Alfred shook his head, unable to resist the smile that broke out at the (comparative, slight, but definitely present) similarities in their situations. "Well, you came to the right person for advice," he joked. "I'm the expert on causing great conflict within families."
Joking aside, though, he understood her predicament. She was worried his family would push for a more traditional match. Zelda's family clearly had similar opinions. In his case, they'd decided to damn the torpedoes and rush full speed ahead, dragging her family along behind whether they liked it or not, but Alfred wasn't going to pretend it was the right answer for everyone. Things had certainly been easier when their relationship was a closely guarded secret instead of a thing open to scrutiny from all sides. Alfred did think things would be a little easier for Jo, if she chose to go that route, because she was a woman. At the end of the day, if her fellow wanted to marry her, they didn't really have to care what his family thought, the way that Alfred had to care what the Fisks thought.
MJ made the most Alfredy of sets and then two years later she made it EVEN BETTER
Joking aside, though, he understood her predicament. She was worried his family would push for a more traditional match. Zelda's family clearly had similar opinions. In his case, they'd decided to damn the torpedoes and rush full speed ahead, dragging her family along behind whether they liked it or not, but Alfred wasn't going to pretend it was the right answer for everyone. Things had certainly been easier when their relationship was a closely guarded secret instead of a thing open to scrutiny from all sides. Alfred did think things would be a little easier for Jo, if she chose to go that route, because she was a woman. At the end of the day, if her fellow wanted to marry her, they didn't really have to care what his family thought, the way that Alfred had to care what the Fisks thought.
MJ made the most Alfredy of sets and then two years later she made it EVEN BETTER