For Better or For Worse by Lynn Johnston for August 22, 2017

Ugh. Boys. Martha is getting the first tastes of what boys are all about and how gross they are. When I was a teenager, I was very nervous around guys because they were crude, leering, predatory-like, etc. I only liked one boy because he was gentle and polite. He had a good upbringing and was of well bred stock. The type most girls found boring and went for the bad boys. But this guy drew girls like a moth to the flame. He had his pick of girls but it was never me until college. By college, I realized he was not my type but we remained friends. Thank God guys eventually outgrow this phase otherwise I’d probably never married my husband and had my sons. I hope my sons were not that crude when they were teenagers. My older is now married with a toddler.