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Real Love #54
A man named Roy proposes to a woman named Janie, but she expresses concern about his future prospects, worrying he will carry her away like other fellows. After they marry and move to a small town where Roy begins a civil engineering job, Janie struggles with the monotony of housekeeping and becomes bored and frustrated with domestic life. When Abbie Mayo, Roy's coworker, visits and offers to teach Janie cooking skills, Roy becomes jealous and suspicious of their relationship. The situation escalates when Claude, another man, appears to pursue Janie, leading to conflict and heartbreak as Janie questions her commitment to her marriage and Roy fights to protect what he believes is his.