Young Romance #82

Young Romance #82 is an anthology that includes the article "Loose Pounds" by Nancy Hale, offering advice on weight management and fashion for overweight women, emphasizing the importance of consulting a doctor and choosing flattering clothing. The issue also contains a multi-page romantic story in which a woman named Ruth becomes involved with a man named Poppy at a cannery, but leaves him feeling dissatisfied and unfulfilled; she later encounters a man named Hart, and the narrative follows the romantic complications that ensue as Ruth navigates her feelings between the two men and considers her future happiness.