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[–]lovelyspearmintLesbeing a lesbian 11 insightful - 1 fun11 insightful - 0 fun12 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Not to mention her eventual marriage seems shoehorned in the last minute so that she doesn't become an old spinster.

[–]Constantine 6 insightful - 3 fun6 insightful - 2 fun7 insightful - 3 fun -  (0 children)

Yeah, that was because the publisher wouldn’t publish the book as it was originally written, with Jo single. So Louisa May Alcott gave her an old, unattractive love interest to spite them. Malicious compliance.