I had a lovely evening tonight dining with Mr. Darcy and Mr. Bingley. It was only two courses however and I could not persuade Mama to take tea in the parlor and she insisted on having it on the porch. My good dress was dirty and so I had to borrow one from Kitty which was less than flattering. However, over all I much enjoyed my self and our guests said as much to me as they mounted their horses.
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oh you poor thing...
I think the solitude of summer is getting to her head... we should stage a Pride & Prejudice intervention immediately! Jeremy and I will bring the restraints, Manda, you bring the tranquilizers, Karleigh, you bring the bible, we're gonna need all the help we can get!
That may have been the saddest thing I have ever read. I'm being honest. I will come back and leave a better comment when I can get over how sad this is.
We're praying for you Crthny.
After reading "One Thousand and One Nights" for World Lit, I still can't look at the word "mount" and not cringe a little.
Oh, Courtney, you are funny. TOO BAD I'M ON CRACK TOO
I tolerated my time with Mr Mulder and Mr McGee this evening. However, there were no logical connections, no real chemistry on our plates. Mom insisted on salting everything with cute witticisms. The plot was slathered in syrup and left me feeling a bit empty. Crossovers are a bad idea, as my guests seem to agree.
I don't think you're lame. I think it's awesome. It's because I'm your sister, so I get it.
Find some new friends already...
p.s. I WAS JOKING.
about the new friends part, that is.
Hey now, I can understand the APPRECIATION for wistful romance that are hard to come by these days - I just worry about reality being replaced with fantasy which leads to unrealistic expectations and, more dangerously, unrealistic hopes. Take it from personal experience, even the most Darcy/Elizabeth relationships take work, have arguments, have disappointments, and (unfortunately) sometimes break up. I'm not saying set your bar low so you won't get hurt. You should NEVER 'settle' when you want more. But you can't just go around expecting the 'perfect' guy to show up, realize he loves you, and live a perfect life from that day on. I think that takes credit away from all the relationships around us that have worked really hard at staying together.
...that was longer than I intended...
I just wanted to be clear that I know the appeal and love for Mr. Darcys and great romances. I'm not trying to dissuade any opinion of these things - just promoting the maintenance of a certain amount of perspective.
You can have an imagination without thinking the perfect relationship is going to fall into your lap. Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy's appeal, I don't think, is a "perfect" relationship. They had quite the opposite. They thought each other proud and held their flawed opinions against one another. By every means their relationship took work. All Courtney did was dress up and drink tea. Yes, she's slightly obsessed with P&P, but obsession is in her nature; look at her Titanic and Civil War phases. Just because she's hoping for a beautiful romance doesn't mean she think it'll come without work, arguments, or even a breakup. I believe she's well aware that people get hurt and that people aren't perfect. But I think the beauty of love, and the draw of Pride and Prejudice, is that flawed people come together and learn to trust each other. They realize that the annoying things about a person that at first you can't live with, become things you find you can't live without. The perfect guy is probably never going to just show up on your doorstep...but that doesn't mean he won't show up.
agree.
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