Veritaserum Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 (edited) Whom would you 1. Marry? 2. Date? 3. Be? All choices must be from literature. 1. Rhett Butler 2. Charles Bingley 3. Elizabeth Bennet ETA I change my date to Sirius Black. :tongue_smilie: Edited May 22, 2012 by Veritaserum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalanamak Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 1) Arne from Kristen Lavransdatter 2) Count Vronsky 3) The W&^re in the Lime Green Panties Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annandatje Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 Atticus Finch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mothersweets Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 (edited) Atticus Finch Wait! I was going to marry him!! I've been sitting here trying to think of an answer for the dating question. I'm choosing him anyway. So there! :tongue_smilie: 1. Atticus Finch 2. Augustus McCrae from Lonesome Dove 3. Anne Elliot Edited May 22, 2012 by Mothersweets Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mothersweets Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 1) Arne from Kristen Lavransdatter2) Count Vronsky 3) The W&^re in the Lime Green Panties Oooh, interesting! I liked him, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ibbygirl Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 1. Mr. Darcy 2. Captain Wentworth 3. Elizabeth Bennet or possibly Scarlett O'Hara depending on my mood. :p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aggieamy Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 (edited) 1. Mr. Darcy or Sherlock Holmes (I suspect Doctor Watson would be a much better husband though) 2. Jamie from Outlander 3. Elizabeth Bennet or Nancy Drew Edited May 22, 2012 by aggieamy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlbuchina Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 1. Jamie Fraser from Outlander or Westley from The Princess Bride 2. Ron Weasley, but he would be third in line for the husband. LOL 3. Beatrice from Much Ado About Nothing. I love her, and would just love to argue with Benedick! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibraryLover Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 (edited) I don't get the Mr Darcy love. I supposed if you watch a movie, he's a pretty face. But it the book, he's not someone I'd want. Sure, he has money, but he's not such a nice guy. I think I could deal with a good role in the hay with Hardy's Jude, as well as Tolstoy's Count Vronsky, although I would marry neither. Edited May 22, 2012 by LibraryLover Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caitilin Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 1. Lord Peter Wimsey 2. Erasmus, from Neal Stephenson's Anathem 3. Another vote for Beatrice from Much Ado. I named two of my dc for her and Benedick!:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newlifemom Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 I don't get the Mr Darcy love. I supposed if you watch a movie, he's a pretty face. But it the book, he's not someone I'd want. Sure, he has money, but he's not such a nice guy. I think I could deal with a good role in the hay with Hardy's Jude. How could you? :eek: Remember he said that he wasn't good in uncomfortable situations. When he was on his own turf though . . .:001_wub: sigh I would date and marry him and of course be Elizabeth. That is . . . unless I was Jane Eyre and then it would be Mr. Rochester. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlbuchina Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 (edited) 3. Another vote for Beatrice from Much Ado. I named two of my dc for her and Benedick!:D :D BENEDICK: Here comes Beatrice. By this day! she's a fair lady: I do spy some marks of love in her. Enter BEATRICE BEATRICE: Against my will I am sent to bid you come in to dinner. BENEDICK: Fair Beatrice, I thank you for your pains. BEATRICE: I took no more pains for those thanks than you take pains to thank me: if it had been painful, I would not have come. BENEDICK: You take pleasure then in the message? BEATRICE: Yea, just so much as you may take upon a knife's point and choke a daw withal. You have no stomach, signior: fare you well. Exit BENEDICK: Ha! 'Against my will I am sent to bid you come in to dinner;' there's a double meaning in that... I so adore those two! I thought the movie adaptation by Kenneth Branagh was so well done. His Benedick is so funny, and Emma Thompson is just how I picture Beatrice. Edited May 22, 2012 by mlbuchina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 1. Peter Wimsey 2. Captain Wentworth 3. Harriet Vane Laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veritaserum Posted May 22, 2012 Author Share Posted May 22, 2012 :D BENEDICK: Here comes Beatrice. By this day! she's a fair lady: I do spy some marks of love in her. Enter BEATRICE BEATRICE: Against my will I am sent to bid you come in to dinner. BENEDICK: Fair Beatrice, I thank you for your pains. BEATRICE: I took no more pains for those thanks than you take pains to thank me: if it had been painful, I would not have come. BENEDICK: You take pleasure then in the message? BEATRICE: Yea, just so much as you may take upon a knife's point and choke a daw withal. You have no stomach, signior: fare you well. Exit BENEDICK: Ha! 'Against my will I am sent to bid you come in to dinner;' there's a double meaning in that... I so adore those two! I thought the movie adaptation by Kenneth Branagh was so well done. His Benedick is so funny, and Emma Thompson is just how I picture Beatrice. I love that scene and that film version. :) I think I would really be a Beatrice/Elizabeth Bennet hybrid. But Rhett Butler would still be my man. I'd treat him way better than Scarlett. He's just the right blend of dangerous badboy and kind, generous soul. He is well-read, well-traveled, well-educated, and intelligent. Doesn't hurt that he is rich, too. ;) I've had a crush on him since I first read Gone with the Wind at age 11. