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Lovelorn #40
This anthology issue contains two stories. "Mutual Trust" follows Joan and Ted from their engagement party through their early married life, as Ted's jealousy over Joan's past dancing with another man threatens their relationship until they reconcile by agreeing never to be jealous. "On the Boss's Time!" depicts Peggy, a secretary who has set her heart on her boss, but when she encourages her coworker Carl to ask the boss out as a ruse, the plan backfires and ruins her chances with him; the story ends with Peggy and the boss alone in his office, suggesting a romantic outcome after all.