Modern Screen (Jan-Jun 1945)

CO-ED LETTER BOX (Continued from page 34) My family won't allow me to have dates so I have token to having them behind their backs. Maybe I'm a sissy, but somehow dishonesty goes against the grain with me. What should I do? W. B., Brooklyn, N. Y. It kills half the fun zvhcn your night work must all be under cover, doesn't it? You're very right in wanting things aboveboard. Assuming that you've reached the age of dating, th: only thing to do is to place the matter squarely up to the family. Tell them that you're the only girl in your crowd who isn't allowed to go out. Explain to them that they have given yon high standards and that volt haven't the' least interest in going but with undesirable or shady characters. Let them know that you want to bring the boys to your home for parental inspection, and that you're eager to co-operate with them on questions of curfew, number of dates a week, etc. Let them know that you don't approve of girls meeting beaux around the corner, but that that is one solution if they aren't permitted to invite them to their homes. We feel sure that you can reach a satisfactory compromise, if only you keep your temper and appeal to their logic. I am in my last year in high school and a total flop with the guys. Is it too late to perk up and be a success? Helen, Cranford, N. J. Nope, not if you really work at it hard. We'd suggest that you look over our Super Coupon on page 32, and send for whatever charts you need. When you've got your face and figure where you want them, you'll find vourself increasing in poise, developing charm. You'll catch yourself smiling at boys you were terrified of before, speaking to them as unselfconsciously as if they were vour buddies. Along about that point, launch yourself via a really spiff y party. Maybe a bicycle picnic to a nearby brook. The kids all meet at your house to pick up directions and their share of the lush food. Somebody's got a portable radio. You stick in a batch of funnies, a pack of cards, a softball and bat. The party's terrific and so are you. You're made! It's as easy as that. Start promoting you today. We live near a Navy base and are forever being asked on blind dates. How do you start talk going on one of these? My mind goes a blank. M. W., South Norwalk, Conn. The old obvious things are usually best to kindle conversation. Where do you come from? What's it like there? Do you have a big family? What would you be doing if you weren't in the Navy? They're trite but comfortable, and once your tongues are unloosed you'll find endless things to talk about. Just relax and don't jabber. Don't feel impelled to fill every silence. If vour mind should go blank, try a good warm smile. That says a whole lot. If you've just plain fallen out of love with a boy who still loves you, how do you let him down without too much of a thud? He's not overseas or anything. Just a senior at my school. B. K., Srosse Point, Mich. The big thing to be considered is the lad's pride. When you hand him the _ big news, do it' in such a way as to let him feel it's by mutual consent. "Don't you think we both need' a change of scene?" is one angle. Then there's "Every gal in school would be in heaven if you were back in circulation. Don't you think it would be kind of a smart idea to cut ourselves adrift for awhile?" He'll get the picture and love you (in a nice Platonic way) for your tact in handling a tricky business. / TAKES OnLV 2 TO 3 HOURS! 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