Hiya!

For clearing up any misunderstandings, I remind you that I'm not an author and I don't have any plans to write in the near future.

I just wish people who like this idea the same as I or are writer read this request or challenge! (I don't know! Can we say a challenge to it?) And "if" it was to their liking, wrote it.

I appreciate and respect people who politely reviewed whether it was positive or negative criticism.

In referring to a guest who went into the details of a sick relationship, I would appreciate that in the future, if someone wants to review refrains from writing so explicitly in the matter of sexual fetish and violence.

I don't have any issue with negative criticism, and I want to hear and know them as much as positive comments, so please don't hold back yourself and feel free to write anything you like except those issues of the above and of course hating comments.

Somebody said that I want Elizabeth to be a "spinster" and doesn't have a happy life.

I didn't say such a thing. As I said before, I love her character and personality. I want a happy life for her just like the stories that Elizabeth is the main character, and mostly Jane and less other sisters and even less Lydia are happy and have a happy marriage. They don't shine as the star of the story, or they don't get the best husband in the story, since Elizabeth has the best husband.

Let's face it, most p&p fans have a bias on the matter of Lizzy, and they want all the good things just for Elizabeth, and not for other women in the story, even the ones that deserve to have as much as Elizabeth. Or if they are charitable, they didn't choose the best husband for other girls.

So I put this rule because I guess if someone wants to write such a story, then she/he doesn't forget that this idea is about Lydia or Jane, not Lizzy gets the best.

Even though I don't have in mind that Lizzy doesn't marry (Actually, I've had in mind that she marries an OC, good, but average, though suits her completely.) But I don't think she saw, with such a character that she had, not marrying equal to a spinster, maybe joking but not seeing it like that. You see she even didn't see Charlotte in that way, even though everyone in the story included Charlotte, herself, saw herself as a spinster.

As I imagine most are against both pairings.

The biggest issue:

I agree with most that Lydia is so young to marry, let alone a man, the same age as Darcy.

But I want to elaborate on the matter:

First, I read so much p&p fanfiction with Lydia as a child bride and let's not forget the p&p itself.

Not only that Lydia married as a child bride to a man the same age as Darcy, "Wickham", a vile and disgusting man that lived his life leeching off others. She also married her rapist. Yes, her rapist. Please don't excuse it that she knew it because as you put it kindly, she was a child, an immature one at that and younger than Georgiana. Wickham cheated her into the relationship. (Even the father of Darcy also had seen him as a good man.) But unfortunately, I can say that most didn't comment on the matter. At least here with Darcy, she is safe.

Second, "Darcy" was the one who forced Wickham to marry Lydia, and almost everyone saw it as an act of chivalry, not some selfish thing that he wants to marry Lizzy, and because of that, he should prevent the Bennet family from ruin.

In my opinion, he could do many things better than that.

He, himself, could marry her. No? Was it so much for him?

he could marry off her to some farmer or others that needed his money, a younger man would be better. Because, as you said, he saw Lydia as a child, so I think a man like him didn't want to force an old rapist onto the victim with her age! "Anyone was better than Wickham, a disgusting man, gambler and rapist."

And at last, if he couldn't do any of the above, he could at least send her away, of course with her parents' permission. Till the gossip died, and it became apparent that she was pregnant or not. Then he decided to do what the rich family did in that era, (most of them didn't force a vile man like Wickham to marry their daughter, instead they sent her far away.)

So with the standard of that era, I'm choosing a better option for Lydia.

I agree that she is immature and selfish, that is why I see it challenging and in particular, funny and comedic. Don't forget that, she is fifteen. She still has time to grow up and become a better person.

**I understand your concern. I live in a country that the government, unfortunately, makes it law that even children (just girls) "younger" than Lydia can marry! And more concerning is that in some villages some people with some culture and religion do it, even with men that are in their sixties or seventies...

although most children, even a seventeen-year-old girl of our era aren't as much mature in the aspect of marriage as an immature Lydia was, though back then and now even in some countries, the only standard for a woman for marrying is the ability to bear children, as "Stellar", one of the reviewers said.

I would be sick if I see someone write this kind of pairing in a modern setting.

But do you think it's worse than the cannon for Lydia?

About Jane:

I think someone like Darcy is the best match for her because of her kindness and character. She needs a man with a strong personality and high moral standard such as Darcy, so nobody can misuse her unconditional love and kindness. Of course, that is my opinion and I think most didn't see it that way.

For Charlotte, I don't like her character, she was too grounded and calculating. She wanted a married life no matter the circumstances and she deceived Collins. (I know he deserved a woman just like himself because Charlotte was too good for him, but with the shrewdness and fortune-hunting personality of Charlotte.) Imagine if he was a good man, she would do that again and act like a loving wife again with no remorse, because she justified her actions, how would you see that?

Hiniwalay, thank you for your comment. I like how you described the developing relationship between Darcy and Lydia, "mortifying reform and unfaithful flirting". These are one of the things that I also think about them and I think it would be more interesting if the story unfolds in a humorous manner.

Guest (number what?! Please if you want to leave a comment as anonymous, at least, give an imaginary name so I can distinguish between each guest) who said about mistress and unfaithfulness. I don't read this category of p&p fanfiction, but if someone wants to try to write it they are welcome, especially Elizabeth's unfaithfulness, as it's an interesting concept, though I would be worried for our Lizzy since she would live that era with so much judgement following her, an unfaithful at that!

Another guest: Lizzy can adapt better than Darcy... I agree with most of your comment, but if she marries willingly, not being compromised with someone, though I'm not even sure because I read stories that she became compromised with Darcy and at last, she became happy.

Irina: I love your comment about how you see fanfiction. I agree on some pairing, we would lose the essence of a story, but in P&P, I don't see the pairing or the result of who goes with who, so much important, despite that one of the most favourite pairing of mine is D&E. Developing and growing of characters are more important, in my opinion. The most problem and imperfection of their character (pride and prejudice, that both of them had both of those false) is important. I like to see that, even though they aren't with each other in the end, how they will grow out of those personalities and they change. In addition to that, I like to see the development of other characters if we give them a chance.

Apologies if I offended anyone. And apologies again if I confused you with my notes, and if I have any mistakes in regards to grammar and spelling. Forgive me for it, cause my native language isn't English.

Thank you for reading my lengthy comment.

Peace, Delkash