Dating rules through the decades and a secretary’s lapse
Dear Ann Landers discusses age and budget mindful dating rules for women in their forties as men often pay for dinners and movies while suggesting occasional cooking and gifts. A Chicago office theft tale illustrates how small stolen stamps escalate to big losses, with a sprinkler mishap ensuing later.
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Forest fantasies and a deer season clash at home
A narrator hides from hunting season in a wooded home while imagining forest games with a dog named Rover. The piece shifts to a factory incident where an employee, Betty, is fired for stealing a small amount as a larger insurance fraud unfolds, prompting collective disgust as the plot reveals broader misconduct.
Ann Landers on honesty and wedding etiquette
Reader letter critiques theft in all forms and cites guidance against excuses. Ann Landers offers wedding cost advice and a New Bride's Guide, priced at $2 plus return mail. Copyright 1985 New America Syndicate.
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