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Alicia Thompson's avatar

engaging + hilarious + excellent analysis as always! if I may add one bit of scholarship, please see "my mama don't like you and she likes everyone" (Bieber et al. 2015)

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Nikki Payne's avatar

Honestly I honestly do not know how I did not find a way to put that line in....

Now I want to burn the post!!!!

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Sam Tschida's avatar

lol

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Regina Black's avatar

So you're saying Romeo and Juliet wouldn't have made it anyway?

What if they hate their parents, but the parents love the love interest? So the support is there, but it's from a relationship that's become toxic?

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Nikki Payne's avatar

Romeo and Juliet wouldn't have made it for a variety of reasons. The chief of them being that they were 13.🤣🤣 But yes Romeo would have run out of money. Juliet out of patience and they would have no support system. So a tragedy either way actually

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Christina Yin's avatar

I love that an actual Dr. Willoughby gets a mention in this Jane Austen commemorative installment!

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Sam Tschida's avatar

Love me some Professor Nikki! Thanks for sharing your PhD and elevating my day. xoxoxoxo

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