The reading room
Love Confessions #53
This issue contains multiple romantic stories. "Nobody Wanted Me" follows a woman who repeatedly experiences boyfriends leaving her after a few dates, until she meets Don at a museum and they begin a relationship, though his sudden cruelty and unexplained rejection devastates her. Another story depicts a couple, Keith and Marilyn, who marry despite family objections, and work to build a life together by finding an affordable apartment and making it their home, with both sets of parents eventually coming around to support them. The issue also includes "I Fled to the Powder Room," in which Nona pursues career advancement at an advertising firm by suggesting photographs replace drawings in ads, leading to romantic complications with her coworker Len.