Happy, Married or Single.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXXIV, Issue 9, 4 March 1905, Page 44

Happy, Married or Single.

*lf 1 weren't so much in love with Jack," declared an engaged girl, "I’m cure I should not look forward to being married. In fact when 1 look around 1 see far more unhappy wives than unhappy single women. 1 know some girls think that not to be married would moan a miserable future for them, and this very belief shows me how much happiness or unhappiness depends upon one’s sell. Every girl pictures herself married, but it is always in some ridiculously idea.! way. I don’t mean that ideal married life is ridiculous, but she only pictures the easy going times, never how they would bo placed in troublous times, or how they would get out of diflieulties. Not knowing the circaimstances, perhaps they an’t do this, but it is quite true that they think of married life as a rosy, ever happy time, and a single life as a dreary grey existence, never learning the lesson that is read out on all sides that happiness for themselves, and others depends entirely upon their own temperament, and upon their determination to be always happy, anil to see the bright side of things in every case. I know, for rayself, that I should have been very happy if 1 had" not married, but having met Jack, I realise that I should not now be so hs-f »py if he did not love me and marry me. M