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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

MONDAY, JULY

1938.

Are You in Love?

Continuing her series on managing a love affair

DORIS LANGLEY MOORE today discusses

With all the strongest and most ruthless men, a very occasional "scene" will prove a wholesome corrective

group.

Commentary

to be read when you have studied the questions

GROUP I

The Affair Under Difficulties

In every love affair of magnitude leave love much stronger than before

there is a critical period-a time

(though it is true the first thrilling of difficulties, sometimes emotional, ardour will probably have subsided). sometimes imposed by circumstances —which, if not managed skilfully. The questionnaire for to-day is con- may result in a final parting. Once cerned with good and bad ways of overcome, however, these obstacles getting through the danger zone.

Questionnaire 5

Group I

FOR MEN

OR WOMEN

1 Are you nervously sensitive 1

bles?

2

Group ❘ FOR MEN

OR WOMEN

Group K

FOR MEN

OR WOMEN

endure almost any-

thing rather than make

the approach of trou-

ly.

Do you guard against taking transient impulses serious-

either in yourself or other person?

1

Will you

Do you take the initiative in raising difficulties from the sheer fear that the other person might "get in first"?

Do you show a strong

the scene?

A

2 Conversely, do you plunge de- into explanations and dis-

termination to resist dif- cussions when you know in your

flculties when they arise?

heart that it would be better not to put your grievances into

you know what you want words? and take a firm, clear line?

Do you adopt a provoentive

Do 3 attitude-hinting that you will go off with somebody else. for instance-in order to gain a | victory?

Do you

to ever resort threats, politely veiled or otherwise, which you secretly know you would not or could not carry out?

D

Can you forgive 4

3 Are you unable

to control

a wrong- your longue when quarrel- of ling 7 (That is to say, do you doing casually instead making a "grand gesture" of find yourself casting general aspersions which will rankle it?

afterwards instead of sticking Are you guided in your tac to the matter in hand?) ties by this realisation~~-

making allowance for passing the lover. Weak, wavering, and humours. In all emotional re- uncertain methods are not only lationships there are phases of ineffectual in themselves, but reaction and recoil produced by will show you up to very great the unusual tension of feeling. disadvantage. Such distburbances should never be exaggerated into a cause for parting.

BARBS

As to Questions 3 and 4, it is nearly always wise to abstain

that as the lover has behaved to 4 Is it hard for you to be- have with good humour af- excellent from throwing out a definite You have an

ter a losing battle? for that is likely to Are you given to moods of some former love, so he (or she) challenge, chance of bringing your

may behave to you? mournful self-pity? call forth resistance. And if love out of the danger zone your challenge falls of effect, - unscathed if you can an- your position will be very obvi

weakened. When the swer "No" to four out of ously

be one you the five questions in this threat happens to

cannot carry out the result at best is to provoke affectionate Consider the first two, for laughter; at worst, your bluff may be called with humiliating example: To look for trouble consequences. is generally to find it. In- Finally, beware of self-pity, deed, it is almost better not particularly when it expresses to recognise trouble when it itself in fits of heavy depression, comes than to be over- Gloom is infectious and will soon send your lover to seek a cure sensitive to its approach. elsewhere. Strained brightness That ancient counsel about is, of course, equally undesira- taking the offensive when you ble. fear to be attacked has given rise to a vast amount of strife

Comes a story of a German

wears

two artificial legs and an artificial arm of his own manufacture. A self-made man.

