Q Dear Miss Abigail: I was wondering ~ do you think I will ever get a boyfriend? I haven’t been out with anyone for a year and a half, whereas my friends are always going out with people. I don’t smell, I’m pretty, I don’t have spots, I’m funny (this is not my opinion, but […]
Category: Dating
Advice for the daters in the crowd.
I Like This Guy in My Class
Q Dear Miss Abigail: I like this guy in my class and I’m not sure if he likes me or not. Should I ask him out? Signed, Samapalooza A Dear Samapalooza: You might consider tracking down Ellen Peck’s How to Get a Teen-Age Boy and What To Do With Him When You Get Him, a book […]
Is He Available?
Q Dear Miss Abigail: How’s a girl to know if a guy is available? I mean, checking for rings is all well and good, but how can I tell if a guy’s not married or if he’s even into girls? Can Helen Gurley Brown or any of your other relationship sages help me out here? […]
Is There Any Hope At All?
Q Dear Miss Abigail: What do you do if you asked a girl out, in a romantic fashion and in a foreign land, and she indirectly says no, but you still like this person and you have not been able to get her out of your mind for the past 8 months? Signed, Sameer A […]
A Boy Likes a Girl Who . .
Q Dear Miss Abigail: I’ve never had a boyfriend and I’m very lonely. The only boy who I liked and liked me back was in kindergarden. Only geeks like me! I’m sick of being made fun of too. People are mean to me and I feel sad. Can you could give me a quiz or […]
Does He Like Me?
Q Dear Miss Abigail: How can I tell if a boy likes me? Signed, Tammi A Dear Tammi: Usually you can tell pretty much right away when I boy likes you. A certain glance, a gentle touch, a smooch on the front porch. But in case the signs are not clear, try to see if […]
How Do I Find That Utterly-Adorable Other?
Q Dear Miss Abigail: After hearing gazillions of times: “just wait and you’ll find the right person, there is someone out there for everyone, your perfect match could be just around the corner,” I have decided to forgo the lengthy, time-will-tell answers of others and seek your advice. Can you tell me how one seeks […]
Will I Ever Find Mr. Perfect?
Q Dear Miss Abigail: Will I ever find my Mr. Perfect? Signed, Zeenat A Dear Zeenat: This reminds me of that song ~ “Looking for love in all the wrong places; looking for love in too many places; la la la…” ~ sorry, where was I going with that? Oh, yes. Mr. Perfect. Well, according […]
Love and Jealousy
Q Dear Miss Abigail: I have been with this young lady for almost two years. Lately, we haven’t been getting along and often disagree with each other. We are now finding out that we are two totally different people. Yet, we still love each other very much. And I have a problem with insecurity and […]
Joy-riding to the Roadhouse
This selection is from Elinor Glyn’s This Passion Called Love, which was published in 1925. Appearing in a chapter entitled “The Results of Petting and Drinking,” this excerpt has some very grave warnings for the youth (particularly the young ladies) of the 1920s. Personally I find “roadhouses” quite enticing, but I guess I could learn a […]