Letter from Arthur Strasser to Florence Cohen, April 10, 1950

Letter from Arthur Strasser to Florence Cohen, April 10, 1950

Letter sent from "Arty" at The Citadel to Florence in New York.

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Monday

Dearest darling,

I still am very much up in clouds due to your last letter and the phone call. You cann’t [sic] or maybe you might be able to realize how much it means to me to hear or read that you miss me and love me when I’m away.

I got quite a kick out of hearing about your father calling you one day early. It seems as if you mean as much to him as you do to me. There is one big difference that I’m glad exists due to the fact I’m in the position I’m in. He stands a mighty good chance of loosing [sic] you in the next few years and at least I’m in the running to win you. [illegible] It is the only race right now I feel I cann’t [sic] affors to loose [sic]. See what you can do for me, please!

There is one thing I hope was a mistake in the letter you wrote Friday. I’m sure it was or I wouldn’t be writing this but I cann’t [sic] help but comment. You wrote “I wouldn’t want it an inch different than it is right now”, referring to our relationship. I’m sorry but I can’t agree. I want it changed in one respect. Instead of your name being Miss

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Florence Cohen, I want it to be Mrs. Arthur Strasser or Mrs. Florence B. Strasser, either one will do. The B is necessary in the latter as there arl already is a Mrs. Florence P. Strasser. I hope that little fact will not change things too much. Well, honey, do you think I can or I should say have a chance to change our relationship in one respect, only?

There is something I’d like to say about you noticing the attitude of the couples toward each other when you were in Washington. If my memory serves me correct Arlene is younger than you are and as a result the crowd should have been younger than ours. I [illegible] if the boys were much over 20 if that old and the girls should have been younger than you. Very few people at that age have any kind of understanding of love. There is nothing wrong with it either as to tell the truth, society doesn’t even respect it. You happen to be a very unusual girl and that I is why you are older than your actual physical years show. After all, how many girls can hold their own in a crowd years older than they are at the ages you did it? How many girls of your age can date boys of my age and up and not have them feel they are robbing the cradle? Not many! I’ll tell you that you’re one in a billion, and that’s why I love you.

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With your cousin at even the rest of them, give them time and I sincerely hope they can be as fortunate as I feel I’ve been anyway in having a relationship other than ours.

I had some more shots today. They only gave us three, two in the right arm and one in the left. My right arm is fairly sore but I write with my left so you shall continue to hear from me regal regularly.

I am practicing to become a good wife. I just got through sewing up my pants, pillow case and even put a button on my pants. Not to good but it will stay there for a while. If I should ever sew anything for you, I assure you it will be neater.

Honey, I’d love to continue tonite but taps blew over an hour ago and I do have to get up at 6:00 6:15 AM so if you’ll excuse me we’ll close up shop for tonite. I couldn’t go to sleep though if I didn’t tell you that I miss you a great deal and love you to pieces

My best to the folks and the gang.

All my love,
Arty