Last counsels-never let the

A COUPLE in Texas recently object of your love feel under

got married by telephone. an uncomfortable sense of obli-

Now if they'll just keep things that way they'll probably ve Those mysterious impulses to gation towards you: when you not at all, renounce each other, those be. are called upon to forgive, for happily forever after. nighted moods in which last give generously or

1000dworker who to have even if it means that you must night's magic seems ned a sudden, chilly death forgo the reiterated gratitude give yourself time to discover which you feel is your due.

are before how genuine they

And when you hear his (or You will not you act on them.

her) confidences about former! often regret having waited. attachments, try not to feel exultation, either jealousy or as well as between nations, and This group calls for affirma- When real and tangible prob-,

you, a resolate but look upon these remini- the first lems beset in love it is by по means a tives, especially to

manner of facing

them will scences as a useful object lesson. dignified policy. To act upon three questions. I have already fear can never be dignified. touched on

the necessity of greatly enhance your value to Character may be modified, but

anti misery between individuals

ALLEY OOP

WELL WELL, WELL! ISN'T THIS

A PLEASANT SURPRISE!

YES,WEVE

GROUP J

SEE YOU'VE GOT OOP'S BEEN SEARCHING

FOR OOP FOR DAYS. DINOSAUR, TOO!

HAVE YOU SEEN HIM, BY ANY CHANCE?

6-29

AW, THECK WITH HIME HE'S

STOOD BETWEEN YOU'N.

TELL ME

NOW....HEB, HGH,

НАН, НАНЕ

ME LONG ENOUGH, BUTY WHAT'S SO

By Vincent Hamlin

SHUX OOGLA-WHY WASTE TIME LOOKIN' FOR THAT OK- BUM WHEN Y'GOT A./SOYOU GOOD LOOKIN' FELLER/HAVE SEEN

LIKE ME?

HIM, HAVENT

You?

SAY. AIN'TCHA SCARED?

SCARED WHY, DOOTSY IS THERE ANYTHING AROUND HERE TO

FUNNY, SO

BE SCARED OF?

WE CAH BOTH

LAUGH!

it never changes completely, and, if you listen carefully, you will gain knowledge which may stand you in good stead.

GROUP K-FOR WOMEN

If you can reply to these questions with a sincere nega- tive, you are a shrewd and well- balanced woman, and your love juffair is not likely to come to an

ignominious end.

You are aware that, although

it is foolish to meet difficulties half-way, once they have actu- ally arisen it will generally- even a violent quarrel-than to go on in a state of mute suffer- ing, for that will make you dreary through and through; and prolonged dreariness is more damaging than brief an- ger.

With all but the strongest and most ruthless men, a very! occasional "scene" will prove

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ACROSS

6 Many go to cut (0).

1 Former product of ripe tins

(8).

Hardly an eye-opener (0).

10 The quick way to the shingle?

(two words-5, 3).

11 Does this bring the homer

home? (8).

12 Bound to chunge one's food ha-

bits (4).

14 Wrong is right here (3). 15 In this there are speaking like-

nesses locally (0),

10 The organ can provide the start of this unpleasant nolce (8). 19 Complete, but finally crude (8). 23 Whereln one is certainly 12

across (7).

26 One who does not agree with

one (3).

27 This may denote a new depar-

ture (4).

28 "Tonic gas" (anog.) (8),

28 This may bring back golden memories to old-timora (8).

31. Dlah for a cricket lunch?, (0). · 32 Hardly retrousse, talking of

noses (8). 33 Does not refer to a vocat solo

(B).

DOWN

Out of date (7).

3 "Sit, Dear" (anag) ~(7),

9 Give it copper to get some

brass (4)

Wherein many a man has risked the stake (7)

Favourite spot for motor meet- ings (10).

0 This suppresses a syllable. (7);

7 Were I to leave this bit of Italy two vessels would remain (7). 12 Soundly instructed in no loose

manner (4).

13. It may come from the choir

(4).

of

14 To do with the make-up (10). 17 Ungrammatical confession

age by an animal (4).

18 All that matters, really (4). 20 The contents of the swill-tub

(7),

121 1 heartless this bird might dig

22 Nico present for a prisoner in

tho dungeon (two words-d 3).

124 With case (7).

25 Depressing effect of vice on

royalty. (7).

30 Can this for a star (4).

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