Romantic Story #78

A newlywed finds herself torn between her husband Tony's fast-living world and her own values, forced to play the role of "his kind of woman" even as she watches him flirt with others and asks her to charm his unsavory business associates. Ellen struggles to hide her true feelings behind a smile, wondering if the man she loves will ever see who she really is beneath the facade she's maintaining. As tensions simmer between what she wants and what she's willing to do to keep Tony, she faces a choice that could redefine their marriage.

Wilma Nolan knows her reputation as the campus snob, and she wears it proudly—until she sets her sights on Joe Baxter, a new transfer student she decides will be her next conquest, regardless of his modest background. When her games of manipulation and jealousy backfire spectacularly on the night of the big game, Wilma learns that trying to control someone's heart might just cost her everything.

Mary throws a party hoping to break out of her loneliness and finally feel like she belongs, but even surrounded by friends and good times, the emptiness follows her home. When the football captain Ray seems to enjoy himself at her gathering, she dares to hope—until she finds herself back at the edge of another party, watching everyone else pair off while she stands alone. A tender story about the gap between being liked and being truly seen, from *Romantic Story* #78.