knew that to be true
for 1 have read letters that she
wrote to him. I did and have kissed
him goodnight, but he always acts
perfect gentleman, and doesn't try
to get fresh as they say. Don't you
think that II he loves me as he, said
he did that he would ask me to go
out oftener than he does? And what
would you do, let him alone or con-
tinue to go with him once in a
while, until later on. I don't care
Tor friendship that way as L am
forget him than to have him come
just once in a while and maybe he
doesn't want to hurt my feelings, that
is why he only comes once in a
while. I really love this man and
q good man is hard to find nowadays.
Please advise me as to what should
DO. Would you have a talk with
NJ nand ask him after the three
weeks had expired what his intentions
are? When he leaves me I do not
ask him to call again for he knows
that he is welcome at all times. and
think that If he really wanted me
for q girl he would seek to ask him
self, don't you?
Please advise: me as to what you
would do IL you were in my place
and will certainly thank you very
much. -.
~ SMILES"
"Smiles" To be honest with
you 1 think your friend likes you
better than he does the girl in
Louisiana, and If you really
want his liking to kindle into
love. first. dress. as attractive,
look always as fresh and neat,
when he calls, try to talk in
terestingly about things with
out discussing other peoples
faults, treat him as If there ex-
listed no other girl in the world
Pvt you. Meyer mention the
encourage his going with her
Tell him that you want him
to go with her. In other words
be pal, a friend. Make your
advances in way that he feels
he can depend upon your judg-
ment.. Make yourself necessary
to him by being bright and
cheerful when you see him. Re-
member, man has many things
TO contend with in business dur
Ing the day, and he naturally
leans to the companion or COM
panions, whether men or women.
who will make his hours Of
recreation pleasing, sympathize
with him and I believe you can
to woman's charms and in
fluence, and they are nearly all
alike. If you think he is the
least bit interested in you you
to th mli tro n11n II XS ban want t. go
InInRS ABOUT q woman that
draws man to .lher, looking
fresh and dainty, being pleasant
and to .sympathize. Get those
three first then add other in
gradients.
I am in trouble and wish some adj
vice from you, as I know you under
stand human nature. Me and my
wife are parted. We have been mar
r1ed fifteen years. am fifty-eight
years old and she forty. She is my
second wife. She left me without
any cause and went to her brothers.,
anywhere she can, and she has had
bad talk about her. Please advise
whether to live with her or let her CO.,
l am living with one of my sons
about ESQ miles away from her. She
would slip anything I had and dis
sent money and she let other people
have it. Does she care for me? She
has STRUCK me several times.
GRANDPA.
Fifteen years is a long time
to live with one another. And 1t
seems a pity that you and your
wife cannot get along. When
you stood before your Creator
and took an oath you would pro-
tect your wife until death do
i part" you made q solemn vow,
and it is up to you to carry out
your bargain, If it is possible.
Look first to thine own self, and q
see If you aren't partially to
blame for your wife leaving you.
She needs your protection, and
see If you cannot forgive her.
am not blaming you, but at the
same time, remember what Jesus
said about Mary Magdaline, "He
who is without sin, let him cast
the first stone!" Try to win