Evening star., 1939-01-19

with us. let us have your point of
view.
There's no room for preaching in
this column, and we're concerned
here with only a completely normal
young man and young woman rela-
tionship. It's not at all necessary
to make something terribly serious
and important, getting all emotion
ally tangled up, out Of pleasant
moments which are merely part
OF being young and happy. You
know as we'll as we do that good
sense and self-control are the best
combination brake and safety valve
In the world.
Today let's take up the masculine
side. The following paragraphs,
quoted from Gentlemen Aren't
Sissies social guide for modern
young men about town written by
the male half of this column writing
team, sum up what we'd both like
to say:
'The first burning question is: To
pitch WOO, or not to pitch WOO?
IF it's first date, the smartest
thing to do is to take the girl straight
to her doorstep and not even hold
her hand. Just say goodnight with
a look in your eyes-letting her know
that you think she's a grand person,
but not the kind of girl you would
expect to kiss on a first date This
should intrigue her. If she lets you
kiss her goodnight on a second or
third date, don't try to kiss her
every time you date her from that
evening on. Kisses should be some
thing "special'-not permitted or
given because you spent little cash
IF you stop your car to survey
the moon and the girl looks pleased
and smiles dreamily, that's one
thing. But II she makes bee-line
for the far end of the seat, or starts
lively conversation. or comments
on how late it is, be smart and take
the hint it's the clever thing to do
Let Her Wishes
Guide You.
AT your dates first casual re-
mark about having to 60 home, just
shift gears and go. 1t will give her
a pleasant feeling of security to have
an expressed or indicated wish
obeyed at once.
Some girls believe it fitting and
proper to protest when you try to
kiss them, whether they want you
to or not. There are others who
never want to be kissed. If a girl
looks cross, extremely thoughtful, or
embarrassed, you'd better resign at
once and make it platonic friend
ship-at least for the evening.
Dark roads are grand for ro-
mance-and they are also the happy
hunting ground for all grades OF
morons and holdup men. You're not
playing fair with the girl or hel
parents when you do your parking
in no mans land.
BE considerate of a girls repu-
tation. Keep your experiences tc
yourself. Let your friends do theil
own discovering After all, theil
ideas and conclusions may be wholly
y
For the most part, pitching woo
is up to the girl. You follow hel
wishes, both expressed and indi-
Gated Taking advantage of hel
because you're stronger than she
certainly isn't romance. It's simply
moronic behavior.
The right girl kissed at the wrong
moment often means the right gir
lost"
The Girls Have
Their Say.
The girls themselves have beer
telling us how they feel about pitch
ing WOO. From a young lady in ar
Eastern high school:
when I like boy we'll enough
I'm not exactly stingy with my
kisses. But because 1 want then
to mean something, I'm very par
ticular who the boy is-what type
of person he shows himself to be
during romantic moments. If he
tries to press the advantage he
thinks he has or insists on familiari-
ties, I'm through with him"
From working girl:
why can't boys realize that
they're only hurting themselves
when they try to force a romantic
meaning into casual friendship?
I can't respect (and so cannot fee