Radio and television mirror (July-Dec 1942)

then. People were different and so was life. Today — today a girl would be foolish — " She nodded. "You're right, Tina. It was foolish then, too. I've never regretted that decision. But I'm not trying to make up your mind. Only I want you to be sure. Vern is a fine boy, as fine as they come, and he loves you. But marriage isn't just one person loving another. It's two people, loving each other." I kissed her on the cheek. "Moms — you're sweet. I've thought about it, too. Lots. And then this morning, when I heard about Dad, I knew, knew for sure — " "Tina!" I'll never forget her horrified look. "Tina, you mustn't think like that. Marrying Vern — because he can help Dad! Don't you see that would be worse for your father and me and everyone?" "But Dad needs us," I insisted. "He needs care, medical care, Moms." "Yes, he does," she answered quickly. "And he's going to get it. We've hospital insurance, you know, and this afternoon Dad went to find out if he could use that insurance for the treatment he needs. That's what the phone call was about, Tina. But that doesn't matter. You can't base your marriage on — money or anything like that." "But Moms — " "What's more," she went on, "the doctor said it wouldn't take as long as they'd thought. Dad'll be well, he'll have his old job back, we'll be all right." I COULDN'T speak. I was so glad for *■ Dad. And I was thinking about Vern, how Moms had always liked him, always said he'd make a good husband. But now she didn't want me to make a mistake. That was love, her love for me, wanting me to be sure. I smiled at her. "Moms — you're wonderful. I don't know how to thank you. I don't think any girl in the world ever had a mother who understood her so well. Only — I don't think I — understand myself." Moms seemed to guess what I was feeling at that moment. "Of course, you don't understand — what girl ever does, Tina? Why, it isn't stylish for a girl to know her own heart — not even while she's walking up the aisle." I was to have dinner that night with Vern at his house. His parents were having friends in and we were going to play bridge afterwards. I dressed carefully. I wanted to make myself as attractive as I could. I wore the lemon yellow dress because it was bright and gay and that was what I wanted to be. I ran in and kissed Moms goodbye and hurried out. But hurrying couldn't keep me from thinking about Moms and Dad and their story. They had done the right thing, of course. And perhaps I was doing a terribly wrong thing to marry Vern. Because I didn't love him, didn't believe I'd ever love him. We'd known each other since we were kids, our parents had always talked about how someday we'd be married, and yet, now it was so close — I couldn't ever love him, really. That was the truth I'd learned because of Stan. 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