Tuesday, October 18, 2011

a letter & response

Dear Dr. Jeanne,

I have decided there must be something wrong with me. Not a single boy has ever liked me nor have I ever had a boyfriend. I must have a third ear or nostril that I've never noticed before.

I have never had a boyfriend. There must be something wrong with me. You'd think by age 20, I would have had one. Nope. I'm as single as ever.

An oddball,
Ivy Thorpe

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My Dear Ivy Thorpe,

Surely, there is nothing wrong with you. In this day and age, spinster-hood is rarely reached. People are both dating earlier and later. You happen to be one of those later-daters. Don't worry, hun. If you do have a third ear, I'm sure your someday-boyfriend will enjoy whispering secrets into it. And if you have a third nostril, you'll be able to enjoy this man's scent all the more.

Never fear. You aren't that strange. I didn't date till I was 25. And people might have considered me a spinster. Anyway, some boys are slower in the whole pursuit of women than others.

Go buy yourself a milkshake and smile.

With love,
Dr. Jeanne

Sunday, October 9, 2011

Weddings and Elopements

One of my dear nieces eloped three days ago. She and her boyfriend had been going steady for a year or maybe it was two years. We all knew marriage bells were in the future. We just did not realize that it would be elopement.

Apparently, she stumbled upon this information. I suppose we'll have a family party for her once she and her husband return.


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Blessings on your marriage, dear.