The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-11-02
Those Folk
Who NeUe7~
Are Pleased
BY MARTHA LEE

There are mother in-law prob
lens, jealous husbands, lazy huS-
bands, faithless sweetheartS, TRAN
giles, unruly children-all the prob
lens that human beings are both
cred with, but here's one that hasn't
been brought up lately that I bet
plenty of persons have bobbing
around. The man you cannot
pleased Am I right?
You know there are persons who
simply can't imagine anything be-
ing absolutely perfect. And they
are right. There isn't anything abb
solutely perfect. Not around this
globe at least. But, since there
isn't anything perfect, and every
one admits it, why not take the
next best thing, which is all you
can have anyway if you really want
something? And after taking it,
why hold a post norton over it?
I once knew a man who was so
hard to please he couldn't even
please himself. He would go into
restaurant and order tomato soup.
From then on he would decide a
million reasons why he shouldn't
have ordered tomato soup until by
the time it came he was too sick
with CONSERVATION to eat it. If he
were playing bridge and bid clubs,
he practically lost the hand Won
dering and talking about how much
better it would have been if he had
gone spades. And there you are.
When folk get to the stage where
they can't even please themselves,
it is time to move on.
have a letter fro ma woman to-
day who is in contact with just
such a person. She is fortunate,
though. She isn't married to him,
she just keeps house for him.
There's a catch to it, though. She
loves him.
Dear Miss Lee: I am a young woman
and have one child. am keeping house
for a man and I have fallen in love
with him. I love him with all my heart,
but he is very hard to please. I am
considered a good housekeeper and good
cook and am always neat and clean.
But I do not know what is the mat
ter with him. 1t makes no difference
how hard I try to please hiul. there is
always something wrong. I ,an not say
anything but what he takes the oppo.
site opinion to 1t. am beginning "a
wonder whether he is trying to make me
| dissatisfied with him. I do not want to
leave him, but I am afraid I viii have
/ to.
He seems always to want to be work
/ ing and never mentions taking me out
any place I like to keep my work up
and have things nice, but think every
one likes little pleasure once in a
while. If we do happen to go some place
on Sunday afternoon, he will start talk
ing almost before we get started about
how nice home is. Is there anything
/ I could do to make him more agree
ableP WORRIED.
You are very foolish to stay
around where he is, working for him
and making yourself miserable.
Why tie yourself down to a man
who makes you so miserable even
before he has married you? That
is utter stupidity, for you even to
consider marrying him if ne cannot
approve of anything you do before
hand. If he loves you at all, the
only way he will find out, or If he
does now, the only way you'll ever
find out is to get away from him
Let him eat the steak and boiled
potatoes some one else has prepared
for a while. Since things cannot
be perfect, the only way we car
appreciate their near perfection is
to compare them with something
inferior. If you are any good at all
comparison should help your cause
Give yourself a chance.