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Secrets of Love and Marriage #6
The issue contains the story "I Hate Him," featuring Gloria Arden, who marries Jim Noonan despite her mother's objections to his modest means and occupation as a worm digger. Gloria initially despises Jim, but the story explores their relationship as Jim shares his ambitions to own a chain of gas stations and Gloria grapples with her own insecurities about her teaching career and her contempt for his background. A second story, "Glorious Gloria," follows Gloria's experiences as a young woman navigating relationships and social situations, including an encounter with an old boyfriend named Dave and her struggle with accepting Jim's class status and life choices.