The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-06-20
lMANNtRSANDMORALS)
H\ BY JANE JORDAN /p)

of love. For one thing, the mys-
terry that kept you on edge is nc
longer a mystery. 1t has passed
from the exciting realm of the I'M
known into the more prasaic habi-
tat of the known. Your conscience,
too, has put a damper on your
emotions. Now you have something
to worry about, whereas before love
was as free as the morn.
Even in marriage an emotional
slump is apt to follow the girls first
experience. She has endowed the
climax of love with such high ro-
nance that frequently it falls far
short of her fevered expectations
Sophisticated writer's often picture
their disillusioned heroines as with
drawing from the husbands en-
brace with the embittered question
rs that all?"
May warn you. against too long
an engagement under these cir
cumstances? Marriages after a long
engagement are often unhappy be-
cause romance is exhausted before
the dream comes true. Marriage
is the line of the least social re-
sistance, and therefore the wisest
solution of the love problem.
Dear Jane Jordan: read Desperates
letter tonight Why does every one cover
I'D a man't faults with cute excuses and
make him feel he is treated badly? I
married at Is. I loved my husband, but
got =; just like Desperate is getting
it until had two children. He finally
quit his chasing and now seems to hate
all humanity, including me.
My children hear their father calling
me some of the vilest names any man
could, and he slapS my face as if were
Q kid I hav no confidence in myself.
My appearance is shot I'm scrubbing
other peoples floors so my children and
I can have half way decent things
Now ] can't say Desperate would have
things like I've had them, but I'd never
enough to take advantage of woman in
her condition. If Desperate will take
her children to her parents and explain,
I'm sure she viii be taken in gladly:
If she isn't, she and her children will
DISGUISED.
Dear DiSgusted-I wish I ha,
your confidence in the generosity o
parents. I also think that Desper
ate would be better off away from
her husband, provided she and he
children had anything to eat. Alsc
there's the difficulty Of raising rail
road fare for 1000 miles!
My sympathy is all with Desper
ate. Not with her husband. Blu
1 do think women ought to realiz
that adjustment in marriage Otter
is difficult for men, too. If mel
we're happy they wouldn't step on
on their wives. Would 1t not b
well to study the causes of thei
cruelty and neglect?
I know it is not customary {
search ones self for the causes @
another persons bad behavior. No
do I think that women wilfully d
things to estrange their husband.
But if they were better pSycholo
gists they would be more skillfl
in managing even the worst Of then
All I proposed for Desperate wa
a little experiment while she wa
waiting for her baby, and couldn
leave anyway If it doesn't worI
and I doubt if it will. I'm in fave
of divorce, provided it can be al
ranged so the little family will ne
starve.
Dear Very Much Puzzled-Let til
young man make his own dates.
he is interested sufficiently, and
think he is, this viii be all tt
driving force he needs to make hi
seek you out. You just sit tigI
and don't spoil things by appear
ing to be overanxious. Don't tell
J phone.