, 1935-03-22
Girl Says
She 5 Very
Unfortunate
NV VIRGINIA LEE

OQC now peOple give ehcnoe.'~
away when writing letters. Tney
visualize their woes al someone elses
fsrlt entirely or the fault OF circum-
0snces. and cannot see that they
themselves are to blame. And when
the letter is read by an outsider the
real difficulty may be 50 plainly
seen between the lines.
Take the following. for example:
DEAR MISS LEE: ! am 70 un-
lucky in love. I am u. was born on
March Z. and am an only child. i
thought perhaps those two elements
are the cause Of my unluckiness.
The young man that I really love
teaches with me. calls or me often,
gave me a nice Christmas present
and visited me In my home. But he
has a regular girl. He told me that
I had him in the palm Of my hand
at one time. but I went out several
times with another young man
whom he does not care for, so he
did not drop his regular girl friend
for me.
II could make myself contented
with a young junior college friend
who has been visiting me regularly
and also gave me a beautiful pres
ent. He asked me whether ! loved
him well enough TO be his wife dur
ing such hard times. and Of course
I said yes. as ! believe half a loaf
is better than none
AN old boy friend / was engaged
20 and went with for four years Wis
tied me over a weekend. He told
me he loved me more than he ever
did, but he was afraid TO marry dur
ing the depression. i accused him
last year Of keeping regular COM
pany with another and being n
gagged TO me. but later found out
that he was going with three other
girls at the same time.
"Of all the love he claims he has
for me he only took me to a show
and bought me half a pound Of
candy. and I found q pair Of ey-
uuisite earrings In his coat pocket
and kept them. although he does
not know that I have them. They
must have been for one Of the other
girls. like him very much but /
cannot forgive him for being so af-
~fectionate with other girls. DO you
think I will regret II II I do not have
any more time to spare with him7 I
hope I have given you sufficient in
formation about my problems for an
early analysis.
"UNLUCKY IN LOVE"
Yes. you have given me plenty OF
information about yourself and your
problems, Unlucky In Love. Your
principal trouble lies with yourself.
I do not know what possible on
nection there could be with the date
Of your birth. March Z. and your
bad luck. but the fact that you are
an only child may have plenty 70 do
with IL. Having always had your
wi way at home. you may think
you should have IL out in the world.
and many G spoiled only child has
had to learn that they r not con-
Sidered important there.
I do not believe you love any OF
these young men enough TO marry
them. and they do not ARE enough
for you. At any rate, how can they
trust you? AS to your remark about
marrying the junior college boy and
being content "on half a loaf" can
YOU not see how unfair that would
koe TO him, and how selfish you are
10 consider marrying him on those
grounds? And what kind Of a wife
would a girl make who would search
through a mans pockets and keep
anything that she found there?
III you love the one chap. men
toned first as the lone o really
love-" why not be true TO him and
give up all Others provided he cares
enough for YOU 10 give I'D this other
girl. and that 1t Is treating her fair
ly TO give her up? You must get
this only child attitude out OF your
mind and think OF the other fellows
side Of things before you will be
happy or make anyone else so.