Show Your Marriage War Brides Brides' Lack the Right To Step Out With Other Men n Samuel G. G and amI Esther B. B I IDear I Dear Mr 11 and Mrs Kling I IBm II Bill Bm and I got married a a. few I days before he entered the armed service We had known each other for about eight months and the war merely helped make up our I minds more quickly Not NotIon long after Bill went into the army h ht was I sent to Korea where hes he's now I II I fighting I II I Since hes he's been away Ive I've been terribly lonely and miss his companionship companionship companionship com com- and love lo very ery much A Afew Afew few fw of oC Bills Bill's boy friends have ha offered of- of 0 to take me out but I have so far Car refused Now Im I'm wondering wonder onder wonder wonder-I ing ing- whether Im I'm right in refusing reusing Of OC course if iC I did go o out with one of the boys Id I'd write Bill all 11 about it What do you advise d Bills Bill's Lonel Lonely Too Answer r We Ve can appreciate te the fact t that youre you're lonely onely and miserable misers misers-I I ble be and we understand and sympathize sympathize sympathize when you say you miss Bills Bill's love lo and companionship But ButI Bill is lonely onely too out there in the I heat of the Korean battlefront I and We Vc dare say he hungers too for or someone to talk to and love I But theres there's nothing much he can cando cando do about it it except hope and pray I I for a quick victory that will bring him back lo to you An ana ancl civilization ci Frankly we dont don't think Bill would relish hearing that while hes he's dodging in bullets and shrapnel and nd fighting for his very cry existence youre you're out night clubbing dancing I or otherwise enjoying yourself with another man I And it doesn't matter very very much whether the man n Is one o of I Bills Bill's friends or 01 a total stranger Your actions are arc bound to be he misunderstood misunderstood misunderstood mis mis- I understood and resented when they Mach 1 ach Bills Bill's ears whether through you or someone else Accept Responsibility Just as Bill Is making sacrifices he doesn't particularly reli relish h so must you as a war bride One of the special problems facing every girl who marries in wartime is j loneliness due duc to lack Jack o of male com coin companionship companionship and love loe That's That something something some some- thing that must be he taken into consideration consideration consideration con con- before the ceremony If it appeals too loo overwhelming o a prospect then the war marriage shouldn't take lake place If Ie you do marry however cr you must be prepared prepared prepared pre pre- pared to accept your responsibility along this line just as you would have to accept certain other re responsibilities responsibilities responsibilities re- re if iC you and Bill were living together One of the chief dangers o of other while husband husband hus hits dating d men your band is aside from the ef- ef ef away aside ay f It would have on your mates mate morale and the gossip it would cause cause is is that you may become involved with someone else What starts out as a purely platonic re relationship relationship relationship re- re often becomes highly hi charged with emotion and leads to endless complications Other Avenues of or Fun All this doesn't mean you must isolate yourself completely from society It merely means you must exercise restraint and good judgment Surely you can find ind wa ways o of enjoying yourself with girl friends or relatives You can an still go to the thc movies or the the the- ater Theres There's no reason too why you shouldn't become active in some club or church activity or get a job that will your restlessness and energies Someday and soon we hope the Korean fighting will be he over and you and Bill will take up where you left off Knowing that youve you've done the right thing while he wa was away will not only eliminate the sense of oC guilt g you ml might ht otherwise have but will give Ji you the confidence confidence dence and stability to make a success success suc suc- cess of oC your marriage e. |