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THE VOICE
DECEMBER 1971
TELL IT TO MYRTLE
Dear Myrtle;
Yesterday while looking in
my roommate’s desk drawer
for some tape, I saw a letter
addressed to her in a very
familiar handwriting—my
boyfriend’s. At first I couldn’t
believe it. Then temptation
overtook me and I read it. I
almost collapsed when I
discovered that the guy I’m
engaged to has spent the night
with my roommate. Should I
confront them separately or
should I get them t^ether and
bring it out in the open. I need
help soon because my temper
has almost reached its peak.
Volcano
Dear Volcano;
Ask your boyfriend about
this incident and also your
roommate, separately. Just
ask your roommate about
being with him in a “cool”
lady like way. Don’t mention
the letter to her-just to him
Ask him what really happened
and tell him of vour
disappointment in finding the
letter from him. Remember
that you are a free woman still
and don’t let him take you for
granted. There are plenty of
good men who want to be
true.
Myrtle
Dear Myrtle:
If a young lady is engaged,
should she have a casual date
with a friend?
Signed,
?
Dear?:
There is nothing wrong
with having occasi^al dates
with a close friend. If your
fiancee is understanding, he
will consider you;
nevertheless, don’t be “out of
place” when your fiancee
comes to take you out.
Myrtle
Dear Myrtle;
How can a young lady stop
loving a young man who has
mistreated her?
Mistreated
Dear Mistreated;
The only way to stop loving
a guy who has mistreated you
is controlled by you only. If he
has mistreated you, ask him
why and what does he plan to
do now. If he wants to see you,
lay down the law and control
your passionate emotions
until he has shown you that he
is for real this time.
Myrtle
Dear Myrtle:
Last night my boyfriend
slapped me and knocked me
down because he said I had
been cutting out on him. He
has never hit me before.
Myrtle, and I just don’t know
what to do. He said that he’d
better not see me out with
anyone else and if he does,
there’s no telling what he
might do. I haven’t been out
Vith anyone else so I don’t
know what he’s talking about.
I’m afraid of him. What should
I do? I love him.
Scared
Ekar Scared:
No man has the authority
to go around hitting you
unless he is being provoked or
is defending himself. If you
were not cutting out on him
and he doesn’t have enough
trust in you to believe that,
then you should find yourself
another love. On the other
hand, if you are cutting out on
him, then you two should
develop some type of
understanding.
Myrtle
Dear Myrtle;
While I was out-of-town a
terrible thing happened to me.
I was forced to give in to
another man. This thing is on
my mind contantly. I can’t tell
anyone because I already feel
like dirt. My boyfriend Imows
something is bothering me. If I
told him what reaction do you
think he’d have. I’ve got to tell
someone to get this off my
mind. Please help.
Nervous Breakdown
Dear Nervous Breakdown:
The fact that you gave in to
another man merely is wrong
if you think so. It should
remain between you and the
guy that you gave-in to. The
reason that you feel dirty is
that you think that it was
wrong, so don’t do it again or
it might destroy your
relationship between you and
your boyfriend. If you have to
confess to relieve tension, tell
him, and if he is openminded,
he will still respect you for
being truthful. Please make
sure and admit to him that it
was a mistake.
Myrtle
Dear Myrtle,
My problem has to do with
my relationship with two
young ladies. I am engaged to a
young girl in my hometown.
IF YOU HAVE A
PROBLEM MYRTLE
HAS AN ANSWER
WhQe in college, I met a
certain girl that I find myself
attracted to. I can’t stand to be
with her too long because I
find myself wanting to hold
and kiss her. I go to see her
quite often. Should I stop
seeing her or continue to let
nature take its course?
Signed,
Don’t Know What to Do
Dear Don’t Know What To Do,
Only stop seeing her if this
is what you want to do. Tell
her of your engagement and
see what she wants to do too.
She may have another
boyfirend too. Make sure that
you and the girl that you’re
engaged to can communicate
so that each of you will not be
hurt by the action of each
other. Do let nature take its
course because you cannot
control nature. Be truthful to
both ladies for that is the key
to understanding.
Myrtle
Dear Myrtle,
Last night I saw my girl out
with another man. She just
looked at me and didn’t say a
word. Yet, today when I saw
her she acted as if nothing had
happened. She says she loves
me, but I don’t believe it
anymore.
Signed,
In Love
Dear In love.
Just because you saw your
girl out with another man
doesn’t necessarily mean that
she doesn’t love your
anymore. She probably went
out with the man in the first
place, because you weren’t
around for her to be with.
Myrtle
Dear Myrtle,
Last week I had a date with
a guy I knew who had been
admiring me for quite a while.
I consistently refused his
offers to take me out
previously. This particular
night I had nothing to do, so I
agreed. We went to the movies
and afterwards started back to
campus (or at least I thought
we were going back to
campus). Instead, we drove to
the Downtowner Motor Inn. I
was a little upset, I kept my
cool. He checked in and asked
me to get out. I did, we went
into the room and he began
trying to kiss me—and I ke^t
resisting. He told me that I had
a sexy body and that he
couldn’t go another day
without making love to me.
Well... .1 went into hysterics.
I nervously ran out of the
room four stories up. He
caught me, apologized, and
now when he takes me out he
never asks for sex.
What did I do wrong,
because I loved it?
signed: Loved it But Resisted
Dear Loved it-But Resisted,
Your first wrong move was
allowing him to take you to
the Downtowner. Had you
been ready to return to your
dormitory, you would have
asked him to take you back to
the dorm. From the way I see
it you are not too interested in
this young man, but you are
continuing to build his
confidence by continuing to
date him. Beware! You are
going to be caught in the same
situation again if you continue
datying him. He is merely
giving you time to recover
from the first shock.
Myrtle
FASHIONS
by Brenda Stallins with
illustrations by Johnny
Jones
The /n look around campus
this semester are ‘body shirts
and pants. Here you see the
longsleeve body shirt, with
dog collar, long, flare-leg
pants, accented by a gold belt.
The In shoes are suedes in a
variety of color combinations.
What wardrobe would be
complete without a pair of hot
pants? Pictured is the
one-piece version. The shoes
tie up and the straps can be
removed.
For a very smart look we
have the midi skirt and
embroidered jacket, worn over
a white blouse. Wet look both,
and sassy velvet hat top this
look off.
For evening wear, we have
not pants with a maxi top. The
maxi top has the low-O
neckline. The bag ans shoes are
the new wet-glitter look.
Black is truly beautiful, as
this outfit expresses it.
Off-shoulder dress with turban
hat, the Sou! look.