44 - Wednesday, February 14, 1990 - North Shore News

LIFESTYLES

ANONYMITY CAN BACKFIRE

Present valentine in person
to avoid big misunderstanding

Q. FE AM really crazy about her hanging in there even
though she is more attracted to another guy. Last Valen-
tine’s Day, I sent her something expensive and didn’t sign
the card and she thought it was from the other guy.

This year { said the hell with
tradition and J sent her a Valen-
tine’s Day card and present and
signed it this time.

A. The tick with Valentine's

cards and gifts is to make it very
plain who sent it without signing.
Maybe if you lay out a tot of
money on a heart-shaped box of

calories or go broke at the florist’s,
you should hand it to her. Save the
anonymity for a cute card.

One guy sent his wife a very,
very hot and heavy Valentine card
and had the envelope addressed by
someone else so his handwriting
wouldn’t give it away and had a
friend mail it back from a distant

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state.

He saw it in the morning mail at
his house but his wife never men-
tioned it. This miffed him, so after
a while he asked her who sent that
Valentine. She denied getting one
and he said he knew she had one,
and stop kidding him. So she got
red and told him he was mistaken.

ask
Dr. Ruth

Ruth Westheimer

She was sure, with that elabo-
rately addressed and mailed Valen-
tine, that some distant admirer had
sent it. He thought of telling her
the truth, that the card was from
him, but decided it was smarter
not to.

Q. I sent her a hamorous card
and she turned out not to be hu-

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morous. I guess Valentines aren’t a
joke, right?

A. Never send a comic Valentine
to somebody you want to Jove you.
Even if you don't sign it, the reci-
pient may guess. If you are going
to kid someone with a Valentine,
make the kidding in the flattering
vein — such as she is gorgeous, @
stunner, a heartthrob, star materi-
al, when you know that what she
really is is cute and especially to
you. Not that she has feet like
barges or she is built like a
backhoe.

Even if she has a good sense of
humor, the chances are 1,000 to
one she would prefer a sugary
love-verse to a rough insult when it
isthe t4th of February.

If you have to send a funny
Valentine to your true love, you
should also send at least one sen-
timental or romantic one in your
own handwriting.

Q. Thave s new girlfriend who is
from another country and she says
the custom of Valentine's Day is
dopey and she hates it. But how do
I know she doesn't really want me
to send her one?

A. Send her one. If she gets
sore, say it's from somcone else.
But I bet you a box of candy
shaped like a heart, on sale after
Feb. 14, that she will like it, or at
worst take it as a tease.

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195 0 Sipwenrers 1994

SUOPPING CENTRE

ark Royal Park Royal - The Ce

Walk for charity

WALK FOR B.C.'s Kids on Sun-
day, Feb. 18 on the Stanley Park
seawall.

Bring along your family, friends
and co-workers and help the
Rotaract Club raise funds for the
Variety Club Telethon.

The Variety Club helps children
with special needs through projects
such as Variety Development Cen-

tres, Variety Kids’ Park,
Children’s Hospitai, Sunshine
Coaches, and Crane Library

**Talking Books.’’

The Walk for B.C.’s Kids is be-
ing organized by Rotaract, a
community service club consisting
of members between the ages of 18

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to 29 years. Rotaract activities in-
clude volunteering at community
events; raising funds fer non-profit
service organizations; and = pro-
viding professional and leadership
development activities for all
members.

To enter the walk, participants
may collect pledges or make a
donation on site. Entry forms can
be obtained at The Gourmet Pasta
Shop (Park Royal South and
Lonsdale Quay) or at the registra-
tion table on event day.

The Walk for B.C.'s Kids begins
at Lumberman’s Arch in Stanley
Park. Participants can start any
time between 10 a.m, to 2 p.m.

Reg. ‘Prices to $72.00 .

at 1:00 p.m.

wedding photos,

to be won
during the

Tahir Show
Sunday, February 18th, 1990 ; |

The Perfect look for your
demonstration

by Merle Norman.
Plus fabulous prizes

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