Give Your Heart A Break

Hal, the hero of “Give Your Heart a Break” thought he could be just as successful as Jack Benny or any of the other club acts gaining acclaim during the late 1940s, but comedy is a tough business and he really needed the support of the woman he loves, Nell. The ups and downs of an entertainer’s career are still a problem for the stars of today, just as it was for Hal and Nell. The arrival of their beautiful baby boy, Pete, drove Nell to the breaking point. Would she have the strength to find a way to both provide a safe home for her baby and still support Hal’s desire to be a successful entertainer? Read “Give Your Heart a Break” and see if Hal and Nell remind you of anyone you know today.

Originally published in the February 1948 issue of True Romance Magazine, the most popular women’s magazine of its day and the precursor to today’s People Magazine, “Give Your Heart a Break” is a story that focuses on the struggles so many men and women faced as they tried to go back to work now that World War II has ended. Even though war had raged during most of the beginning of this decade, people still craved entertainment, whether it was watching Gene Kelly in Singing in the Rain, hitting the dance floor themselves, or going to clubs to see their favorite comic acts.

“Give Your Heart a Break” and all of the stories presented here from TruLoveStories.com were written anonymously and first published as "true stories" . . . at a time when it was necessary to hide the true identities of the women associated with these tales to avoid scandal. We have chosen to maintain the veil of the authors' anonymity to protect the innocent . . . and the not so innocent. The timeless love stories from True Romance and True Love live on.