My definition of "petting" is kissing plus minor above the waist clothed groping. "Heavy petting" would take that below the waist and might get underneath the clothes.

I very much doubt Austen meant to imply that Marianne kissed Willoughby at all. She was reckless in giving him her heart, but there was never any question that her morals were compromised. And kissing men you are not officially engaged to was a big no.

b) is so worked up that she displays no judgment at all and exhausts herself while walking in the rain.

That's what I got from the novel, but I'll note that I haven't seen the TV version.

My definition of "petting" was unclothed groping, with flea's above/below the waist distinction. Also, my definition of "petting" was "one of those weird terms that the cheesy sex-ed materials left over from the 50s like to use". And whatever it is, I'd be shocked if it were in Austen.

Need moar coffee. Last clusterfuck will not die. Am startled by Masterpiece Theatre's S&S sexytiems.

want lunch NOW! ok, it's possible I am not really that hungry and am looking for distractions, reasons to eat bad food.

Am startled by Masterpiece Theatre's S&S sexytiems.

Totally not! All in Mr. Scola's head.

Edit: Though admittedly, the recent BBC version did sexify Edward, and he got to be all sweaty and chop wood.

probably so, it is theme song for the latest incarnation of the Power Rangers - Power Rangers: Jungle Fury.

You know, I didn't click on the link, but I now have the original Power Rangers song as an earworm. And I don't really know it, so all I can hear is go, go, Power Rangers, go-oooooo repeated a bunch of times. I will have to get out the iPod to battle against it.

the new one is catchy, you should check it out is all I'm sayin.

Though admittedly, the recent BBC version did sexify Edward, and he got to be all sweaty and chop wood.

Seriously? I'm still envisioning Hugh Grant v Alan Rickman, where Eleanor seems to have gotten the worse deal.

Seriously? I'm still envisioning Hugh Grant v Alan Rickman, where Eleanor seems to have gotten the worse deal.

Oh, yeah. [link]

Edit: Though admittedly, the recent BBC version did sexify Edward, and he got to be all sweaty and chop wood.

The thought of Edward getting all sweaty and chopping wood just makes me laugh and laugh.

(Oh, and I'm in the middle of Northanger Abbey at the moment, actually.)

Now I'm being the irritating one calling people the moment they get in the office to test things for me. But at least I'm trying to fix problems?