Continuation of the Marlow line

[leapingirbis.livejournal.com]

The discussion about Kay below made me wonder how many children each of the Marlows would end up producing. I hope this hasn't been discussed before - if so I apologise! My thoughts are as follows:

Giles - lots, of course. Borne by a meek and long-suffering wife?
Kay - not sure. Maybe two, by a later marriage.
Rowan - I haven't decided whether Rowan will settle down in a same-sex partnership, in which case I don't think she will bother with children, or whether she will marry, initially decline children, but then suddenly decide in her mid-thirties that her biological clock is ticking and ultimately end up with two sons.
Ann - Ann will marry mid-twenties and - ironically and unfairly - have great difficulty conceiving. They will adopt two children before she finally produces a daughter.
Ginty - boy and girl? Followed by divorce?
Peter - don't know. Perhaps he will surprise everyone by becoming the real pater familias?
Nick - I reckon four boys, and would quite like them to be by Robert Anquetil.
Lawrie - after a succession of affairs with her leading men (and because she likes to shock and likes the attention probably a couple of leading ladies too), Lawrie will settle down with a somewhat older and very dashing film star, will initially reject the idea of children, but aged 37 will suddenly decide she wants one and immediately and without difficulty produce a daughter, which will really rub Ann's nose in it.

What does everyone else think?

Comments

[darth-tigger.livejournal.com]

I really don't know why so many people peg Ginty for divorce.

Because she sometimes comes across as flaky with a tendency to bail out at the first sign of trouble?

[slemslempike.livejournal.com]

Yes, as a fifteen year old, who has always existed rather comfortably in the middle of a large family with nothing to really push her! By the same token, Nicola's stubbornness and determination to do absolutely everything on her own and never let anyone see that she might want help has her marked for rather unsuccessful relationships. But I imagine that both of them might be different as adults rather than children in a boarding school where life is made quite easy for them.

[darth-tigger.livejournal.com]

Absolutely true, and a real-life Ginty would probably stand as good a chance as many of having a successful marriage. I can rather see her as a suburbanite combining housewife with career woman with a beautiful home straight out of a catalogue and a husband who's big in the Rotary Club. But you asked why so many people see her like that, and of course, we've only got her-up-to-15-or-so to base anything on. Yes, she could easily change once life became less easy and might find that she enjoys the challenge, but what we've seen so far is often vacillating, unsure, afraid of confrontation and effort and happy to take the "easy" option. So, many readers extrapolate from the information given, and assume she's likely to keep those character traits and be more likely to bail out.