Evening star., 1936-08-20

dearly bought would be worth the
price.
Congeniality is the one and only
indispensable thing in marriage. Hav-
ing that. you have everything With
out 1t, you have nothing. For her
sake and for your own sake don't
marry a girl who Is antagonistic to
you. A wife should be a yes-yesser,
not a no-noer.
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DEAR MISS DIX: After having
been married only seven months.
my husband and I realized that we
had made a terrible mistake and that
we could never get along together.
Nothing wrong. We just made each
other miserable. So we decided to end
1t and go our separate ways. We felt
it would be wrong to have children
when there was no love between US
and bring them up in a home that
was full of strife and quarreling. I
went back to my people, but my
parents are furious with me. They
say that I have made wreck of my
life and that I have disgraced the
family. They think that should stay
shut up all the time and not want any
one to see me. Won't allow me to go
out anywhere. Treat me as a black
sheep. I am so miserable am think
ing of ending it all What am I to
do? WORRIED TWENTY.
Answer-Most Divorces get rather
home after having made a hash of
their marriages, so your experience is
not exceptional. You see, when FAM
lily finally gets daughter married and
off their hands they breathe a sigh
of relief and think that's that, and
there is one less to support. So you
can readily see that they DO not con-
slider it any cause for rejoicing when
she comes tagging back. little like
bundle Of returned goods.
If you will look at it from your
parents point of view. you will see
that there is a good deal to be said
on their side. They had looked for
ward, when their children got mar
ried. to having their home to them
selves and their money to spend on
themselves and to indulging them
selves in various small Injuries that
they couldn't have when they had to
buy you pretty clothes and entertain
for you and see that you had a good
time.
A ND so perhaps they think that you
might have made a few sacrifices
yourself and put up with a few faults
of your husba nd rather than break
up your marriage and come back on
them. And then, of course. they don't
exactly enjoy all the gossip about your
divorce.
But your parents are wrong in the
way they are meeting the situation.
Instead of treating you like a prodi-
gal daughter to whom they begruoge
even veal chop. they should put you
on your feet and set you in the way
Of earning your own living If you
have any trade or profession, they
should get you a job. II you have
no trade or profession, they should
have you taught one.
If they won't help you to help your
self, strike out on your own. You have
no right to sponge on them, and you
will be happier working than idle.
Retrieve the mistake you have made.
Don't let one folly ruin your life.
DEAR DOROTHY DIX: My Oldest
son is %. He will not work and
the younger children have to work
and support him. When I try to get
MIN to hunt job he gets frantic ana
does not speak to me for weeks.
fear that in my old age I will have
to work to support him. What can
I do with him? A WIDOW.
AnSwer-Nothing but turn him out
of doors. The Bible gives a remedy
for that sort of situation. He that
will not work neither shall he eat"
Your son will never work as long as
you and the other children support
him, but he would work rather than
starve. DOROTHY DIX.