The quiz

Which Austen hero would you marry?

Seven questions. Six gentlemen. Absolutely no Mr. Collins.

01Your ideal first meeting:
He insults me at a dance. I spend months proving him wrong.We have known each other forever. He is the only one who tells me the truth.We were engaged once. It ended. Now he is back, and it is complicated.He teases me about novels within five minutes. I like him immediately.He watches me play the piano, says almost nothing, and remembers everything.He is shy, kind and awkward, and somehow the easiest person to talk to.
02Pick the grand gesture that would win you over.
Quietly solving my family’s worst scandal and never taking credit.Telling me, kindly but firmly, when I have behaved badly.A letter written in secret while I am in the same room.A long walk and a running joke that lasts for weeks.Riding through the night to bring help when I am ill.Keeping a difficult promise, even when it costs him everything.
03Where would you live together?
A grand estate with a famous library and a beautiful park.Close to my family, so nobody has to move.Wherever the navy sends us. Home is a person.A pretty parsonage with a good garden.A quiet country house with a view and a mulberry tree.A small, modest home. We would be perfectly happy.
04What do you argue about?
Everything at first. Then nothing at all.His habit of always being right.Who was more stubborn eight years ago.Whether a Gothic novel can be a serious book.We do not really argue. He listens.Whether he should speak up more. He usually agrees.
05His best quality:
Loyalty, once you have earned it.Honesty, even when it is uncomfortable.Constancy. He never stopped loving me.Wit. He makes every room more fun.Steadiness. He shows up, every time.Kindness. He does not have a mean bone in his body.
06Your perfect evening together:
Reading in front of the fire, saying very little.A family dinner where he quietly takes care of everyone.Telling stories of faraway places.Reading a spooky novel aloud and laughing at it.Music, and a long conversation that goes deeper than expected.A walk, a cup of tea and absolutely no crowd.
07Your friends think you need someone who…
Can keep up with my opinions.Will gently stop me from meddling.Believes in second chances as much as I do.Makes me laugh at myself.Loves me for all of my big feelings.Will never, ever play games with me.