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Ask yourself if his tastes suit yours, if his bent of mind is the same, if you will be likely to agree upon general points of view. ASK YOURSELF IF HIS TASTES SUIT YOURS IF HIS BENT OF MIND IS THE SAME IF YOU WILL BE LIKELY TO AGREE UPON GENERAL POINTS OF VIEW
er!” It was a very cynical sentence, but unfortunately true. It is only in the rarest cases that “after a while” either individual really matters to the other. They have at best become habits; they are friendly and jolly, and if “the life” is what they both like all rubs along smoothly enough. But love--that exquisite essence which turned the world into Paradise--is a thing flown away. Now, Caroline, I want yours to be one of those rare cases where love endures for a long time, and even when it alters into friendship continues in perfect sympathy. So, when you feel yourself becoming attracted by a young man, pull yourself together in time and ask yourself, if the affair goes on, would you really like him for a husband? [Illustration: “‘_It is better to marry the life you like, because after a while the man does not matter._’”] Think what it would be to be with him always, at the interminable meals, for years and years, through all the tedious duties which must come with responsibility. RIBLY BORED IN ONE OF MY BOOKS I ONCE WROTE THIS MAXIM IT IS BETTER TO MARRY THE LIFE YOU LIKE BECAUSE AFTER A WHILE THE MAN DOES NOT MATTER IT WAS A VERY CYNICAL SENTENCE BUT UNFORTUNATELY TRUE IT IS ONLY IN THE RAREST CASES THAT AFTER A WHILE EITHER INDIVIDUAL REALLY MATTERS TO THE OTHER THEY HAVE AT BEST BECOME HABITS THEY ARE FRIENDLY AND JOLLY BUT IF THE LIFE IS WHAT THEY BOTH LIKE ALL RUBS ALONG SMOOTHLY ENOUGH BUT LOVE THAT EXQUISITE ESSENCE WHICH TURNED THE WORLD INTO PARADISE IS A THING FLOWN AWAY NOW CAROLINE I WANT YOURS TO BE ONE OF THOSE RARE CASES WHERE LOVE ENDURES FOR A LONG TIME AND EVEN WHEN IT ALTERS INTO FRIENDSHIP CONTINUES IN PERFECT SYMPATHY SO WHEN YOU FEEL YOURSELF BECOMING ATTRACTED BY A YOUNG MAN PULL YOURSELF TOGETHER IN TIME AND ASK YOURSELF IF THE AFFAIR GOES ON WOULD YOU REALLY LIKE HIM FOR A HUSBAND THINK WHAT IT WOULD BE TO BE WITH HIM ALWAYS AT THE INTERMINABLE MEALS FOR YEARS AND YEARS THROUGH ALL THE TEDIOUS DUTIES WHICH MUST COME WITH RESPONSIBILITY
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