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Show Listening And Living by Tcnuay Thompson Dear Tammy: I've beon going with a fellow for ss'.eral years in fact, we gnw up almost in the same neighborhood. We went together in high school and now for two years he's had a selling Job on the road. He always calls me for a date when he's in town but has never asked me to go steady. We generally spend Sundays together and he takes me over to . his house and then he walks off, leaving me to spend the late afternoon with his mother and family. I know- hi mother real well and we're good friends also but-1 'hate to be left to spend the entire afternoon with his family. MAYBE SHE ALSO would like a change of company.; Dear RESOLUTIONER: By all means, take hold of yourself and make not "one" but "several" New Year's resolutions. re-solutions. As I analyze your case, you two have known each other so long that you're taking each other "FOR GRANTED", which too many married couples do also. Look ahead ... if this type of laxness starts before marriage, mar-riage, think how lax it might become after marriage. What both you and your boy friend need to do Is to meet someone else and have a few flings, then you'll know whther or not you're meant for each other. However, in experiencing new girl friends and new boy friends, YOU (the girl) may become the LOSER, as it appears you axe far more serious than he is. But it has to come sooner or later even though you may only have "eyes" for one certain fellow. 3. Get a group of your girl friends together and propose" a social club or group such as "bowling, theater, music, drama, etc." Then on certain occassions, you'll naturally want to invite dates. DO NOT invite your old B. F. invite a new fellow. 4. Be your own charming self if and when your casual boy friend asks for a date, but don't let him know what his absence has done to you, UNLESS he breaks first 5. Do not call his family or inquire about his whereabouts should these resolutions not work. If it's the chance he's been waiting for to make a clean break without hurt feelings, then he just won't phone you for any more dates. On the other hand, it may light the flame again so it will burn brighter for you. It's almost too late to talk about what you're giving him for Christmas, but hope it was only a small remembrance such as cuff links or gloves. I do hope these five NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS prove helpful, but remember circumstances circum-stances alter cases! Here's hoping hop-ing that these RESOLUTIONS help alter the circumstances and that they lead you to the CHURCH ALTAR with Mr. Wright (youar "Mr. Right").' Tammy Thompson Don't mistake me, I'm very fond of this fellow and would like to be treated as hf "one and only" but I'm making no progress. With New Year's resolutions just ; around the corner of the clock, I want to resolre to turn down his Sunday afternoon dates, hoping he'll ask me for an evening date. What 'shall I say and HOW shall I say it? Resoli&loner I anyway, and it might just as well be the SOONER. Now, let's discuss some New Year's resolutions that mdght be appropos to your case, 1. Resolve to spend Sunday afternoon with your own family or friends, 'but add that you'll he free to go to church with him in the evening. 2. Resove to become interested in other fellows in a social way |