32 - QITN january 2002

Sweethearts with Real Class,
BY PAT ROBINSON I \ M r -  3- Fr 

OITM Staff Writer ‘  . V ’ Your Guidance Counselor for Life

Lesbian couple Nicole Salisbury and Ashley Lagasse, each
17, will make history in the 2002 Dover New Hampshire
High School Yearbook, as winners of the “senior superla-

tives” survey garnering 77% of the class votes as the Class Hey, Mr. Frank!
Sweethearts. ‘

Principal Robert Pederson had declared the vote invalid ' My boyfriend and I have been tOgethe,._f0r a year and the
Clalmlng the ballot had be“ ml5t‘“dt‘t5t00d- That ballot problem is that he has let his body get out of shape. When we first -
_a5l<€d for a Vote for one man and One Womaa started going out, he was a total hottie. Big arms and pecs, washboard
Superintendent Armand LaSelva stepped in and declared the ah5_ The total pac-kage_ Then’ he Stopped going to the gym as much and;

couple the winners based on the number of votes. , how’ he doeshlt go at an.

*3 i have stayed in great shape and i want a boyfriend who looksasl good,.
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El Jom \ITPvio\eviel- Lots of people get into great shape, when they're trying to get laid or
' ' get into a relationship. But that's not who they really are. Many of them
would rather stay home and have two helpings of dessert than stick with
a diet and exercise routine that goes against their nature. That's reality.
Should your boyfriend stay in shape because you want him to? No. If
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if all you can think about is how his waistline has grown and not how
El l ” _ your love for each other has grown, then, you need to ponder some
eventualities. ’

Z is Your ass will sag. Your pecs will soften. You will lose some hair. But,

long before all that, you will have lost a man who valued you for more
than just your external appearance.

Hey, Mr. Frank!
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I don't see why so many lesbians shave their legs and armpits just
S_ because that's what society tells us we're supposed to do. In Europe,
women who don't shave are still considered sexy and I prefer my women
\ that way. .
4  A few weeks ago, I started dating a woman who refuses to let her legs

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and pits go back to the natural way. She is grossed out by it and says that
I should shave and stop being such a "brown rice and granola” dyke.
What do you think?

Signed,
Yvonne
Bennington, VT

Dear Yvonne,

i know it's not politically correct to acknowledge this but l find a man's
J relatively hairy armpits and legs to be sexy butthink the same on a
woman makes her look as if she'd been raised by wolves.

The woman you're dating may have been impacted by society's ideals,
as l believe i haveibeen, or she may just not like hair in certain places.
What l wonder, though, is how you two got involved with each other, if
you have these basic differences in personal aesthetics?

Having this problem, so early in a relationship, leads me to think that
you'll have many more issues on which you'll disagree. Have a candid
discussion with her about your various views and see where there's syn-
ergy and where there's discord. l have a feeling you'll be raising your arm
and airing out your hairy pit as you wave goodbye to her.

Mr. Les B. Frank offers guidance counseling to people of all ages. He's also '
chief ball polisher for a men's bowling league. Some letters are edited for

length, spelling or grammar. Send your questions and requests for guidance
to HeyMrFrank@aoI.com.