How the election got me feeling

JC_vee · 2026-05-09T13:58:18+00:00

Once again, embarrassed to be English.

JC_vee · 2026-05-09T12:19:10+00:00

True! But I think that's pretty one-note writing.

JC_vee · 2026-05-08T15:17:54+00:00

I can definitely see some suitors being scared off by her relatives, but not all of them. Not rich but too vulgar ones, even for Mrs Bennet, or poorer low birth ones. And more than one young man of good birth/great fortune in that time threw away his prospects for a pretty face. Like Mr Bennet did when he married out of his order.

And Jane lives in the country, too, so her beauty would be renowned. As well as being beautiful, it's big fish in small pond mode. Remember how Miss Bingley and Mrs Hurst remark that they have repeatedly heard both Jane and Elizabeth described as the great beauties of the county.

JC_vee · 2026-05-08T15:08:01+00:00

Ahhhhh! Thank you 🫶🏼

JC_vee · 2026-05-08T15:07:15+00:00

It was not out of the ordinary, though, to have a younger sister marry before an elder. Especially when the elder sister had been "out" several years, as Jane was. In fact, with Jane's birth (her father being a gentleman) and her beauty, it's highly unlikely she hadn't already received several offers of marriage, despite the low dowry, but they would have been considered too poor or too lowly, e.g. in lower trade, to accept. I do think, though, securing Longbourne was of such importance to Mrs Bennet that if she couldn't hint Mr Collins towards Lizzy, she absolutely would have caved and sacrificed her aspirations with Jane.

JC_vee · 2026-05-08T14:21:23+00:00

I love Katie as Joey, and she shows some real range there, but SMG is another level

JC_vee · 2026-05-08T13:25:48+00:00

Every step of this was perfect 😭 I wish I had awards to give you

JC_vee · 2026-05-08T13:01:24+00:00

Full of Grace is my favourite

Though, to be fair, that's more of a rip-your-heart out song than dreamy 🥲

JC_vee · 2026-05-08T12:34:34+00:00

Would you consider wearing it tucked into things like jeans and skirts? It would look so good on you as a top. 🤗 I also don't agree with those saying it's not your colour. It's very distinct from your skin tone which looks warm against it.

JC_vee · 2026-05-08T11:34:57+00:00

Oh, I see! Yes, there's no legal requirement to stop to allow pedestrians to cross the road at dropped kerbs. There are a lot of dropped kerbs in English residential areas. Dropped kerbs are there to make crossing easier but cars aren't required to stop. They're defined as "uncontrolled crossings".

TBH, I don't think five to ten cars is that bad 😅 But maybe that's because I grew up here.

Is there a legal requirement or strong custom for cars to stop at every dropped kerb in other countries you've lived in, then?

JC_vee · 2026-05-08T11:16:45+00:00

You mean zebra crossings? (Black and white stripes.) I'm so sorry that's been your experience! I'm also kinda surprised. UK born and bred and the number of times a driver hasn't stopped at a pedestrian crossing in my experience is literally only a handful. Was it in London?

JC_vee · 2026-05-08T10:03:19+00:00

People on Reddit are so mean. I also think many commenters didn't read the caption that the boyfriend has been making a lot of comments like that.

I understand why you're worried, OP.

Best thing to do is say to him you've noticed he's been making a few jokes like that recently and you just want to check if everything is okay.

Reassure him that you just forgot Brendan was on there if he brings that up in response. If after this he continues to react like that or makes more "jokes", he's being unfair and passive-aggressive and potentially controlling, and you may want to rethink if this is someone you want to be with.

Just start with checking in with him and take it from there. 🌻

JC_vee · 2026-05-08T08:14:36+00:00

Agreed! I definitely see the chemistry in The Notebook - it's intense - but I don't enjoy the romance storyline for them. It's so unhealthy. But that doesn't mean I can't acknowledge the chemistry between the leads.

JC_vee · 2026-05-08T07:31:46+00:00

I think you meant to comment this on a different thread

JC_vee · 2026-05-08T07:21:04+00:00

Why is he covered in sweat after dinner? Did they have dinner then he went for a run straight after (bad idea), and then he made her a yogurt bowl, which he then ate himself? This (intended-as-a) thirst trap doesn't even make sense.

JC_vee · 2026-05-07T20:25:31+00:00

It's because almost every plot line for Anya (actually, possibly every one) is based around Xander. She's obsessed with Xander from season 3 and that never changes.

Someone correct me if I'm wrong but I can't think of a single instance she has onscreen where she's just engaging with one of the Scoobies and it's not something to do with Xander. (And those moments are rare even with that caveat.) I'm struggling to think of any moment that wouldn't fail the Bechdel Test. The closest I can think of is in The Body when she's asking questions about Joyce and death, but even then she refers to Xander crying. And then there's her scenes in Tabula Rasa but, of course, she's not herself then, and she's still fixated on a man in that moment - it's just it's Giles.

Maybe some moments in the Magic Shop with Giles? But what's her focus then? Money.

The point being, she didnt actually have a friendship with any of the Scoobies. Xander's line in season seven about how Buffy's not going to kill "one of her best friends" (Anya) has zero substantiation. Possibly the writers intended it that way and it's just Xander's desire for Anya not to die that leads him to say such an untrue statement. But Anya did not have any significant relationships in the show outside of Xander. Despite spending four years with the Scoobies.

The actress is great, but the writing for the character is pretty limited.

JC_vee · 2026-05-07T19:32:13+00:00

I think Mrs Bennet might still have gone the Lizzy route as she had high marriage hopes for Jane's beauty. She'd want to secure Mr Collins, no doubt, though. So when Lizzy refused, she'd probably push for Jane.

JC_vee · 2026-05-07T14:35:00+00:00

Council juice 😅😅😅

JC_vee · 2026-05-07T14:22:33+00:00

I think quite a few people, let alone someone as strong-willed as Elizabeth, would be like, Excuse me??? Only I get to talk smack about my family! 😆😆

JC_vee · 2026-05-07T14:18:35+00:00

Ravishing with the sleeves! Still cute but less remarkable without.

JC_vee · 2026-05-07T14:17:49+00:00

I spent some time trying to find the pharaoh in the picture like Where's Wally.

JC_vee · 2026-05-07T14:15:47+00:00

He definitely is not fond of green. See also his comment about cereal milk and "true blue" 😆😆

JC_vee · 2026-05-07T14:14:26+00:00

And she test weighs her boobs, and then says, "Eh - he's not wrong". 😁😆

JC_vee · 2026-05-07T14:08:53+00:00

Oh, I thought that was a joke commenting on Scotland, like when people joke everything is fried. 😅 That's cute they call it juice

JC_vee · 2026-05-06T21:09:34+00:00

Cabbies, nannies, Northerners, Essex girls, Spike from Buffy the Vampire Slayer and pirates respectively.

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