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    Why we desire Mr Darcy

    Friday, January 20, 2006

    A tribute to all Darcy fans...

    Reasons why we desire Mr Darcy of Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen):

    1. We do love that tall, handsome, aloof stranger who remains staunchly silent even at parties or Austen's equivalent of high-class balls. The enigma is shrouded with so much mystery that we can't help but be intrigued by his aura.

    2. We do love an intelligent man who spends his time (when not slighting other women for their lack of intellect) reading widely and gaining knowledge of the world, and also for writing sentimental letters to his beloved younger sister, Georgiana.

    3. We do admire a man (finally!) who seeks intelligence in a woman as a criterion for marriage, instead of only (and rather shallowly I might add) looking at physical appearances. Thus we do love Darcy for his search for inner beauty because the inside should matter more than the outside.

      Note: Intelligence being someone who reads widely and can engage in meaningful and sensible conversations with Darcy.

    4. We do admire a man who is undaunted by a failed marriage proposal and strives to endeavour in his persistence in his love for the same person who rejected him. Instead of shying away from her, he tries to gain her love in the manner of manifesting his other (shall we say) more soft and sentimental side, that is, the man who could love her and cherish her all the rest of the days of her life. Most importantly, he did try to save her family from shame and condemnation from the outside world, NOT in order to impress us but to spare her from the anguish of seeing her family sink further into a wretched state. Thus, we do (very much) desire a man who proposes the second time round even though he was not exactly very confident of winning her love, but nevertheless fought so hard to do so.

    5. We do desire a man who has character and keeps himself in check by his pride (although a little too much in Darcy but we are not afraid to teach him how to moderate his ways). Hence we do love a man who can complement us by allowing us to teach him and conversely be taught by him in all ways of learning to communicate and live with each other.

    6. We do desire a wealthy man like Darcy who has ten thousand pounds a year, a very large mansion and estate like Pemberley and as many as ten carriages, which would probably translate to something like a millionaire in today's context. BUT, although we desire Darcy's wealth, in this society we believe that money can be earned through intelligence, hard work and sheer good luck, so fret not, we believe in choosing someone who can plan for the future (our future), so that in the years to come, we hope to be as happily married as Darcy and Lizzie at the end of Austen's novel.

    7. We also love a man who has a mind of his own and does not go off listening to evil and mercenary but influential and rich relatives and abandon his quest for the woman he loves. In fact, this has a reverse effect on Darcy, who instead of promising his aunt, Lady Catherine de Bourgh, not to marry Lizzie, he marches right to her doorstep to do just that. Thus we do love a man who knows what he wants and will not falter in one of the most important things in life, like marriage.

    8. We also love a man whom all other men pale in comparison and therefore hate, especially when Darcy is used as a benchmark for choosing a lover: "Sorry, but I don't think you are Darcyish enough for me."

    9. We absolutely adore a man who can tolerate our silliness and who can understand our dry, subtle and sarcastic witty humour resembling that of Elizabeth Bennet, and most importantly, accept us for who we are and that we are like that.

    10. Lastly, we absolutely adore a man whom we love to death (ok perhaps too exaggerated, but well you know what I mean). Hence, the love is even sweeter when the feeling is mutual.

    And therefore my advice to all you girls out there is: if you ever find a Darcyish man (even in the slightest of all resemblance), don't let him go.



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