Lessons from Jane Austen

Listen up all you Jane Austen fans! Well, actually this is directed at mostly young, single women who view themselves as Elizabeth Bennet or Emma Woodhouse and are waiting for their love story to be written. But basically after watching both versions of Pride and Prejudice tonight, I wanted to share with the world some of the lessons that I've learned form Jane Austen.

1. Balls are enormously fun. Whether we are at Netherfield or in the town or Hartfield, this ball is going to be the talk of the town! That is probably why I keep thinking that college get downs are going to be fun, when they rarely are. 
2. The most important news comes by the post: good, bad, ugly. Everyone wants you to know the news as fast as possible. The only difference is that now all news is filtered through the Facebook post. So if there's something super important going on, I always know it'll posted within 5 minutes of its happening. 
3. Do not get mixed up in other people's business because you think you know what is best for them. Like Mr. Darcy and Emma, when you meddle in other people's business, it often gets all messed up and you spend the second half of the book trying to fix what you did in the first half. So just chill. Advice is okay, but let's not go overboard here. 
4. Do not settle for the first suitor that comes your way. You don't want to settle for the boring and ridiculous Mr. Collinses or the pathologically flirty Mr. Churchills. You need to wait for Fitzwilliam or George. It may take them a minute or so to realize that they're in love with you (and you with them), but they are definitely worth the wait.

Obviously there are more, but these are the ones that I can think of at the moment. Cheers!