The Indianapolis times., 1930-09-04
Puppy LoUe
Leads Doom
Grief Trail
ny MARTHA LEE

A serious problem that we OLD
folks have to combat is this thing
called puppy love.
1 suppose the name was derived
from the darling antics Of roly-poly
new puppies, this faint blush OF love
that buds in adolescence, but tne
titIe carries with it none OF the
dangers that are bound TO crop up
AZ carried too far.
Puppy-love in violent form takes
ats toll of our youths each year. IL
carries them on to early marriage
and subsequent repentance.
Very few child marriages are
success. and very few girls less than
20 and boys of less than "a are
ready for this serious step. Ana
these ages I have named low.
Children Not Ready
Marriage brings with it care ana
responsibility, and. parents, dc. you
mink that your children, whom you
have sheltered and protected
clothed and fed, and guided, arc
ready to Jump into marriage almost
before they have learned that there
is a world that extends beyond the
four walls Of your home?
Granted that the girls ana noyS
of today are more mature at 20 than
the Youths of yesterday, have they
learned any more of actual living
~ I7or1en1aking? No, and probably
not half as much. Is your 2O-year-
old daughter able to cook and sew
Can she manage a house? Can sne
maintain a budget? Because tne
majority of girls who marry now
adays have to live within budget'
and in strictest economy.
Is your 24-year-old son capable OF
earning enough to provide family
with proper food and clothing? Can
YOU honestly say that. he Is man
enough to call himself the head OF
the family and live up to his manner
Divorces Prove Contention
Perhaps he is. Perhaps early
marriages are the things that Will
bring our girls and boys to their feet
and to their senses. But the pre-
va1encv of divorce among the girls
and men still in the early twenties Is
telltale.
Marriage is more than girl ana
:. bow meeting and being swept away
in an emotional swoon that leads
to the altar. 1t is business
proposition that is the same as any
other business proposition. To be a.
success it calls out the best that IS
in vou-and needs plenty OF careful
steering to keep clear OF the rocks.
Here is a letter in point;
Dear Martha Lee-My fiance and
would like to have your opinion on very
serious matter. I was married three years
ago, when I was is. Experience has taught
me that this boy husband and I never
loved each other, but thought so at the
time of our marriage. 1t was pretty
bad case of puppy love
NV husband and we're separated many
times before our divorce We have little
boy a wear old in whom he never has
taken any interest.
know I love the boy I'm going with.
our ouestion is. Can a person really love
You have had one sad experience,
my dear, and I'm sure you won't
want to be burned again. Have you
thought this over seriously?
Think II Over
You are still young-only 10. al
most too young to be a wife and
mother. You should be out playing
with the other young folk, instead Of
minding a home and tending chill
dren.
Of course you can love twice
three times-many times. But it
never is the same Each new love is
a little different from the last, and
we learn to look for different things
and different traits of character.
But before you enter a new mar
riage, be sure it is what you want.
Be sure that it is your vocation, and
that you will be content with a
wife's lot.
Know yourself, and that you will
stick to it in spite of difficulties. and
that you will throw yourself into it
with your heart and soul and live
o1.