Men, indeed cannot do without women, whether it's physically or psychologically. However, involving too much energy for a woman is by no means a good thing.

Once a man develops feelings, fatal weaknesses emerge.

Hence, when the Turner family arranged Andrew's engagement to Scarlett Taylor, Andrew clearly didn't love Scarlett but didn't oppose it. He needed a wife, not a lover or entanglement.

However, Isabella today clearly exceeds the definition they set for a wife.

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