Show i LOUISA S LETTER LEiTER Dear Louisa I am a young man and I have been married three months My 1 parents objected to my marriage because I was making a very small salary and they also disliked disliked dis dis- dis- dis liked my wife's family However Bess and I thought we could get along on what I made s so so we went ahead We Ve find now that t there are things to pay for that we never thought of phone In other words when we get through paying rent and food bills we have nothing left for clothes recreation or or doctor bills Now our problem is this Shall I give up my job which I pays little at the present but has hasgood hasgood good prospects for advancement in the future and take another job I am offered which pays enough to live on but has no future fu ture I am so confused with bills and worrying about this situation situation situa situa- tion Lion that I need advice YOUNG HUSBAND S You were very foolish to get married before you were financially financially financially finan finan- able to support a wife If you had waited just a little while you might have had a raise and saved yourself much worry However the milk is spilled so you yOU will have to make the best of things as they are If your wife is prepared to do any particular kind of work the best solution seems to be for her herto herto to get a job and help out until you are at lea leat t making enough to live on Of course he ideal way for fora a man and woman to live is for her to take care of the home and children and let him earn the living But when bills pile up we have to do the best we can and the lesser of t the e evils in your case seems to be for your wi wife e to get a job At t least that seems much better than for you to take a job that promises nothing noth noth- ing for the future and just means walking a tread-mill tread the rest of your life llie Keep up your hopes and spirits and try to hold on to your job which promises you advance advance- ment So many marriages are the result of hasty marriages The boy is so 50 in love that he feels that tha t any sacrifice is small smal l for them to live together He gives up his chances for a good education pe perhaps p or pr better business opportunities in order to make enough money for two to live on And nd then a as the years go by and he feels himself himself a failure he begins to blame the girl for his predicament He feels tha that t he has been caught in a trap and he forgets that he was just as anxious us to get married as his wife was But as I said before re in your case what has been done don beyond recall and you must do your best to save yourself from disaster t Good luck LOUISA I |