She doesn't even get to KEEP the husband oh my god. Poor Meg! Her only dream that came true CUT DOWN IN HIS PRIME.
And it's striking that she didn't list that dream for herself, although that's probably maidenly modesty rather than actually not wanting it. I'm remembering a bit in one of L. M. Montgomery's Emily books (which is a later time period - I think Montgomery can write about it because the convention is breaking down) where Emily & Ilsa talk about what their marriages might be like, and Montgomery is like "Now this was very wrong of course." A good nineteenth century girl is supposed to seem sternly uninterested in all that sort of thing until He shows up with a ring.
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Date: 2022-02-15 02:37 pm (UTC)And it's striking that she didn't list that dream for herself, although that's probably maidenly modesty rather than actually not wanting it. I'm remembering a bit in one of L. M. Montgomery's Emily books (which is a later time period - I think Montgomery can write about it because the convention is breaking down) where Emily & Ilsa talk about what their marriages might be like, and Montgomery is like "Now this was very wrong of course." A good nineteenth century girl is supposed to seem sternly uninterested in all that sort of thing until He shows up with a ring.