Compare Clarissa's Decision Of Not Getting Married To Peter

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In this passage Clarissa reflects on her decision of not getting married to Peter and she decides that she is happy she did not. It sounds like she was doubting herself, as most people would with a major decision like this, but upon hearing of Peter’s actions after she rejected him, those doubts were gone. Clarissa is an independent woman so she would of had issues being with Peter because he is clingy, while Richard gives her the space she needs to be happy. Though, I feel that she would have been a much different person if she had married Peter; she would of had a more attached husband but I feel that she would of been more in tune to her emotions. Clarissa seems to be a little hard on herself, yet she is very reasonable about it; she knows