Comments on: The Darcy Syndrome

By: Kris

Kris — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 07:45:27 +0000

I don’t think you’re reading the right Pride and Prejudice then, because from what I’ve noticed, Darcy and Edward are two completely different d-bags. I don’t recall Darcy stalking Ms. Bennett

By: Kris

Kris — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 07:43:09 +0000

*Austen. Jane Austen. And you do sound bitter. By the way, instead of settling for finding a guy whose neither prideful nor prejudiced, how about she just stuck with the guy she wanted? Turned out pretty good

By: Sam

Sam — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 17:45:43 +0000

I don’t know why so many people seem to think there has to be a ‘strategy’ involved in ‘netting’ ‘that special guy/girl.’ What do you want: a meaningful relationship, or a fling? If it’s the former, no strategy is required. Just be yourself.

I’m only a little way through Pride and Prejudice, but I can already see Darcy is a prototype of Edward from that awful New Moon series.

By: Magdalen

Magdalen — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 01:20:08 +0000

Hey, Guy — great post. I read it out loud to my Mr. Darcy: a lovely British fellow who was just waiting for a pushy American like me to come find him.

I do think some women pick bad boys, or insensitive guys, or dickwads and think they can rehabilitate them. It’s got a low-probability of success, to be sure, but what’s involved in that fantasy is the sense that she has a real effect on the man in question: he’s not necessarily a better person after she’s loved him, but he is a different person and he knows she’s the one because her love for him has that power.

So, Guy, here’s your reward for being willing to write this guest blog post: You want to land your “Miss Bennett?” (Whom, we’ll assume, has not been selected for her cup size.) Well, be available but not too available, then when the relationship has evolved and she seems interested in you, tell her something personal that you’ve never told anyone else. (Make it up, if you have to.)

Good luck!

By: janicu

janicu — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 20:25:40 +0000

OK i came back to check on this. Yeah, what Missy said. I’m not saying that a girl has to find a guy who is full of pride and then get past her prejudice about him and uh.. go through the whole P&P plot to find a man. I’m saying first impressions can be deceiving sometimes. And Lizzy doesn’t like a jerk at all. I think the real moral is that you do want a nice guy which Darcy did turn out to be.

I would like to hear a male perspective on man titty covers. I will say I find man titty a bit scary, but would like to hear a male perspective on the gratuitiousness of it and the often shiney chests and long flowing hair.

By: Missy

Missy — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 18:37:18 +0000

I think janicu hit the target and some of you didn’t see it. Darcy let his prejudice get in the way as Elizabeth let her pride. In the end this story reiterates the saying, “things aren’t always what they seem.” You have to look deeper than the first impression to truly know someone. After all, Wickham seemed like a prize but look how he turned out.

By: Miss Remmers

Miss Remmers — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:14:36 +0000

A Guy – I’m going to have to agree with ‘most’ of what you said. I think that women need to take Mr. Darcy in stride. Now don’t get me wrong ladies, I love all things Darcy. But I’ve also landed on my bum more than a couple times because, as he said, women (including me) try to ‘reveal the better man’ – and each time I’ve tried ….well let’s just put this way, I’m still single. I think that women need to realize that nice guys DO exist, but if you’re looking for ALL things Darcy – you’re going to miss him. You’ll be looking so hard for a ‘stuck up prick’ (I added the stuck up part) that you’ll miss the great guy standing in front of you (it happens, three times to me).
So no, you shouldn’t ‘settle’. But you shouldn’t limit the pool of men either.

“You must be open to the possibility that the right man might not be as you expected – don’t let pride or prejudice stand in the way of love”

This goes for looking for the perfect “Mr. Darcy” as well, it’s still prejudice.

By: Melanie

Melanie — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:45:08 +0000

This is priceless. I absolutely agree with you. I think that Mr. Darcy is a dude with a pride problem. Sure, I love him, but I have the feeling that if a Darcy-ish man were to walk into a room, I’d end up wanting to slap him. I can’t take the brooding, silent type. I’d much rather have a guy that’s just willing to talk to me.

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By: Malena

Malena — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 01:29:00 +0000

Blame Andrew Davis. He was the one who stripped Mr Darcy of his soberbs clothes and slipt him into a wet shirt. No one had ever heard of Mr Darcy before that!