and cracks I used to hear, there was something to 'em? Ya know? And another funny thing. Wait'll I tell ya. I-I'm kind of ashamed of it.

No. Go on, that's interesting, I'd like to hear it.

Well I found myself no1 ticing the fellas. I'd take to one or two now and again, shine up to 'em, ya know. I found myself getting shook up over fellas-imagine! I know. Attracted.

Attracted, yeah. Wanting to you know.

What type of fellow?

They had to be tall, masculine. That's what I liked. None of these fairy sisters you see ever interested me. They left me cold. Maybe sometimes I kind of hated them. I got it in. my head they sort of spoiled things. somehow, for the rest of us, by making a spectacle of themselves. I don't know why.

It's natural.

I don't do that. You notice? I don't do that.

You went with girls. Did any of them ever get serious over you?

Oh sure. Stella. That's why we had to break up. It's a good thing,

too.

Why?

Oh, after I came back from the army, I was different. I'd been headin' there, but now I was there, man. It's a blessed good thing we didn't get married just before I went into service, because for the life of me, I don't know how things would have turned out, with me like I am, and all.

What do you do now, do you go out with girls?

Yes. Once in a great while. Say every two weeks, no oftener. Maybe once a week sometimes. Depends.

Do girls have a tendency to get serious with you now?

Oh, yeh. Sure, if I let 'em. It's almost a game with some of 'em, you know? Try to catch a husband? You have to keep busy. And another thing. If you are going to date, date more than one at a time. It's tricky. They all want to get married. I don't go with one too long or too steady, because she pretty soon begins assuming.

Assuming what?

Things which ain't so. Things we never discussed doing. Because you see the same girl a few times, ain't really no sign she's yours, now isn't that so? But she figures.

How do you get out of it?

It's hell worming out of a situation like that, so I don't get myself hooked into 'em. I tell 'em it's just for fun we're going out. I have my other girls, too. Just for fun. I use that phrase quite often, 'just for fun.' I tell you, I don't intend to get

serious.

Is this fair to the girls you go with? Hell, they know it. Oh, I don't go so steady with none of 'em as they lose their chance at marriage. Fact is, I fixed some of 'em up. Yup. Pretty good matches, too. Figured this gal, see, would like to kinda go for a certain fellow I knew over in the next town, so's to make everybody happy, I fixed it up between the two, to go out on a date. That's the kindest thing I ever done to her. Nice boy. Would of liked him for myself, if he'd a had me.

Do you lead a satisfactory sex life?

Oh, I suppose so. It has its ups and downs like everything else. Are you happy with it?

I'm not elated all the time, but I don't get down in the dumps too

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