The Washington times., 1929-02-15
Famous xper t
On a Timely
Subject
By Beatrice Fairfax
An Authority on Problems Of Love
and Marriage

DILLIE'S letter presents an un'
ID usual problem OF courtshlp'
The young lady he goes about
with falls asleep in the midst OF
his conversation.
Dear Miss Fairfax" writes
Billie. "Here is a problem OF
mine which / hope you will solve
for me. l have been going with
q girl for quite some time. Lately
she has taken to falling asleep
when out with me. For exam pie,
II we go to show, she will not
stay for the whole of it and
wants to go home. If we so driV-
ing it is the same old story:
she falls asleep. Please do not
get the idea that l keep her out
until all hours at night. She
starts falling asleep at $3.50 or 10
o'clock
When she is out with others
theres is no sign of sleep, and
she will be out It'll 2 or 3 in the
morning. l am getting very dis
couraged with this practice. and
/ write to you, knowing you ran
help me out"
y
Yours is an odd situation, Billy.
Can't you make your Conversa-
ton a little more exciting? 1t js
said of Mark Twain that once he
moved into a certain Connecticut
city, being a congenial sort, he
made friendly advances to his
next door neighbor. which were
received with Indifference.
A few mornings later, he saw
flames bursting from the rear Of
this neighbor's house. He walked
quietly across the front lawn and
remarked genially to his friend on
the front porch: Good morning,
neighbor. Your house is on fire"
then walked nonchalantly back
home.
Now II you could manage to
. inject some similarly vital matter
into your conversation, perhaps
the young lady would not fall
asleep.
Seriously. Billie, try to be mors
interesting. Learn some good
Jokes and stories. Read the pa
pers and magazines so you will
have something to talk about. If
she persists. however, in falling
asleep, would it not be advisable
to devote your time to some mere
wide awake, appreciate friend?
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
I am 10 years of age and my
boy friend Is 20. It is almost six
months now that we have known
each other and during the last
eyNiFnY
together steadily.
He tells me that he cares a
lot for me and that other girls
hold no interest for him. One
night l went down to the roller
rink and saw him there with an.
other girl. The night before he
had telephoned that he had to
work.
1 did not mention it to him,
because he told me that if girl
ever broke up with him he would
not care, as there are plenty of
others. AS l think so very much
of him, do not say much. But
do you think it is fair for a boy
to go out with different girls
while he is going steadily with
me?
If he would only say that he
is going out, I don't think It
would hurt as much as when he
says he is not.
Please don't tell me to go out
with others. because 1 know that
he wouldn't care much, even
though he says he does.
PATRICIA LOUISE
am afraid your friend is any.
thing but dependable as STEADY
friend" Patricia Louise. Seem
ingly he Is not in love with you,
or he would not be so independ-
ent.
Ny suggestion Is. take him for
what he is-a casual, agreeable
friend-one of many. If you really,
wish to interest him. the hest
way to do it will be to do what
you~ advise me not to advise you
to do-accept other invitations.
Then he will see "there are
others" And rivalry Is interest
ing!
OF course, your friend should
not deceive you. Patricia. But on
the other hand, why should he
not go about freely with all his
friends and enjoy their society?
What claim have you to his alb
solute and undivided attentions?
The silly part is for him to
promise to so steadily with any
one girl before he becomes en-
gagged. And that holds for you
also. my dear! The sooner you
begin encouraging the wholesome
friendships. the better your pos
n.ncta ruiIl he for. hannv rnn1ance