Well Jane Austen has been busy.
While I normally breeze through novels quickly, having too little time to read lately has left me with having barely made a dent into Pride and Prejudice. That happens to have worked in my favor. Finding myself alone with my boyfriend from who I recently separated (see former blog) I found myself alone with him in a friendly setting.
Having nothing else to occupy his mind he picked up my copy of P & P and before you know it he was reading aloud to me. One thing let to another and there we were, reading back and forth the parts of Darcy and Bingley, Elizabeth and Jane in all the appropriate tones and English accents to boot. Before long we found ourselves head first in quality, enjoyable, bonding, friend time.
Something we were hard pressed to find when dating. It never occurred to either of us that the other might like something like reading aloud together.
It sparked something that had been lacking in our relationship as of late - a spark so bright that it inspired my former boyfriend to shortly after, retrace his steps and suggest that we revert not to a relationship, but to the pre-relationship dating status and try building our relationship anew.
It was a lovely idea. Even lovelier when I thought of it immediately upon our breakup.
I suppose I must learn to be a bit more like Elizabeth- pick and choose my battles.
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