Jane Austen's characters have a lot of experience with lackluster love lives.
While Elizabeth spends the majority of Pride and Prejudice Darcey-less, maybe you've wondered for most of your twenties when that special someone will appear from right under your nose. If you've spent most of that time third-wheeling it, think of Elanor in Sense and Sensibility, who is forced to hang out with her crush's fiancé.
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It worked out for both ladies in the end. But even if your dating slump is far worse, Austen's words of wisdom can help you get through it.
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