Q Dear Miss Abigail: My boyfriend just bought me a “love” ring ~ what I would call an engagement ring ~ we are committed to each other, love each other, want to spend forever together, but we’re not for sure if we want to get married. Can’t we still be engaged without the prospect of […]
Category: Dating
Advice for the daters in the crowd.
Tips for the Turned Down
Q Dear Miss Abigail: How come everybody turns me down when I ask them out? Signed, Colin A Dear Colin: You don’t say what you’re approach has been so far, so it’s a bit tricky to pinpoint the problem. For inspiration, I looked through an interesting book “for boys in their teens” titled Birthday Chats with […]
Does She Mean Yes? No? Maybe So?
Q Dear Miss Abigail: What does a girl mean when a guy asks her out and she says “let’s talk about it tomorrow ” or (on the phone) “call me up another time, then we can discuss this.” Does it mean “yes, I want to go out with you, but I can’t obviously say yes […]
Letters of Affection
Q Dear Miss Abigail: Hello! I’m a seventeen-year-old boy from Norway. For the first time in my life, I`ve met a girl who seems special from all of the other girls. I’m not a good-looking boy (rather normal), but she is the most beautiful girl I have ever seen. She can choose from all of the […]
Young Love. I’m Talking Really Young.
Q Dear Miss Abigail: I am in fifth grade and I have had a crush on someone ever since third grade. I can’t tell him how I feel. I tried once but he didn’t say anything (probably because he didn’t hear me). This guy is the most popular guy in the whole class. HELP!!! Signed, […]
Does His Flirting Mean He’s Interested?
Q Dear Miss Abigail: If a guy flirts with you does that mean he’s interested? Signed, Cathy A Dear Cathy: Cathy, Cathy, Cathy. My dear, sweet Cathy. Of course he likes you! Flirting is the tool of choice for letting someone know you are interested in them. Some people are better than others at using […]
SWM ISO Strange Woman to Love Me. Write to Box 67237.
Q Dear Miss Abigail: How can I find a woman strange enough to love someone like me? Signed, Seeking Strange A Dear Seeking: I’m a bit worried that you don’t believe that a “normal” woman could love you, and that saddens me. But then again, I know quite a few people that think anyone crazy […]
Facebook Manners and You
If you’ve ever enjoyed ye olde health and hygiene films, you’ll enjoy this, with a more modern twist.
Evelyn Millis Duvall
As you probably are aware, the first book I ever collected in this genre is called the Art of Dating, written by Evelyn Millis Duvall. So needless to say, this book and author are pretty important to Miss Abigail. Well, I got a nice surprise this week. Duvall’s grandson was doing some searches on her […]
1964: Boys Are Different!
A special thank you to Sherri Baer, who just sent me two fabulous little pink books by Ruth Vaughn: It’s Fun to Be a Girl (“in which she tells how ‘sugar and spice and everything nice’ can be made a dream come true,” so says the cover) and the follow-up Dreams Can Come True (“because […]