The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-26
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Marthe Lee
BY MARTHA LEE

LII 6plGe VI Tie opinion OF oscar
Odd Mcintyre, New York columnist.
like the idea of Will Durant who
writes every day for The Indianapo-
lis Times.
And in spite of liking Durant's
ideas, I disagree with him that
Thirty Is the Love DeadIine."
contend that no person, particu-
larly woman, is capable of true
love after she has reached the age
OF %, That drops the deadline lust
eight years.
Note that l say TRUE love. There
are many other kinds of love.
Before a woman is TWENTY-FIVE
years old she falls in love with the
man herself, and before a man
reaches that age he falls in love
with the woman. There is nothing
else.
In this day most of the social
contact comes at night. The fell
low puts on his best" takes the
family automobile, borrows a couple
OF dollars from his dad, and goes out
to see his girl
The girl dons her best bib and
tucker, and waits nervously for her
date.
The fellow is probably a $40 or
$25 week clerk, and the girl Doesn't
realize that all he has he owes to
his family.
She doesn't think about anything
else but the boy, and as a result she
falls in love with the boy and not
with anything else. He hasn't any
thing else
Before long an older man comes
along. He has money and posi-
ton in the world.
The boy is Tilted for the other
and older man. The older man is
more competent to become a hus-
band and father.
He does. And the girl spends the
rest of her life longing for her
childhood sweetheart who offered
her true love.
After we are twenty-five our eyes
are opened. We find out that it is
not the first year of married life, but
the ninety-nine years that follow.
AS result we look around for
mate who embodies all the virtues
we believe will make our married life
more easy.
We don't look at the boy himself,
but at the things surrounding the
chap.
Has he money? Will he be able to
earn money? Has he a family?
Will he be a good father for his
family?
Therefore I say that TRUE love
comes only before twenty-five. The
love coming after twenty-five is
something else, some other kind of
love.
Perhaps I'm right; perhaps I'm
wrong. But give me the liberty to
express my opinion.
If you will do that, then I'll do the
same fors you. Send me a letter
with your opinions. I'll publish
everyone OF them with or without
your name.
Dear Martha Lee:
When I was nineteen years old met
q charming fellow who was twenty. We
we're in love with each other for several
Then before long we started having little
quarrels about nothing at all. Usually we
made up before he. left my house at night.
Blu once we didn't make up before he
left and things never have been the same
Several weeks ago I met wonderful
1pT poH He fa@ car He a 5a1s Rs Sve ana
I keep thinking that I still love the
first fellow. He is different from this
fellow now. He didn't have much money,
but we always had good time wherever
have just about made up my mind to
marry this second fellow, because / know
arm just puzzled with myself for not
knowing my own mind. RAMONA.
If you marry this second fellow
you will be happy no doubt. You
will have everything that a girl de-
sires, a home and friends and chill
dren.
But way down deep in your heart
you will long for the first fellow
whom you loved so completely. He
always will be before you in your
dreams. He will mean happiness to
you.
Not that you would be happy mar
ried to him. Love doesn't pay the
butcher bill and buy milk for the
baby.
Tbootoa1 D0A.f1S