The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1922-02-10
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Why is 1t that at the present stage
of our evolution, marriage seems TO-
be proving such disappointment 10
so many people Some OF them nit
about and try It any number OF times
and die with the idea that the insti-
tuition of marriage is failure, II eN-
perience means anything they should
know perhaps but unless the knowl-
edge gained from experience is APP
piled it does us no good.
However, ii is not the institution OF
marriage that is failing. 1t is the peo-
pie who are expecting the impossible
from it. They are expecting that iirsI
glow of the honeymoon TO last through
life which is not natural and certainly
not conductive to common sense lv-
ing. Nevertheless they are expecting
such to be the case. Consequently.
when one OF them is not thrilled to the
Nth degree by the appearances OF his
chosen mate he Immediately concludes.
| 'Ha, this woman COR man as the case
may bel is not my affinity. To touch
I her hand no longer sends the blood
| through my veins like liquid fire. / do
| not love her hence / must not live
with her and since 1t is not good for
man to live alone must hastily look
| elsewhere Perhaps he is not con-
scious OF following this particular line
i of reasoning, but he arrives at the
| same conclusion.
To any sensible married couple who
| have weathered together the matri-
monial storms which years are bound
! to bring, this line of reasoning must
seem very childish. They will tell you
| that while the joys of the honeymoon
were very thrilling and very sweet to
remember they cannot be compared
| with the loving companionship OF lat
| ter life. 1t is true there is a period
| of adjustment which is trying and Of
| ten difficult to engineer, but unless
4 they are like child who soon tires OF
a new toy, they will try to overcome
the dangers of this period and they
| will come through safely.
/ That is the trouble with our young
1 married couples of today. They crave
constant excitement and change When
the excitement of the honeymoon has
worn off they do not try to adjust
themselves to the change In their life
They simply throw up their hands, de-
clare that they have made a mistake
. anu ~ 5edlNlllil5 lbA iiiciN S~NNANNAAA~sfN
Marriage to them simply means one
| mere diversion When they tire of j
they are ready for something else. Anc
then people ask what is wrong will
marriage But It is not the marriage
laws we must change. II is the peo'
pie.
Have you ever tried for hours o
: perhaps days, to cheer up some on
who is unhappy and then had the real
| ization suddenly come to you that the,
J are enjoying their unhappiness, tha
the more miserable they succeed II
making themselves feel the more hap
by they are There are a great mum
Der of such people in the world The,
win read all they can find about har'
times and the poor conditions in thu
: country; they will talk to all the pes
simists they come across and be yer,
! happy But let any cheerful persol
try and show them their mistake an
they will not be convinced They EMO.
being unhappy. Otherwise they coul'
not exist For if they did not enjo.
1t and were truly miserable in thei
unhappiness it would soon affect thei
health. But these people, in spite 0
their constant avowals of i'll healti
usually seem quite healthy and ar