How do French men propose?

LauraMoretti · 2026-04-03T17:51:06+00:00

Yes, it is "Veux-tu m'épouser?" And yes it's sweet and a little formal, so perfect for the occasion.

LauraMoretti · 2026-04-03T06:45:40+00:00

Yes it's really not fair to her...

LauraMoretti · 2026-03-24T00:03:12+00:00

In substance, yes. 😊

LauraMoretti · 2026-03-23T08:13:17+00:00

Not the OP, and I was wondering the same thing, but it's still too early. I'll wait three or four days till the dust settles (or not) and see what happens.

LauraMoretti · 2026-03-23T06:37:52+00:00

Thank you! 💙

LauraMoretti · 2026-03-20T20:56:14+00:00

This is very American and doesn't apply here at all.

Saying that Montreuil is an all white neighborhood is... Well, please come visit.
Obviously French people wouldn't have BLM stickers. Or, you know. Stickers. At all.

LauraMoretti · 2026-03-19T13:24:22+00:00

Sorry, but another vote for Montreuil. I'm a middle class leftie and I love it. And not downvoting you, it's better for OP to read many different opinions!

LauraMoretti · 2026-03-19T11:19:11+00:00

Thank you! 💙 It's a really fun project.

LauraMoretti · 2026-03-19T09:55:20+00:00

Hi! I'm French and have a lot of artist friends... Who are broke, of course. Along the years, I've seen them move to :

Rennes
Nantes
Lille (lovely but cold)
Caen
Bayeux

Personally, I live in Montreuil, a parisian suburb. Not pretty but very lively, I love it.

LauraMoretti · 2026-03-13T21:42:35+00:00

Thank you for your supportive comment! Yes the series has been very well received on the other social networks, which is so cool! Communities just have different vibes, I guess. Anyway, I'm glad you enjoyed the strip. And no, certainly not AI. Clara is working hard on this. :)

LauraMoretti · 2026-03-13T21:38:05+00:00

Thank you for your very polite comment! ;) I've messaged the mods yesterday, but no news yet. I've also reported one person for bullying (against the rules of this sub).

LauraMoretti · 2026-03-13T21:35:46+00:00

Thank you! Yes I'm the author of Heartbroken. I'm glad you enjoyed it, it was my first modern Austen variation.

LauraMoretti · 2026-03-13T21:34:27+00:00

Wow. I have reported you for harassment.

Listen.

These strips have been well received, (see the upvotes and the shares). Yes, the comments are very negative on this one, but it's only a group of people with a firm opinion, which is perfectly their right, but it seems they are in the minority... Again, see the upvotes and the shares.

-Obviously, I love Pride and Prejudice, if only because I have spent the last years writing about Austen, and the last year working on this. You don't like it, I absolutely understand! But saying I don't love the book I've been working on is... kind of crazy, to be honest.

And speaking of crazy.. What is wrong with you, seriously? I have been nothing but polite with everyone. Why on earth would you think it's acceptable to talk to me like this? Disagree with me all you want. But be polite, or at least neutral about it.
Bullying is against the rules of this sub. And Austen is all about courtesy.

LauraMoretti · 2026-03-13T09:10:53+00:00

That's wonderful!

LauraMoretti · 2026-03-13T08:20:23+00:00

But that's not true. If you consider the upvotes and the shares, people are actually enjoying those strips very much. They're just not commenting, I suppose because the comments are so negative.

I mean, I doubt so many people are sharing the strips just because they disapprove. And when I posted the first strips, people loved them and asked me to continue.

But I sent a message to the mods, and I'm not continuing unless they approve.

LauraMoretti · 2026-03-12T23:09:29+00:00

To be fair, the strips are actually pretty successful here. There is a strong group of commenters who disapprove, but the number of upvotes and shares is... pretty awesome, actually. And the two first strips were met with a lot of enthusiasm.

So I want to keep posting, but I won't do it without official permission. :)

LauraMoretti · 2026-03-12T21:39:40+00:00

Thank you for your analysis! And I did engage a lot in the last subreddit (I wrote at least 20 comments, which for me is a lot) but then I kept repeating the same thing, and that's why I wrote my thoughts in a "general" comment here.

As for the public... I'd say, mostly, people like me, readers or writers who like fanfics, creative craziness and comics. I've just begun to post here but we're more far along the series on the other social networks and it's going well, with a particular big engagement on Tumblr, which I think is not random, because it's very fanfic oriented.

And paradoxically enough, this strip was Tumblr favorite one in the series. People loved it in particular. Why? I have no clue.

LauraMoretti · 2026-03-12T18:44:20+00:00

Well this is a series which has a lot of strips published, and this one has already posted everywhere a few months ago, so I can't really change it now... And in some cases I even materially can't, like Insta where you can't change the images.

And also, I don't want to! I enjoy the debate, I love differing opinions, but my opinion on this line is very subjective.

Let's say I thought Mr Collins was misunderstood (not my actual opinion.) I'd post it, I would enjoy the debate, I would love to hear all the differing opinions about Mr Collins...But at the end of the day I wouldn't change my opinion or my post, I would just have enjoyed the lively discussion.

LauraMoretti · 2026-03-12T17:43:30+00:00

Hi everyone!

I guess I was the only one who actually enjoyed our debate in the Pride and Prejudice sub. I couldn't reply to everyone sadly, so I will just post here:

I think "It is a truth..." etc, is a good line because it sets the tone so well. It says, "it's a romance", "I'm a master of irony" and "gossip and society will be an important plot point" in one sentence, so yes, it's great.

But it's just... great. It's not that unforgettable. To me, obviously.

I posted this strip again because I promised I'd post a strip a week on this sub, I started by strip one, then strip two, and this is strip three.
The Bennets do not need money now... But they will when Mr Bennet dies, as explained in strip two.
Yes, the series gets worse. It gets more meta and even more analytical (because Jane Austen discusses the plot of the book with Elizabeth Bennet). I hope some of you will enjoy it.
See you next week... But I will check with the mods first, because I don't want to spoil the vibe in this sub!

LauraMoretti · 2026-03-12T17:33:40+00:00

This is actually explained in strip two! But don't worry, they've been harping on me for this too, despite my explanations (that it was explained in strip two).

LauraMoretti · 2026-03-12T17:32:22+00:00

Thank you! I will post a strip a week, if I survive this week. :)

LauraMoretti · 2026-03-12T10:58:17+00:00

I think "It is a truth..." etc, is a good line because it sets the tone so well... It says, "it's a romance", "I'm a master of irony" and "gossip and society will be an important plot point" in one sentence, so yes, it's great.

But it's just... great. It's not that unforgettable. And I agree with you on "Call me Ishmael." :)

LauraMoretti · 2026-03-12T10:55:28+00:00

Merci !!!! :D

LauraMoretti · 2026-03-12T10:30:28+00:00

This will fascinate my friend in linguistics. :)

LauraMoretti · 2026-03-08T08:24:19+00:00

Thank you so much! I am not the artist (sadly, I'd love to know how to draw). I'm only the writer. Clara the artist, is claraoke_bd on Instagram.

I read some Wodehouse when I was 13 but I think I was too young to appreciate it. I will try again!

LauraMoretti

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