Evening star., 1935-06-27
tions on Matters Encountered in F.

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because I am bashful and
- great lover of sports. I have
never taken any interest in girls.
Never had q sweetheart; Never went
with q girl, even while in high school.
Two months ago 7 met a girl with
whom I have fallen desperately IN
love. She Is wonderful. Even my
father and mother think so, but my
father thinks that before I marry
this girl should go with some other
girls and be able to contrast her
with them. He thinks haven't had
enough experience to be able to Judge
whether she Is suited to me or not.
But know she Is all right. I never
was so happy In my life. When I
am with her feel like a millionaire.
How about It? JIMMY.
Answer-Well, Jimmy, you seem to
have it bad. First love has hit you
for q goal and so it Is useless to
advise putting OF the wedding until
you can find out whether she is the
only one or not.
RUT all the same. your fathers
counsel is good. Marriage Is for
long, long time. and before you
enter into it it is good thing to
shop around among the girls, so as
to be sure you are getting just what
you want In a wife.
The man who marries the first girl
he gets acquainted with is like a boy
who buys the first thing he sees in a
store. Maybe 1t is just exactly what
he has been longing for all his life
and he will never weary of 1t and it
will always be his greatest treasure.
Maybe in the very next shop he will
see something far more attractive,
something that makes a greater ap-
peal to MIN, something that he really
needs. And he may spend the rest Of
his days regretting that he didn't see
it before he invested his all in a pur-
chase.
HALF the unhappy marriages are
the result of men and womens
marrying before they gave the oppo-
site sex the once-over. A boy who
has never gone about much with girls
thinks he has fallen In love with the
girl next door or the CIR! he works
next to n business, and he marries
her.
Then he meets up with another
girl who is pretty, while his wife Is
homely; who Is gay and lively. where
his wife is quiet and dumb; who fiat
ters him. while his wife tells him of
his faults. and he falls head over
heels in love with the stranger and
the mischief is to pay.
GAME thing happens to a girl May
be she has kept company" since
grammar school days with some boy
and that has kept all the other boys
away, so she is really as unacquainted
with the species as if it we're some
strange animal in zoo. She thinks
all men are lust like John and 1t is
only after she is married to him and
has a couple of children and is tied
down for life that she finds he hasn't
q single characteristic that makes
marriage worth while to her-and
that some other man has.
The more men and women know
each other before marriage, the less
likely they are to make mistakes in
! selecting their mates. And for this
| reason every boy and girl should &c
about with as many other boys and
girls as possible. In that way they
will be able to institute comparisons
between them and find out which
ones they like best.
DOROTHY DIX.
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DEAR MISS DIX: have two
beautiful. and charming daugh-
ters, % and 20 years Of age. We
have always been the greatest COM
panions, chums and friends and have
always talked over all their little
problems. Now am confronted with
1t has been the rule in our household
that l am. Is long enough for young
men to stay when they come three
or four times a week. Parties OF
dances, of course, make the hours
different. Lately two young men
have been coming to see the girls who
insist on staying until 2 or 2:30, and
when my daughters told them of my
l o'clock rule they we're so offended
that they have not been back since,
and I am being blamed for the un-
pleasant situation. What do you
think is the proper time for young