who appeal to them vaguely for one reason or another. When the great rush of sex urge becomes strong and they become conscious of the element of sex in the other, they think, Well, I guess this is the real thing. I guess I ought to be getting married now while I have a good chance. John, or Mary, seems to be all right. After all, marriage is a gamble, or a lottery. Who knows but what I may draw the capital prize?
I had a letter recently from a young girl in a distant city, thousands of miles away. She felt that I was a safe person to write to because of my interest in my fellowmen. She wanted to find out whether she ought to marry a certain young man who was deeply in love with her.
Most girls do not welcome advice at such a time provided they reciprocate the love that is offered.
But this girl did not want to make a mistake. Can you blame her, reading as she does every day about unhappy marriages? She knew certain things about the young man's family which she thought might affect his character. She realized the importance of the step which faced her.
Of course, she might argue that she could get a divorce, but somehow the idea of getting married with divorce as the easy way out fortunately does not appeal to every young girl who is giving up her-
