The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-08-30
Girls Would
!. Do Well to
|. Hide Desires
BY MARTHA LEE

What's the answer TO TINS one!
A young girl wants to know, Should
a girl let boy know how much
she likes him or not?" Is it best
to keep your innermost feelings to-
ward boy secret until he shows
some signs as to how he feels? And
after that what?
Time was when a girl played a
delicate little game OF now you
chase me-" with the boy she loved.
To allow him to even guess her
interest in him was fatal, accord
ing TO rules.
A girl did not dare show by the
flutter of an eyelaSh that any GER
tain boy gave her a serious case OF
palpitation of the heart. She had
been taught that to show him in
any way she preferred him to the
rest would mean he would lose all
interest and the case would be
closed.
More Frank Now
Along with other revolts, girls
have rebelled against this system OF
misunderstanding. They are in al
most every way more frank and
honest about things. They see no
reason for liking a boy especially
we'll and not letting him in on the
fact.
To them it seems silly to play a
continual guessing game with the
boy, when they know so surely they
will jump at the chance to go the
rest of the way through life by his
side. Which is all very fine.
But, there are boys who much
rather would be in doubt about
things. Who rather would discover
for themselves. Boys seem to
thrive upon indifference. Notice
very popular girl and you will find
that she is kind, friendly, sympa-
thetic, but never outspoken about
her feelings toward the boys. If
she has a choice, no one knows it
but herself.
Dear Miss Lee-I am going to try to
make this short and to the point. I am
sixteen. fairly good looking and have
plenty of boy friends. But the one I
liked most I lost and the others I still
have.
7 let the one I liked know it, wonder
if that is why I lost him? Miss Lee.
should a girl let a boy know she likes
him awfully we'll? A century ago the
answer would have been no" but love
times have changed with everything else.
Let Boys Answer
Lnvy
come to see me for two weeks. Should
I simply let him alone or should I write?
I wish some of your boy readers would
write in their opinions as to whether
girl should let boy know when she likes
him especially we'll. Boys say girls are
hard to understand but if they are any
harder than boys l have yet to realize
that. PUZZLED.
In the first place my dear, under
other circumstances it might have
been all right to let the chap know
you have a special liking for him
above all Others But you are only
sixteen and he probably is not much
older And, no doubt, your letting
him know about your preference
just about scared him to death. He
doubtless thought you were getting
serious.
Don't Write Him
It is nice to understand and be
understood we'll enough that one
need not be Scheming and elusive
about things. According to the
rules of love, as it was played in
the old days, one Of the first things
girls were taught was to be secretive
about their true feelings. Which
was not such a bad idea after all
1t must have saved a great deal OF
public humiliation when the boy
finally walked off the scene.
Don't write the boy. If he likes
you, he will come back of his own
accord. If he doesn't, writing him
and asking him to come back will
only cheaper you in his eyes, If he
had doubts about your seriousness
before he will be sure you were
looking toward the altar if you send
letter to him. Don't wear your
heart on your sleeve for the world
TO view.