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlbuchina Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 I love that scene and that film version. :) I think I would really be a Beatrice/Elizabeth Bennet hybrid. But Rhett Butler would still be my man. I'd treat him way better than Scarlett. He's just the right blend of dangerous badboy and kind, generous soul. He is well-read, well-traveled, well-educated, and intelligent. Doesn't hurt that he is rich, too. ;) I've had a crush on him since I first read Gone with the Wind at age 11. :tongue_smilie: You read that when you were 11?! It's so long! :svengo: I can't say anything, I haven't ever read it. It is on my need-to-do-before-I-die list. I have seen the movie a couple of times, but I'm sure the book is much better. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolphin Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 1. John Thornton 2. Valmont 3. Margaret Hale Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie_0801 Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 I so adore those two! I thought the movie adaptation by Kenneth Branagh was so well done. His Benedick is so funny, and Emma Thompson is just how I picture Beatrice. :svengo: Sometimes you Americans are so American! 1. Mr Knightley 2. The 10th Doctor 3. One of Terry Pratchett's witches, though I suspect they aren't Mr Knightley's type. Rosie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizzie in Ma Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 Atticus Finch I love him!!! Plus, he has awesome taste in beer and dogs. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommyfaithe Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 I love him!!! Plus, he has awesome taste in beer and dogs. :D :iagree::iagree::iagree: I am still thinking on the question.....:001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janie Grace Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 I'm really curious about how you define the difference between a good guy to marry vs. a good guy to date! I only dated guys I'd consider marrying. Help me understand this distinction... Fun thread! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jennsmile Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 (edited) 1&2 Gilbert Blythe 3. Anne Shirley Edited May 22, 2012 by jennsmile Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FaithManor Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 Hmmmm.... I'd marry Dr. Watson. I'd date for the sheer adventure of it, Sherlock Holmes. I would definitely be Beatrice and especially if Kenneth Branaugh was Bennedick. That said, I am really flexible on who I could become if my significant love interest turned out to be roll played by Peter Firth!!!! Faith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JVA Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 1) & 2) John Thornton 3) Jane Eyre - except for the awful childhood! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalanamak Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 I'm really curious about how you define the difference between a good guy to marry vs. a good guy to date! I only dated guys I'd consider marrying. Help me understand this distinction... Fun thread! Reliable and kind vs. thrilling and fun. Marathoner vs. dash over hurdles. Running back vs. kicker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kewb Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 Marry: Rhett Butler Date. Sir Lancelot Be: The Princess Knight (Does a children's book count as literature?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zebra Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 I read somewhere that my DH's personality type IS Mr Darcy so.... Marry - Mr. Darcy Date - Colonel Brandon Be- Elinor Dashwood I'm afraid I'm not very exciting :lol:! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucyStoner Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 Marry: Gilbert Blythe or Atticus Finch Date: Mr. Darcy or Laurie Be: Jo March or Anne Shirley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jennsmile Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 Marry: Gilbert Blythe or Atticus Finch Date: Mr. Darcy or Laurie Be: Jo March or Anne Shirley I forgot about Jo! I could be her too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirstenH Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 Marry: Dmitri Razumikhin Date: Rhett Butler Be: Melanie Hamilton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tapasnaturalles Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 1) Noah Calhoun 2) Aeneas or Enjolras, I never can choose 3) Elphaba Thropp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veritaserum Posted May 22, 2012 Author Share Posted May 22, 2012 You read that when you were 11?! It's so long! :svengo: I can't say anything, I haven't ever read it. It is on my need-to-do-before-I-die list. I have seen the movie a couple of times, but I'm sure the book is much better. :tongue_smilie: The book is SO much better! I picked up the book when I was bored one day and was hooked. I read lots of random stuff my parents had on the bookshelves. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deacongirl Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 1. Mr. Knightley (Mr. Darcy but with social skills--and he can dance) 2. hmmmmm...see above 3. Jo or Anne Shirley or Elizabeth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFSinIL Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 1. Atticus Finch 2. Rhett (he'd be fun!) 3. Harriett Vane (see, then I'd get Lord Peter, too ;-) although if I may swap genders....I'd be Capt. Jack Aubrey and sail and fight sea battles and have a lot of guy fun! I love those books and was probably an old sea tar in a former life! