[ Does he have to give Ange the talk? He didn't think he had to give Ange the talk, but he also didn't think the talk would ever consist of someone with a more than ample base of knowledge about the ins and outs of sex and the eagerness with which people chase after sexual gratification, but on the idea of romance. She must really be sheltered.
Or the exact opposite, he supposes, knowing he'd grown up with his parents' lofty love story, of poetry and books and war-torn lovers, of flowers and courtly gestures despite the nature of the court that he himself had been raised with. ]
I mean, yes, that is what people do. That was one of my old classmates' signature, after all. But that doesn't mean it's the path all of us tread!
[ Has Ange been holding herself back because of this expectation? Claude knows that he would, if that had been his mindset. He's not the sort to leap into bed with the first person he sees. What if they have a knife?! ]
At least back home, you're expected to at least court the one you have your eye on, unless it's an arranged marriage. You have to woo them! There's gifts, and poetry, and outings to the market, and -- the romance of it all! Sex is just a small piece of that puzzle.
[ Okay, okay, so his parents probably hopped into bed immediately. That doesn't matter. The thing that matters is that the wooing has to come eventually, no matter the order! ]
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[ Does he have to give Ange the talk? He didn't think he had to give Ange the talk, but he also didn't think the talk would ever consist of someone with a more than ample base of knowledge about the ins and outs of sex and the eagerness with which people chase after sexual gratification, but on the idea of romance. She must really be sheltered.
Or the exact opposite, he supposes, knowing he'd grown up with his parents' lofty love story, of poetry and books and war-torn lovers, of flowers and courtly gestures despite the nature of the court that he himself had been raised with. ]
I mean, yes, that is what people do. That was one of my old classmates' signature, after all. But that doesn't mean it's the path all of us tread!
[ Has Ange been holding herself back because of this expectation? Claude knows that he would, if that had been his mindset. He's not the sort to leap into bed with the first person he sees. What if they have a knife?! ]
At least back home, you're expected to at least court the one you have your eye on, unless it's an arranged marriage. You have to woo them! There's gifts, and poetry, and outings to the market, and -- the romance of it all! Sex is just a small piece of that puzzle.
[ Okay, okay, so his parents probably hopped into bed immediately. That doesn't matter. The thing that matters is that the wooing has to come eventually, no matter the order! ]