Show I Your our Marriage Q d I If He Wont Won't Pop Question I Girls Give Him the Gate By Samuel G. G and Esther B. B Kling Klin KUn I Q Should you go steady with aman a aman you man who doesn't in intend tend to marry It A. A No A As a matter o of fact tact J J. J ru found herself In just such a pre pre- db 4 The facts as we heard them were the these For a year she had been going steady with a boy who nightly protested protested protested pro pro- tested his undying love but who Just as steadfastly refused to pop the question He took her to the nicest places she said and wined ned and dined her to her hearts heart con con- tent But he was as ac elusive as an eel whenever she hinted that a ring ringwould ringwould ringwould would be welcome He was always coming up with a variety of excuses excuses ex ex- none of which had any substance substance substance sub sub- stance In fact His mother was ill or dying He was in debt He had to support an invalid sister Finally he announced he didn't think much of marriage anyway With it all J J. J said her friend was extremely possessive even forbidding forbidding forbidding for for- bidding her to go out with other men What To Do Should she continue to see him to the exclusion of other men in the hope that eventually he t would como come around to marr marrying ng her Or should she break off the relationship relationship relation relation- ship Mip completely Any girl we told her who goes steady with a man who obviously has no serious Intentions is wasting wasting wast wast- in ing her time Removed from circulation circulation circulation cir cir- cir cir- she has no chance of meeting eligible men who might win her love and marry her Indeed by permitting one evasive evasive evasive eva eva- sive boy friend to monopolize her time Lime and emotions she is i paving the way to spinsterhood It would be far better to break off completely with th such a Lothario If she docs does there is always the possibility that the break may spur him on to a pro- pro sosal If it doesn't nothing will and she Rhe should look for greener pastures By All Means Q To get the best results should you criticize or flatter your mate A. A Flatter by all means The old saying that you can attract attract attract at at- tract more flies fIfes with honey than with vinegar was never more true than in marriage Criticism breeds resentment and hostility ho and usually usually usually ally defeats its very purpose A well-turned well compliment on the he other hand goes a long way toward accomplishing the desired end Tell your wife what a horrible meal she prepared and she becomes furious But tell her that tonight's meal doesn't quite come up to yesterdays yesterday's yesterdays yesterday's yes- yes erday's wonderful one and she will extend herself to make all future ones fit for a king Of course it takes tact and self- self control to offer a compliment in instead instead instead in- in stead of a criticism but the results are well worth the effort Tomorrow Is it wise for a man mano manto to o lie to his wife Released by The Register and Tribune ne Syndicate 1949 |