Show CID s BY AMY ADAMS 4 B 8 YEARS AND NEVER BUN BEEN KISSED Dear Amy I My problem Is so ridiculous I that Im I'm even to tell telli On ovule u basis I II i you a I have been dating the same guy I for S 8 years Even v n though we have I dated others between In-between we find that we always have the best I times when we e with each other Well on our lt last st date he asked me If Id I'd consider accepting an engagement ring from him on my birthday four months from now nO I was overjoyed but only one thing kept me from accepting Amy In all 8 years that weve we've bern been dating hes he's never so much muchas muchas as kissed m my cheek I The closest he gets to mil m Is when were we're waltzing and even that's not very close Ive I've It with him many times Ive I've even used mouth washes but still he acts like I have Poison Polson Ivy FInally he said that believes that kissing leads to trouble end and hed he'd hate to our carefree love But all Im I'm asking for Is Isone Isone one goodnight kiss He absolutely refuses Its It's odd because all his ex- ex girlfriends ex-girlfriends say he was wasa a a re regular lar Don Juan Iuan with them Do you thInk hes he's Insane or om am I Id I'd certainly h hate te to go from nothing O g straight a to a honey honey- honeymoon nf f t moon 1 n nO Hes He's 23 and Im I'm 20 lie says if I refuse his proposal hell he'll kill himself Mouth Wash KId Dear Mouth Wash Yes I thInk there Is something wrong with your guy A fellow lellow who after 8 years hasn't kissed his girl good goodnight night and who threatens to kill himself If she turns down his proposal has s a problem Before you give him a reply see that lie he visits n a doctor dodot for lor some answers to his unusual behavior SS S'S Dear Amyl Amy Im I'm a 14 year old girl and Ive I've finally decided to write to you about my problem We live with my grandmother my fathers father's mother We have lived with her for about 4 years now and she has made life pretty bad for the family She tells my mother what to do and she has gone as far as t to tell her who my sister can play with She has told my mother that she isn't good goodenough enough h for her son and that she doesn't lik like her We have that Is my mother bas s spoken to my Iny Dad about all of this and he says It Is my mye mothers mother's fault He saId his t e I mother would never say anything like that Then when he questions my grandmother about lt it she denys it It Is really making life miser miser- miserable able for everyone and half the time my parents dont don't even talk to each teN other N My Is father pays to rf f more o attention te to his mother r than to his wife and my father would never leave his mother and we would never leave him He has told my mother that If she doesn't like living here she can leave Sue Dear Sue I understand your de desire he to right the wrong In your Some borne but un unless Ie 88 your parents are willing to cooperate with each other by makIng a home ot of their own without grandmother this problem cannot be resolved Per Per- Perhaps haps n a talk with your clergyman on behalf of your parents may pave the way for some constructive live tive discussIons between your you r rell religious fous leader and your mom momand momand and dad In an effort to help your family w S 'S Dear Amy About four months ago as I Iwas Iwas was driving home I picked up upa a 11 lovely motorist whose cat had hadrum rum nm out of gas Shortly aftel this we started dating and no we weare weare are very fond Cond of one another Since the time I 1 started going out with her several good friends have told me that she lies a very undesirable reputation At first firstI I wasn't too concerned about thIs but now we are considering mar mar- marriage and I am extremely worried I have investigated some or of these reports and found them to tobe tobe be valid Should I disregard her past and marry her anyway or should I break off my relation relation- relationshIp shIp with her and find finda a new companion DAR ear Dear DARt DAR Clear the air and confront her with these valid facts A man who Is contemplating marriage and who Is willing to overlook the past has every right to know what his future holds bolds w 55 Address all letters tot tal AMY ADAMS c o c TillS NEWSPAPER For a personal reply enclose a stamped self seU envelope |