Show BY AMY ADAMS D f PLEASE SAY SA Y THANK YOU Dear Amy My son 31 was r recently en en- caged to a n seemingly nice girl from New York I am happy about this and wracked my brain to figure out what to buy them for 1 an engagement gift I wanted a t the gift to at tie be meaningful ir ira and lasting Finally I decided to buy them a fine floe set of china service for 12 Five ife weeks ago they received my gift and I have yet to receive a note of or thanks I am a widow and this gift girt Was vas very expensive When I look at my chipped dishes which are so eo many years ears old and which were 5 Soc a place settin setting a at the super 1 market a l I thin think how thrilled I 1 would be to receive a gift girt of china like I gave them It n Is certainly sad to think my son and future daughter in law dont don't have the common sense to say Thank you Now Im I'm undecided what to do about the wedding gift which I will have to send soon Disappointed Dear Disappointed Send them a wedding t gt gift but this t time fn Include a sill self self- addressed stamped envelope Dear Amy I Just got the paper read what you had to say about the pill and hastened to w write lIe you I am so upset about people not seeing your point of view on the pill I am 25 years old and have been bee married r I for 8 years a 1 I have two wonderful girls and most important of all was that I didn't have to get married either I found it 11 was so simple to say NO That's still the way I feel about the What nt Is so hard about saying NO Mrs S. S B. B Odessa Mo C C Dear Amy I am in college and going steady with n a boy We would like to take a trip to the west coast In his car We have some friends along the way with whom we can stay sometimes My family is very prudent and does docs not think this is right for us to do What Whal do you think Nice Nice but Modern Modem Dear Nice I am em nice and modern too but l If I were your parent I would not give elve you my permission cither I see De Dear Amy Im I'm 19 b and my boyfriend 19 It 20 Weve We've been dating for up except because for the we 2 both years agreed we broke Jo we were too young to get serious During that time we both dated other people but decided at the tha end of that time that we couldn't be happy without each ench other and we went back together A few months later he rec received his induction induction in in- notice When he came came home after basic he asked me to marry him but I refuted refused because I felt Celt j X wasn't ready for marriage yet Now I feel I am Theres There's no doubt In my mind that he loves me and andI I love him Im I'm n not getting et any younger I work k and I would continue working until he got out of the service and we could plan on starting a family Up until a couple of weeks ago he came home every weekend week week- end and believe me its it's been awfully hard not going all aU the way If U this keeps up I dont don't think Ill I'll be able to hold out much longer That's That why I need your advice as soon as possible 1 AN Ns Dear bear A. A AN Nt While I am we well aware that many young young girls girls marry while their fiances are in the service my itta advice n to young people fI Is c to wait until their Jo stint t with Uncle Sam Is over Being single it is difficult for you to realize the many hardships hard hard- hardships ships that service wives sometimes some some- times must endure and the loneliness ness 1 that is always with you So I suggest u esa wJ if you uw can keep your cool w I PERSONAL PERSONA TO AGAL In Ft to Lauderdale Send me your name name nam and address address ad ad- dress for the information you yon desire I have already printed it severa several times Umes 5 Address all an letters tot ot AMY ADAMS o c THIS NEWSPAPER For a personal reply enclose a stamped self addressed envelope |