I Love My Love

Source: What Shall We Do Now?: Five Hundred Games And Pastimes
Category: THINKING, GUESSING, AND ACTING GAMES



This is not played now as once it was. In the old way the players sat
in a line and went steadily through the alphabet, each one taking a
letter in order. This was the form:--"I love my love with an A,
because he is [a favorable adjective beginning with A]. I hate him
with an A because he is [an unfavorable adjective beginning with A].
He took me to the sign of the [an inn sign beginning with A], and
treated me to [two eatables or an eatable and drinkable beginning with
A]. His name is [a man's name beginning with A], and he comes from [a
town or country beginning with A]." Then B, and so on.

A and B might run thus:--

I love my love with an A because he is adorable. I hate him
with an A because he is apish. He took me to the sign of the
Alderman and treated me to arrowroot and ale. His name is
Arnold, and he comes from Ayrshire.

I love my love with a B because he is brisk. I hate him with
a B because he is bookish. He took me to the sign of the
Beetle and treated me to biscuits and bovril. His name is
Brian, and he comes from Boston.

There is no reason why men should always be chosen. For the sake of
variety the love may as well have a woman's name and a woman's
qualities. In that case the inn might perhaps go and some such
sentence as this take its place:--

I love my love with an A because she is amiable. I hate her
with an A because she is awesome. We went to Uncle
Alexander's, and had apricots and Apollinaris. Her name is
Audrey, and she comes from Annapolis.

As finding seven words beginning with one letter is rather a heavy
task for each player, the words might be taken in turn, as in the case
of the "Ship" game mentioned above.

For a shorter way of playing "I Love my Love" the following form is
used:--"I love my love with an A because he--or she--is [favorable
adjective]. I will send him--or her--to [some place] and feed him--or
her--on [something to eat]. I will give him--or her--an [some article,
the use for which must be mentioned after it], and a bunch of [some
flower] for a nosegay." Thus:--

I love my love with an A because he is artistic. I will send
him to Australia, and feed him on asparagus. I will give him
an alpenstock to climb with, and a bunch of asters for a
nosegay.


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