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Originally Posted by rubicon
Redwitch: When I started this thread I acknowledged that the 1950's had its share of problems . It is also apparent that a person's recollection of the 1950's is unique to each.
"Girls like boys." Boys like sex" is a theme that runs back to the beginning of time. what I recall about those days is a predominate "kiss and don't tell code. what I recall is how when a guy pulled a dirty trick on a girl or soiled her name he was admonished by all. What I recall was that indeed the chase was long and arduous and many a girl responded with but you won't respect me in the morning. I began dating my wife as a freshman in high school. We made a commitment to celibacy not because we were catholic but because we did not want it to interfere and confuse our feelings for one another. we sat on her porch many a night and planned out our marital lives . We honored our commitment
We were to my knowledge absent of drugs in our high school. As a 17 year old in the navy was aware of the availability of drugs: to wit one guy from NYC lay in his bunk nightly injecting himself with heroin. Not to my liking. Was married in the service returned home worked went to college nights and so we missed the late 1960's-70's dropping out .........
But all of this discussion misses the intent of the thread. its not only fond memories of years passed its ignoring the ugliness of today's world.
why is it today, an entire movie is shot around one pornographic scene? I miss seeing a man and woman become engaged on a beach and then a break away to waves washing ashore on the beach. Voyeurism was never my strong suite. I deplore the drug cultural because I witnessed what devastating
affect it has on people.................
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Re your last paragraph,
I think it is romance we are missing in many movies, replaced by instant attraction and lust. Romance is about love, longing, holding onto every beloveds word, slowing getting to know one another. Yes, it may be love s trance, but Wonderful. In the 50s, we would spend hours on the phone, walk miles, linger with the memory of a touch on the cheek. It's still alive of course but lessened, especially in the media. I'd hate it if my kids missed knowing the beauty of romance.