The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-02
Nine Rules
About Boys
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BY MARTHA LEE

Ever since the girls have been
writing in to find out just what
sort of a girl goes over bigger and
longer with the boys, I have been
wondering why no boy wrote in to
find out what qualities girls like
most in boys. Either they qon =
care and therefore are not worried
about it, or else they already Know.
That's a peculiar thing about the
wav things work out. 1t seems ike
the more a person tries the less
near the goal he gets, which goes
to prove that, like marcel, an at
titude simply must at least appear
natural or it's terrific.
And that seems to be the main
trouble with girls. They go OUT
with the boys. They want the girls
to be gay and frivolous and carefree
and modern. So what do the girls
do but put on that disguise. When
the affair wears off, they start going
with other boys. These boys want
them intellectual, well read, inter-
esting. And the poor girls immed1-
ately dive from the makeup tox
down to the library and read so
much in such short time that
they contract astigmatisnl.
What the boys want, of course, is
to mold every girl they come in con-
tact with, to their idea of what a
girl should be. And the girls are
foolish enough to fiuctuate. first
from this disguise to that, just to
please man and maybe, If they're
lucky, land a husband.
But the boys? Do they worry
about what a girl would like them
to be? Nine times out Of ten and
that's giving a small margin-they
aren't even interested. Their atti-
tude is just this: If you don't like
me the way I am, It's just too bad,
but what are you going to do about
it? I'm me, just the way am act
ing, and if I change will be fool
ing you anyway, so what's the point?
However, one girl, who has been
studying up on what is the latest
wrinkle in popularity, has written
The points that very Sub-deb per-
son likes best in a boy.
Dear Miss Lee am a constant reader
Of your column and have found it very
interesting OF course. being girl. ]
was interested in the letters about what
qualities a boy likes most to have his
best girl possess. No one has asked me
to do thi, but have decided to tip the
boys of to few good points that they
might acquire to improve their stock.
am a girl IS and as they say. it won't
be long now until I'll be going around
With boys. And while I have been watt
ing to get old enough to run around I
have been looking around. Here's a set
of rules that might be used to advantage.
Always be on time for date. Never
keep a girl waiting.
DO not scoid her if she keeps you walt
ing.
Always pay her compliment when with
her.
Always introduce her to your friends.
ASK her where she wants to go. when
YOU bdke nCI any fpldtbs
If she refuses you, give her the benefit
of the doubt. She probably really has
another date.
Always be courteous.
Do not drink in her presence or ask
her to smoke Better still. do not drink
at all, and she will think great deal
more of you.
Never let her know she has all OF your
affection. Let her think she has wee
bit to win yet.
These are from observing my elders.
ONE OF THE MOB.
That's a pretty good set of rules,
but it certainly gives the girl all
the breaks. For instance, why
should a boy always be on time for
a date, but if the girl is late, say
nothing about it? 1t doesn't seem
to mean it would sever relationships
if both be late, if you must, and
neither say anything about it. A
friendship should be understanding
enough and strong enough to cope
with such situations.
The way I feel about iron-bound
rules is this: There are more ex-
ceptions to the rules in this world
than there are rules. The rules
are made to discriminate what
would be nice. The exceptions are
what really exist.