Some stories go in the opposite direction, with a disturbed Darcy who obsesses over Elizabeth and treats her in a controlling manner that becomes what would be called clearly abusive if he had any other name.
Really, Austen argued for rational love--for love that is passionate, yes, but regulated by good sense and good principles, and both given and received with a clear conscience. Writers who try to focus only on the passionate, in whatever form they perceive that as taking, whether it means being doormat or being a stalker, miss the whole point, in my opinion.
Really, Austen argued for rational love--for love that is passionate, yes, but regulated by good sense and good principles, and both given and received with a clear conscience. Writers who try to focus only on the passionate, in whatever form they perceive that as taking, whether it means being doormat or being a stalker, miss the whole point, in my opinion.