On the Upper East Side, there are few things in the world that matter more than marrying well. Which is why, when given the opportunity, the lady of each household has the responsibility to marry off each of her daughters well; their ultimate duty is to progress the family name into a higher class through the institution.
My parents have this same mentality.
They view me as a disappointment for not being married and society agrees with them.
I agree with them.
I’m just the old maid at age 27 who can not get a husband.
This morning Mrs. Bennet came over to the Lucas apartment in hopes of rubbing in our faces the possibility of her family gaining prestige in the near future. My mother cringed with each word, but tried to appear graceful. She is a lady after all, if only in her mind.
It seems that while I was dancing with Mr. Bingley, his eyes were fixated on Jane Bennet, the eldest Bennet daughter. Yet, it doesn't bother me. In fact I’m happy for her, the two are absolutely perfect for each other! Too bad a union between the two would never occur.
They just come from two different worlds.
I have never heard of a marriage between a wealthy man and a girl half his net worth. At least, not on the Upper East Side.
So, if she wants to accomplish the impossible, she better work fast.
This was a topic of great discussion between Jane, Elizabeth and I. Jane has simply disregarded the eldest Bingley’s wealth and only focuses on her attraction to him. Apparently both she and Elizabeth believe that he returns those feelings of “love”. While that may be the case, they should realize that its an opportunity of great proportions!
In our society the women rarely impose themselves onto a man; he is always the one to make the first move. However, if one can catch a man’s attention without even a hint of affection, attraction by the female must be shown at once! Otherwise, the man will look elsewhere for the woman he is to call his wife.
Why?
Because men can not read minds!
Yet, Jane and Elizabeth continue to ignore this piece of advice. Don’t they know love is a game and with that mentality they are sure to lose?
They’ll both live out their days after their father’s death, with no one to provide for them and amongst the help.
Why? All for love.
I spit upon the word.
Wealth is a priority, love is just makes marriage more bearable if it happens to fall into our lot in life.
The sooner the Bennet girls learn this, the better off their family would be.
Would you take my Upper East Side advice or simply be ignorant of the realities of life?
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