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And now, young woman, what kind of a man do you want for a mate?

I use the word "mate" purposely because I want you to think of marriage as mating. That means getting someone who will be a mate for you, one who is so like you in many ways, in likes and dislikes, in racial background, in early environment and conditions, in ideals and aspirations, in religious attitudes, in desires and hopes, that you are really mated.

You cannot expect great happiness if all your time is spent in getting adjusted to things that are really basic. It takes enough time to become adjusted in the outward and superficial things of life when people are of the same breed and understanding of life and expectation from it.

I advise you first of all to read the previous chapter where we have had a young man looking for a wife. He wants a wife. He is not always or