Zelda accepted his marriage proposal, but after some time and despite working at an advertising firm and writing short stories, he was unable to convince her that he would be able to support her, leading her to break off the engagement.
Zelda je prihvatila njegovu prosidbu, ali posle nekog vremena, uprkos tome što je radio u jednoj reklamnoj agenciji i pisao kratke priče, nije mogao da je ubedi da će biti u stanju da je izdržava,zbog čega je ona raskinula veridbu.