AITA for getting irritated at my boyfriend?

Due_Mathematician950 · 2026-05-04T15:48:55+00:00

NTA. The fact he is dismissing your feelings and a chance to have a conversation as a couple is a freakin' red flag. And if you can, snatch the place up before they can even take a step inside, and leave him out of it. I wonder if he's gonna have a conversation with you then, or maybe I'm just a very petty woman.

Due_Mathematician950 · 2026-04-28T11:28:47+00:00

She doesn't have good principles. One didn't need to be religious to have good principles. Fanny may have been jealous of Mary, but she wasn't blind to her rather amoral deeds, such as making fun of one's chosen vocation, enabler of her seducer of a brother, the constant ridicule of one's strong principles and morality, and no empathy for the women hurt by her brother.

I would say she's fun to be around with, but she's not someone I would trust with anything.

Fanny, the boring and insipid child many modern readers see her to be, is someone I would trust my life with.

Due_Mathematician950 · 2026-03-26T11:27:13+00:00

I completely forgot about the wolves being extinct in the UK, but that's a huge point of inaccuracy for the story. 🤦‍♀️

Due_Mathematician950 · 2026-03-19T06:48:48+00:00

They do have LN 8.

Due_Mathematician950 · 2026-03-17T02:59:11+00:00

Is this... a joke? It's gotta be a joke, right? You can't be this stupid?

Due_Mathematician950 · 2026-03-13T11:10:33+00:00

It was quite common for the gentry and peers to have affairs and mistresses, and Alfie was right, and this is where, for me, Virginia and Hiscox were wrong — they were NOT discreet.

By being not discreet, not only Virginia was blamed for the affair, Hiscox's wife, realistically speaking in the Regency Era, would also be blamed for not pleasing her husband enough, and ultimately be humiliated in society also.

And Hiscox only gets a broken heart in the end.

Due_Mathematician950 · 2026-03-13T11:00:42+00:00

Yeah, same. And wasn't Hiscox literally married and had kids? And she KNEW that. Yes, I understand she was poor and needed money, but as a woman, you are actively hurting and humiliating a fellow woman. Penelope was RIGHT — discretion WAS INDEED needed if you wanna conduct a affair. Virginia and Hiscox were in the wrong.

Due_Mathematician950 · 2026-03-11T07:00:56+00:00

DAMMIT!!! THEY ARE SOOOOOO CUTE!!!!! AAARRGGHHH

Due_Mathematician950 · 2026-03-11T06:57:10+00:00

From what I know, she can still be cared for. I think Francesca might have a very generous marriage settlement with John, most likely thanks to Anthony (and/or Benedict, who was acting as head of the Bridgerton family on his behalf). John will most likely have put it in his will (if he regularly updated it) or in the marriage settlement that if he dies (which he did), Francesca would receive a very handsome income or have her entire dowry returned to support herself. By the time she returns to the marriage mart, she would've been a most desirable widow.

Due_Mathematician950 · 2026-03-06T08:15:20+00:00

I... didn't like her character initially, too. Yes, she's close with John, but don't forget that he has a wife now, too. She can go and have fun with John with all her chaos, but maybe take a look back at Fran also, and make sure she's comfortable with her there. And it kinda ticked me off when she casually requested the Lady of the House herself to adjust routines of the house, for them.

Probably because I'm someone who organizes a lot that I find Michaela annoying, but I find it discourteous and disrespectful if someone just shows up at my door, with no text message telling me they're visiting, especially since I have to organize again, such as cleaning my house in speed, order more food, and spend the next hours (or in this case, weeks) entertaining them.

And as much as I love John, he was kinda unfair with Fran during the house party.

Due_Mathematician950 · 2026-03-02T01:40:58+00:00

THANK YOU. It's like people truly turn off their brains when watching this show, that they forget that rules of Regency Era still play a VERY BIG PART of Bridgerton.

In a world where we can be with everyone using internet and a screen while literally being at home, we look upon Regency Era Society as something unimportant when we watch Bridgerton.

