Word: boyfriend
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...trapped in the Antarctic ice. But few dramas have told a more inspiring tale of man against nature or better conveyed the excitement of a great period of exploration. Another winning import is Solo, a wry sitcom starring the delightful Felicity Kendal as a single woman who dumps her boyfriend, quits her job and tries to start a new life...
Such impasses are common in these stories, the residue of cross purposes and overstrained racial tolerances. In Dead Reckoning, a woman sets out on a sailboat with a new boyfriend. When they reach Nevis, she thrills to "my first true touch of paradise." Before long, her companion is locked in a battle of wills with a black beggar boy, who redoubles his efforts every time he is rebuffed. Soon the visitors are made to feel unwelcome, the woman especially so; she decides to abandon both the island and her partner. Her decision reminds her of an earlier tale...
...once engaged to the former proprietor. He wanders in one night and finds her replacement an entirely lovable facsimile. Eve is not so sure. And calls up Dr. Love for advice, not realizing that the woman (using an assumed name) with whom she shares refrigerator, bathroom and eventually boyfriend is her air-waves confidante...
...mainly cars. Morgan's first day at school is marred by the destruction of his bike under a roaring hot-rodder, and that was motivated in turn by his breakup, while on his fast-moving bike (of course), of a violent mugging the night before. Surprise, surprise Frankie's boyfriend Nick (Paul Mones) was the foiled mugger, and after recognizing Morgan at school as the law-abiding. Knight-in-Shining-Armor, he orders his remarkably violent gang to trash Morgan's bike. Further surprise--Morgan is captivated by Frankie, even though she is taunting him right beside her boyfriend...
...would be delighted to settle for tender words and warm caresses. The rest of it is a bore. I am sure sex was designed for the pleasure of males." From Washington came the outburst: "Yes, yes, a million times yes! I would love to be spoken to tenderly. My boyfriend never says a word. If I say anything he says, 'Be quiet. You're spoiling things...