Why DO Boys Always Tell?

God loves me. You know how I know? Because he led me to this book, recently discovered in my church building’s library:

Published by Bookcraft in 1961, but on its seventh printing by 1966!

This is leading to a new blog series: Words of Wisdom From Days Gone By. Today’s golden nugget comes from the inside cover:

“Why do teenagers go steady? Why do they marry so young? What is the best age for marriage?... How damaging is petting? Why do boys always tell? What are Satan’s meetinghouses?...”

Ooh! I hope rock concerts are Satan’s meetinghouses!! Oh wait, this book was written before rock and roll hit it big.

“Parents everywhere will welcome this book as a genuine guide in helping their children avoid the pitfalls of unhappy marriage. Young people will value it as an eye-opener to the problems of dating, courting and marriage. Teachers and counselors will recognize it as a comprehensive and basic book on the problems of youth.”

Geez, Brother Eberhard sure thinks highly of his book. He makes it sound like it’s an instruction manual for life or something. I hope he’ll define “petting,” because I have no idea what that is, and no one I know knows what that is, and no one has ever been able to define it for me.

“What Shall We Do With Love belongs in every home and school library as a handy reference.”

It IS a handy reference! Hooray for the church library!! I can’t wait to read this sucker!