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Originally Posted by Raynor
If her engagement would have been already consummated by marriage before Tolkien's 21st birthday (or if she postponed any engagement or involvement at all until that date), she would have had a higher standing in this matter.
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Well, I would consider tha fact that she didn't plan to marry before Tolkien's 21st birthday shows fairly clearly that she was
not lukewarm; and I can see how a woman might feel rejected in such circumstances and look around for a "backup plan". Imagine, for instance, if he hadn't contacted her after turning 21! No matter how much one is in love, it's not sensible to pin all one's hopes on something as uncertain as Tolkien probably seemed to her, after two years of no contact.