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caitilin Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 1. Peter Wimsey2. Captain Wentworth 3. Harriet Vane Laura A woman after my own heart! I would only want to be Harriet because she marries Peter, though, not her on her own merits. I love her as a foil, but I'd never want to be her.:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommaduck Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 1. Mr. Knightley...more relaxed than Mr. Darcy. I need someone that would put up with me :lol: 2. Mr. Bennett...see above. If he can put up with that wife of his, I'd be a piece of cake! 3. Not sure who #3 would be yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 Whom would you 1. Marry? 2. Date? 3. Be? All choices must be from literature. 1. Odysseus :svengo: 2. Faramir 3. Penelope Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caitilin Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 1. Odysseus :svengo: 2. Faramir 3. Penelope Ooh! Faramir would be a good second choice for number 1 for me--didn't think if him. But I don't think he'd be all that fun to just date.:lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripe Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 I don't get the Mr Darcy love. I supposed if you watch a movie, he's a pretty face. But it the book, he's not someone I'd want. Sure, he has money, but he's not such a nice guy. I have the same feeling about him. I never feel like the explanation for his haughty behavior made any sense. I just thought he weirdly went from creepy and rude, to Mr Personality, gracious host, with all that offering of fishing to the uncle from Cheapside. Just because the mother was tacky? Yuck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unicorn. Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 1&2 Gilbert Blythe3. Anne Shirley Me too! 1. Gilbert Blythe, 2. Gilbert Blythe, 3. Ann Shirley. Although I would love to be Ann Shirley, I'm more of a Calamity Jane. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 Ooh! Faramir would be a good second choice for number 1 for me--didn't think if him. But I don't think he'd be all that fun to just date.:lol: Oh, but he would sit around and wax so eloquently about my beauty and grace in battle. :D While I swoon with the idea of undying devotion, I think in the long run I'd be happier with bad boy who spent 10 years trying to get home. I married the bad boy, so it's not far from my reality. :lol::lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeaganS Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 I've wanted to marry Gilbert since I was 8, so I'll go with Gilbert Blythe, although I'm a fan of Mr. Knightly as well. Marry: Gilbert Blythe Date: Mr. Knightly or Rhett Butler Be: Philippa Gordon (from Anne of Green Gables) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostSurprise Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 1. Odysseus 2. Mr. Watson, Mr. Darcy 3. Jane Eyre Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greta Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 1. I wonder if anyone else here has even heard of this character. Cazaril from The Curse of Chalion. I seem to have a "thing" for men who have suffered some tragedy or been hurt by a cruel twist of fate. Caz comes through it with his integrity in tact, and he's the perfect combination of strength, a sort of quiet but unshakable devotion, and amazing selflessness. 2. Not as sure of this one, but Richard Sharpe keeps coming to mind. That's probably heavily influenced by Sean Bean's portrayal of him in the tv series. ;) But really, I'd be quite okay with skipping the dating and going straight to marrying Cazaril. :D 3. Jane Eyre Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tntgoodwin Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 1. Valentine Wiggin? 2. Helen of Troy/Julia (1984)? 3. Milo Minderbinder? I'm not good at this game... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ibbygirl Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 :svengo: Sometimes you Americans are so American! 1. Mr Knightley 2. The 10th Doctor 3. One of Terry Pratchett's witches, though I suspect they aren't Mr Knightley's type. Rosie Oh I forgot about Mr. Knightley. :) LOL Dr. Who. That would be cool to date him though and go time travel and then go home and relax with a good book after the date was over. :p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeaganS Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 Oooh, I'm changing my dating vote to the 10th Doctor. Or the 11th. I'm not too picky. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirstenH Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 ^I would totally date The Doctor, but is that really "literature?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibraryLover Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 I ddn't answer the who I might like to be. Anna Karenina of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeaganS Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 ^I would totally date The Doctor, but is that really "literature?" There are books. I don't know that they qualify as literature, but I'm going to count them. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carol in Cal. Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 Marry: Aragorn. Duh. Date: Rhett Butler Julius Caesar Gale (OK, not literature. But still.) Be: Hermione or maybe Galadriel or Elizabeth in Pride and Prejudice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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