| Show fbt gait tfalttfibunr J i ' Sunday May 31 1959 WITII SCHOOL over teens will be taking to the highways and the byways looking for the fun and adventure that vacationtime brings And this Is as good a time as any to note that many will find “adventure”— perhaps good perhaps bad —in accepting a blind date We’re not saying this is a bad practice or a good practice Sometimes such a dale can turn but wonderfully And sometimes it can be disastrous When is a blind date "blind" and when is it not so blind? d ’ THIS IS a plenty important question to teens during the summer since as we said before this is the season when blind dates thrive You’re on a vacation say And since you are young passably pretty and anxious to have a vacation be the ball it’s supposed to be you’re apt to expect to meet the proverbial ‘‘one in a million” in some unexpected place Emergfrom the briny deep for ining or in the moonlit glow of a garden stance movie! party Or even in an It can all be very glamorous and exciting It could also be embarrassing disillusioning and downright dangerous' So watch your step! The girl who accepts' a blind date should be aware of some of the pitfalls (what an ancient and word! and also of the importance Of the social amenities involved For instance the boy should not be a "friend of of a friend” personswho recommends a blind date should be someone of responsible character— the parent of a friend a relative or sun-tanne- d well-wor- n Salt Lake City Sunday May SI 1959 someone else you trust It is the duty of that person to know the blind date well There should be others present on the date Another couple who have known each other for a long time or dated many times before is a safe bet Remember you have no obligation to the boy who is your blind date— no matter who made the introduction If he is a speed demon a parking problem surly boorish or a bore it’s your privilege to cut the evening short Give him the brush-ofjust as you would any other obnoxious date The one who arranged your big evening may be a good friend of his mother but that doesn’t always give a clue A doting mother can make a sop sound like Prince Charming to willing listeners When someone asks you to go on a blind date it’s a good idea to ask the age of the boy and get some information about his background It’s also a good idea not to seek a blind date or act too eager about one that someone is arranging for you IN THE WORST possible taste is the girl telephoning a boy to discuss a proposed blind date The boy and girl should be properly introduced by the person who is the While it- is true that one can get pretty lonely at a summer resort it isn’t smart to accept a date over the phone from a boy who may be prompted by an equal loneliness Sometimes however if the suggestion is made that the boy find a mutual friend for purposes of introduction there Is no harm in accepting the date But it Is Just plain dopey to accept a date over the phone from a stranger to meet in a restaurant theater hotel lobby or other public place or to go for a drive in his car f - |
