I am so delighted with this. 90+ years of life, with all the history, joy, and heartbreak that surely entails, and they still found each other and want to get married again. This is exactly what I needed to read today.

I could see this being good, if done well. As much as Mrs. Bennet is unbelievably obnoxious, the very real possibility that her daughters will be homeless and penniless if not married well (as well as the colossal unfairness) were cruel realities of 19th century life for women.

I’ve been twice, with my book club (!), in Vegas. It was hilarious—obviously there are some good-looking dudes there (I say this as a straight woman), but I definitely want them to do their silly dances far away from me. At one point, they gyrated over a bride-to-be in the row in front of me and I just kept thinking…

Never Let Me Go!

Yesssss. I’m a regular at that sub (my own MIL has boundary issues, SURPRISE), and it’s very supportive.

Hey, I’m new here too—I have been reading for 10-ish years, but have never commented—your comment made me sign up. I’m sorry, that’s such a shitty place to be, and I’ve been there. I think my dad voted for the Tangerine Overlord, despite my pleas otherwise, and yesterday he tried to tell me that perhaps I just didn’t…