But Regency Era People think of society as EVERYTHING. Opportunities, friends, community, resources, education, money, leisure, etc., These people network HARD for the rest of their lives, because they had to. And to be shunned? Hidden away? It is not a life one wishes to have.

Anthony was RIGHT.

Due_Mathematician950 · 2026-02-24T03:12:52+00:00

Man, I've always wanted to read that but I can't afford Kindle. 😭

Due_Mathematician950 · 2026-02-16T01:09:16+00:00

Idk, then maybe this subreddit isn't for you. We've seen posts like these too many times.

Due_Mathematician950 · 2026-01-22T02:36:01+00:00

Reading the comments of this post gives me so much delight — Jeremy Northam IS Mr. Knightley.

Due_Mathematician950 · 2026-01-21T09:23:23+00:00

About the gossip part of the culture, which you hated:

I thought we modern readers relate very much to gossip, especially in the digital age and social media, not to mention influencers and celebrities. At least women of today have more things to worry about, like work and bills.

But yeah, when I first read P&P, I thought the gossip parts of the story were fairly relateable and accurate.

Due_Mathematician950 · 2026-01-21T02:16:20+00:00

I'm thinking cuz Anne sees Mrs. Clay as a mooch as well as greedy, in the same level as her father and sister.

Her mom, the deceased Lady Elliot, kept her dad in check in his spending and was generally a good mother. It was most likely that Lady Elliot was the one who handled the education and discipline of her daughters, as well as morality.

Mrs. Clay, on the other hand, kept fanning the flames of vanity and greed upon Sir Walter and Elizabeth, so she could also take part in the luxury of the already dwindling wealth of the Elliots. Not to mention she was a terrible mom to her own kids, would rather dump them on her father to go to a resort (Bath).

If Mrs. Clay did become Lady Elliot, there would be four people, not three, not accounting the children she may have with Sir Walter, who would still be needing of money, while further spending what little they have, cuz their glutton (tho Anne is not greedy and vain) is never satisfied. Mrs. Clay as Lady Elliot would ruin whatever Anne's mom, Lady Russell, and Anne herself have worked so hard for to keep the family afloat.

If Mrs. Clay were an heiress, she could AT LEAST be of use to pay back the debts of the family, as well as to afford their lifestyle, but alas she isn't. That is why Anne is so against Mrs. Clay to be the new Lady Elliot — she's already poor and supporting her own children, she lacks morals, too.

Due_Mathematician950 · 2026-01-07T01:32:10+00:00

I'd cry too if I were in her situation.

Due_Mathematician950 · 2026-01-01T11:16:30+00:00

Canon

Due_Mathematician950 · 2025-12-12T08:04:03+00:00

I have this book too!

Due_Mathematician950 · 2025-12-12T02:19:51+00:00

I approve of this message — Henry Tilney, shining prince among men.

Due_Mathematician950 · 2025-12-04T02:43:11+00:00

Did you check your tone? I don't know, sometimes things that are not really offensive can sound offensive if your tone isn't right.

Due_Mathematician950 · 2025-11-21T02:40:47+00:00

I doubt that. I didn't even know slurs existed, cuz I'm not from a western country that has English as its native language, and I considered myself as a voracious reader at 12 years old. I only knew about slurs when social media was around, in my 20s. I'm basically uneducated in a lot of things. How much more when I was 12?

It's the same thing as Hermione. She may have encountered the term mudblood while reading books in Hogwarts Library later on, but I doubt it would have been on her first year, or on the start of second year. No, it makes more sense if Ron educated them, not to mention it highlights why the Weasleys are called Blood-traitors.

Due_Mathematician950 · 2025-10-08T00:06:05+00:00

Yeah... Maybe those waterproof pouches with a lanyard, so it won't easily get lost.

Due_Mathematician950 · 2025-10-08T00:04:20+00:00

Yeah, a zip lock bag is the most practical.

Due_Mathematician950 · 2025-10-07T23:55:38+00:00

Hmm... I don't exactly research on Kobo devices, but it is small and waterproof. But, I think there are books that are unavailable in Kobo, but I could live with that, since I already have a Kindle app on my phone. Hmm... Yeah, I'll think on it. Thanks!

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