Forrest and Gretchen start dating .
When Forrest suggests buying Forrest   an oompah horn , Gretchen thinks Forrest can not afford such a gift on a private 's salary and suggests better rapport could be built through writing letters explaining Forrest 's situation in Germany .
Forrest and Gretchen start dating , but when Forrest suggests buying Little Forrest an oompah horn , Gretchen thinks he can not afford such a gift on a private 's salary and suggests better rapport could be built through writing letters explaining his situation in Germany .