Take me crazy, but I think Theo is wrong for Eloise, not because Theo isn’t t in the books as many Philoise stans say but for real realistic reasons, so I will then consider both people based on Sir Phillip of the books/show and Theo of the show (obv) for greater completeness. I mostly consider Eloise both books and shows, the books show Eloise’s psychological aspect while the show only stuffed the character with Marxist ideas more for entertainment but in the end the character is the same: a girl who hates classism, loves to read, would like to study, has no problem with the idea of being a spinster and has a more pronounced intelligence than her brothers
Eloise isn’t indifferent to London society, although she despises it, however she must play the game, it is no coincidence that she is forced into society at the age of 18 and doesn’t attend university.
Eloise is still very young and must learn to be more cunning, because her outings with Theo have put in difficulty not only her reputation but also the whole family, especially Francesca and Hyacinth, the younger sisters and despite being discovered for the first time with Lady Whistledown she continued the relationship careless of anything.
Theo is a crush, the first for Eloise and he is a kid, with beautiful ideas and philosophies, but at the time philosophy and good ideas do not take you as far or high as some would like to think: Theo who takes Eloise with him to university, I did not write this but a Theloise stan. I don’t know if I should laugh or cry out of ignorance.
What would their marriage bring? Eloise leaves her home, Aubrey Hall to be with a printer, but what changes? Eloise could be a printer but would she be really happy? I doubt she wanted to print, she wants to write and publish her ideas which other authors like Jane Austen or the Brönte sisters have also done. So what really makes Theo unique compared to Phillip?
Phillip is not against Eloise’s ideas, he is a man with passions and would not despise that she published them, he would certainly help her publish them by any means and is certainly not a kid, he is a man who knows how to take over the reins of his life, who married a woman who could have ignored her existence and continued his life, who chose to honor her and raise her children (by the way read my post on why Phillip is the Im/perfect husband), could safely marry Eloise without the world turning like a pancake.
Many people think it’s out of Eloise’s character to marry Phillip because he’s rich while Theo and poor and would make his character more show-compliant: well if you still think so, reread what I wrote before: Eloise isn’t stupid, she knows what it means to marry a man like Theo and dishonour-
Some say Eloise of the book is different from the show: WRONG! She’s just cunninger because she’s an adult but otherwise she’s the same rash girl who goes to Phillip’s without warning and marries an academic who licks the ground where Eloise walks-
Bridgerton, all the works speak of love certainly, but above all of finding love in marriage that at the time was not really obvious. I’m sure Phillip is the best choice because he’s in his clumsy personality he’s Eloise’s juxtaposition. Where he is rational and pragmatic she is dreamy and idealistic and I find that she is the best couple, because despite their differences they complement each other perfectly, a bit like Plato’s Phaedrus, two mirror halves but which together are completed.-
The love my dear readers is not to find the printer with your own Marxist ideas or the botanist with your own passion for plants: but to find the person who appreciates you for who you are, for your flaws and your merits, who knows how to endure and above all to support your madness over time: that is why Eloise and Phillip in the book are perfect, they are different but they would do everything for each other.
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