I sent this to my friend group to troll them and they were all mutually disgusted. One of them even said to send the predator back to the zoo lol (ik he ain't a predator but still, wanting to cut a 19 year old off from her family won't get you brownie points brother)
He's way too stupid, she only asked him to wait a little more, she was only 19, of course she wouldn't want to elope, she wanted her parents to be there. And I understand he was in a rush since he was fired by her parents and loved her, but to think she didn't love him because of telling him to wait and years later look for revenge... too childish in my opinion. And btw, he could have told her he had already talked to her parents, he was forcing her to give him an answer without letting her know everything.
One shot (2*)- I didn’t like the premise this whole story started on, well, two things. SPOILERS FOLLOW: Firstly the BBV (Bed Before Vows), and secondly, predominantly, his reaction.
I understand he is desperate at the moment, but never once - when it happened or anytime over the next 7 years - does he ever stop to consider how he blindsided her and gave her mere seconds to make a decision that would shape the rest of her life. And IS there something wrong with wanting your parents and family to bless your marriage? He knows they won’t now, but would they later? He doesn’t even consider that possibility. He just paints her reluctance and confusion over with class discrimination, even though NOT ONE WORD implied it, and never gives her point of view another thought.
Marriage is suppose to be considering what is best for the other person, and he never did. He could have told her what happened. They could have arranged a way to stay in touch. They could have made plans for when she got out of college, but no. He gives her 30 seconds to throw her future and family away and then resents that she wants to consider the ramifications if she does. His family got fired and had to leave the country, but I bet he’s still in touch with them. He wanted her to risk being disinherited on his whim! I would have thought better of him if he ever stopped to consider how he put her in the spot 7 years ago, but it would have ruined the plot if he was anything but irrationally bent on revenge.
I just don’t enjoy stories like that. I’d rather have an actual basis for the rift, even if it’s a stupid misunderstanding, than irrational anger based on refusal to never once consider the other person’s point of view or their heart in 7 years time.
