This article appeared in the June 1959 issue of
TV World Magazine
I met the girl of my dreams when I was still a teenager.
A picture of her is still in my mind. She had eyes as blue as the sea and soft blonde hair. And her figure....well, it was like Esther Williams. She had a personality to match her looks and I was proud that she had chosen me, a kid from the slums, as her steady.
Yes, I was really carried away. I thought I had really found love, but I was very young and not too wise. For a few months, I was in heaven. Whatever we did together was fun, whether it was just sitting down and talking over a cup of coffee or taking in an early movie.
But the whole thing was wrong from the start and I'm glad I was able to get out when I did. Of course, I did learn something from my relationship with "Miss X."
I learned a lot about people from her, including many things I might never have even guessed by myself.
She was a very intelligent girl, and our talks together did something for me.
I never gave a thought to what I would do after school. Any reference to a future career was just something in the far off future to me. But she was clever enough to realize that the time to prepare for a future career is not when you're 17 or 18, but when you're still in school.
We had a lot of talks about the future, and I gradually began to look at things from her point of view. I realized that I wanted to be somebody and do something important.
I think that through her, I grew up a lot faster than most teenagers. Because of the terrible hurt I suffered, I began to look for different qualities in girls. I began to realize that there are many things more important than looks and that there are certain qualities that must be present in any lasting
relationship.
I am thankful in a way for meeting my first love so early in life. I know now how important it is to be honest with each other. Now when I date a girl, I look for sincerity and understanding. . . and "heart." That's an important word. . ."heart."
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