Watching Emma right now and this is all I can think about.
“…faultless in s p i t e of all her f a u l t s…”
― Jane Austen, Emma.
There is a stubbornness about me that never can bear to be frightened at the will of others. My courage always rises at every attempt to intimidate me.
Darcy: I am so in love with Miss Elizabeth I want to marry her
Darcy to Darcy: Tell her how horrible her family is

Expectations

Reality

It is a truth universally acknowledged that dating is not all that it is made out to be
People who don’t like the 2005 Pride and Prejudice are not the kind of people I need in my life
i laugh whenever people make mr. darcy out to be the ultimate heartthrob, because let me remind you this man’s talents amount to gushing about his little sister when literally no one asked, not socializing at parties, insulting the people he likes as well as their loved ones, probably saying “thank you” to the bus driver (that one’s good, at least), randomly jumping into lakes whenever he’s in a particularly angsty mood, sulking in the background while his one friend socializes with someone else, ruining his and everyone else’s personal relationships, and making what should go down in history as the Worst Marriage Proposal Ever™