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Laura Davis letters to her husband Lloyd Davis, November-December 1942

1942-12-11 Laura Davis to Lloyd Davis Page 7

after the funeral by Geo and Rose hurt me all the more. Those are some of the reasons why I hope we can eventually eliminate all business connections with George and be two really separate families. It isn't a case that I can't put myself out enough to get alone; I don't want to have a lot of big things to have to get along about. For surface things and ordinary decent sociability I'm all for that to kin always. And I'm realizing George is a decent fellow and well above the average. But to me you seem way above him in ideals and performance. All this writing I've done is probably too introspective and I should be thinking more of others. I hope I don't make you feel bad reading it. And maybe it explains to you why I cried last spring those times when I couldn't explain to you. It was most always related to some of those incidents or ideas. Now we've weathered more serious problems together and come out with a closer and more secure feeling. That proves the fundamental goodness of our marriage aside from the affection and pleasures we have enjoyed together. Attitudes and emotions are hard to understand and

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after the funeral by Geo and Rose hurt me all the more. Those are some of the reasons why I hope we can eventually eliminate all business connections with George and be two really separate families. It isn't a case that I can't put myself out enough to get alone; I don't want to have a lot of big things to have to get along about. For surface things and ordinary decent sociability I'm all for that to kin always. And I'm realizing George is a decent fellow and well above the average. But to me you seem way above him in ideals and performance. All this writing I've done is probably too introspective and I should be thinking more of others. I hope I don't make you feel bad reading it. And maybe it explains to you why I cried last spring those times when I couldn't explain to you. It was most always related to some of those incidents or ideas. Now we've weathered more serious problems together and come out with a closer and more secure feeling. That proves the fundamental goodness of our marriage aside from the affection and pleasures we have enjoyed together. Attitudes and emotions are hard to understand and