#philoise

First we start with Simon who lied about why he couldn’t have kids and in the ensuing argument with Daphne, punched a wall next to her head and physically aggressed her.

Next we have Anthony who essentially sexually assaults Kate and then heavily pressures her into sex on their wedding night.

Now we move to Benedict who also pressures Sophie into sex and then belittles her quite heavily for declining his “offer” to be his mistress.

Then comes Colin who, after demanding that Penelope stop printing Lady Whistledown, grabs her by the arm hard enough to leave bruises when she publishes another column.

Let’s mosey on over to Michael who’s internal monologue is COVERED in declarations about coercing Francesca into having sex so she will have no choice but to marry him.

Here we come to Gareth who pursues Hyacinth on a dare from his father and then, like Michael, spends the majority of his encounters with Hyacinth thinking about how he has to have sex with her so she is stuck with him.

And finally land of Gregory who, after being rejected OUTRIGHT by Lucy during her wedding ceremony, showed up at the reception and tied her to a pipe so he could figure out why she declined him

A point I'd like to make is that Eloise doesn't seem to be against love (we've seen her already crushing on someone before) or even marriage itself, but about what it usually means and the expectations that come with it. Eloise doesn't like any of the men in the ton —and I don't blame her because most of them don't seem to be able to handle an outspoken woman like her. She doesn't want to be a perfect high society lady who's only seen as somebody's wife and whose biggest duties according to what she's seen is having children—she is terrified of giving birth—or choosing the right spoons for a family lunch.