In your opinion, was Lauren’s or Bohai’s predicament easier to tolerate? Would you rather be the person who keeps the house, or the person who travels to different locations?
I feel that Lauren had the better end of the deal. At least there was some stability in her situation.
Definitely Lauren. All she had to do was send them to the attic. Everything else stayed in place…house, friends, work. She is the only one who had to get used to a new husband .
I agree that Lauren’s situation was preferred for stability purposes, but Bohai’s was certainly more interesting.
Lauren’s was much easier. She had her house, her sister and friends stable everytime. Bohai had nothing continuous.
I was unable to suspend my disbelief with this novel so I couldn’t identify with either predicament.
Lauren had it easier as she had the stability of her own home. She didn’t arrive in a strange place with a strange spouse over and over as Bohai did. I’d rather be the person who keeps the house.
I love to travel & meet new people, but in this case I think Lauren had the best set-up. She still had her friends and family to escape to if she needed.
At a young age I would want to be the traveler. But at my age being stationary in my home wold be more satisfying.
I think Lauren’s was easier to tolerate. She could make a decision to send a husband back. Bohai was at the mercy of the women he was sent to.
I’m in the “Lauren had more stability” camp – but I’m in the Lynne (see above) camp with the problem of disbelief suspension, making it hard to comprehend any of this madness.
Definitely Lauren. At least she knew it was her attic that had the magic, and didn’t have to worry about showing up in someone’s cupboard unexpectedly.
I think Lauren had the better arrangement. She could see the effect the change had on her surroundings as an indication of degree of compatibility.
I agree with the majority vote - Lauren had the comfort level of some familiarity, that is, her friends, neighbors, family, job, etc. I felt fatigue for her with the continual debriefing of the newest husband by skimming through photos, texts, emails, and other online resources.
What I found interesting in both of their situations was how they discovered some freedom when their spouse were having affairs. This allowed them to act independently and date others. Otherwise, Lauren never had a break. As soon as one husband was returned, she had to get oriented to another.
I also vote that Lauren had the better end of the deal - she still had familiarity with her home, neighbors, job, etc. Even with the constant change of husbands, she still had some things of her own to hold onto.
I felt that Lauren had the best arrangement. She had the security and comforts of home (although the little things might change). She had her family and friends.
To have someone to share this bizarre predicament with was so good. I was relieved for them both to have a chance to connect over this.
Given the basics of the question, I would prefer to be the one who does the traveling and leave the housekeeping to someone else. But Lauren had the better deal with how the changes were made, just from within her own surroundings, relatives and friends.
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I think I’d rather be the one who travels. It seems like it would be a little riskier - you never know what kind of situation you’ll wind up in - but also easier to escape. There were definitely a couple of times when I thought Lauren wouldn’t be able to get the dude back in the attic.
I think it would depend on the house and the place.