The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-12
Analyst Offers } New View
 Of Love
By |. s. BRADY

lNt 70
 8EHE extraordinary behavior of hu-
 man beings of either sex who are
 Temporarily in the condition ordinarily
 <lenoted by the phrase ''in love" has
 been a matter of profund discussion
 among the deepest thinkers of all ages.
 The being thus afflicted is given to
 all sorts of amazing congregations when
 eTeaking of the one who is the cause
 of bis odd behavior; the loved one, who
 14 really a very ordinary spindle
 shanked tow-headed girl with the usual
 humber of eyes, ears, feet and so on,
 iss referred to with much feeling as
 the most wonderful woman in the
 w0rld"; and then follow series of far
 fetched comparisons, in which the
 above-mentioned eyes are stated to be
 stars, and the aforesaid ears are
 preceded by the. adjective 'pearly," in
 reference to the hard shell-like sub
 stance secreted by the common oyster.
 Further and in addition to the pecu-
 li4r symptoms mentioned, certain
 marked physical evidences of a state of
 Internal commotion are present: a
 flushed face, rapid breathing, acceler-
 ated heart action, all pointing to a
 condition of fever. Also, striking
 tendency to seclusiveness is manifested.
 p4rticularly when in the company of
 the one who acts as the stimulus for
 this untoward anti-social conduct.
 Inasmuch as probably the most il- < logical manifestation of this malady is { the overwhelming desire to possess the
 nerson causing all this trouble, the psychologist has undertaken to find a remedy for the disease. That remedy \ is just what has been mentioned, name lyactual possession of the object de-
 sired.
 One of the most curious facts about
 the human animal is his persevering
 tenacity in overcoming obstacls; in-
 deed, when there are none, he actually
 sets them up, apparently for the sheer | pleasure of conquering them. Now this l principle has an immediate application . to the successful termination of the l Impatient lovers wooing, in this way i; l let him become, every now and. again, rather less like a signing furnace, and rather more like cold and distant glacier Psychologically speaking, this has the effect of damning up the nerv- ons energy, and causing it to burst forth with renewed enthusiasm, after the glacial epoch has been thawed out To turn for moment from the ridicul- qns to the sublime, have you ever nnticed when you were pushing a lawn mower over the bounding greensward, land all at once small twig became involved with the bBades-how swiftly you were assailed with a perfectly ir- resistible desire to propel that lawn nbwer forward, even though the heavens fell, or the blades became shockingly dulled thereby?
 In everyday words, the course of true love should not remain smooth, # the speedy possession of the in- ating cause be the ultimate aim. Sit down and plot your plan of action so as to put a chip in the blades of true romance every once in while; as, for instance, ask the longed-for one to the theatre on Thursday night, and at the Last moment, say, a quarter to eight Thursday night, call her up and tell her that you are very sorry, but you have just remembered a previous engagement with another young lady friend of yours, who has been extremely nice to you in the past, and whom you can under no circumstances neglect. Your manner should merely one of polite regret. She will thus be forced to the conclusion that you are, hfter all, person of considerable interest. This transformation from a handy but pestiferous worm to a gay and flashing butterfly is one that stimu- lates the curiosity of the one for whose benefit 1t is performed, in nine cases out of ten. Should it fail, however, go one step further the next time; make a date and break it with no excuse whatever. This will invariably excite the interest of the Adored One, and sooner or later she will capitulate to your masterly knowledge of human na- ture. From then on, your problem will be how, to be happy though married, and some day we may have a few ill., chosen remarks to make on that un- bar,rav auhsaok