I dunno. I think this issue should be one where we admit we don't understand what it's like to be in either one of their shoes.
(I can't believe I'm saying this, but a conversation with my dad yesterday on this subject might be the reason why I'm feeling so generous now. )
The monarchy has been around for a lot longer than all of us here combined. They play by different rules. Rules that don't make sense to many of us (especially on the west side of the pond) and we tend to feel that our rules are the right ones.
Sound familiar, anyone?
I'm not a fan of either one of them, BTW. But had the rules for engagement been different 30 years ago, maybe these 2 would have been encouraged to marry and been one of the few couples who were in love with each other?
Blue blood must make life hard for them. I don't understand it, as I am a commoner without wealth or title, but I can admit that I don't understand.
I do understand that I would have been devastated to expect to marry someone my parents (and their group of consorts) had chosen for me--and be forced to live with the decision.
Right, wrong, or indifferent, Diana (who I think rocked) was unfaithful as well. Very tragic for all of them, I think. Not because of anything any of them had done--but because they lived according to rules that are ancient and undoubtedly obsolete... with unfortunate consequences.
So my vote? Abstain from judgment for a situation that is definitely one I don't understand. Because none of the rules apply to me. Thank goodness!
Betsey
"There are only 2 ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle."
Betsey 