Complete Love Magazine #179

"Afraid of the Past" follows Betty, who becomes engaged to Gary and is thrilled about their future together, but fears revealing her past to his family. When her former friend Carma unexpectedly reappears, Betty worries that Carma will expose secrets about her previous life. The story culminates with complications arising from Betty's concealed history threatening to derail her engagement. A second story features a woman named Lila who recounts how she and a man named Kip met years earlier, became close, and are now reunited; Kip asks probing questions about her life while she struggles with how much of her past to reveal to him.