What Regency "career path" would you have chosen?There weren't many options open to an upper-class young lady in the Regency era. Which of the few options which were available would you have opted for?WriterThis was still a controversial option, but it was at least a profession which an upper-class Regency lady could pursue without being seen as a woman of low morals. "Living by one's pen" also gave you more control over your own destiny than being a wife or spinster might. It wasn't an easy option though, so not for the faint-hearted. SpinsterNot so much a career "option" as the only other way of life that was open to upper-class Regency women who did not choose to try and earn a controversial living as a writer, though it did mean that you didn't have to bow to the whims of a husband, or risk your life in childbirth. There could be some independence in this situation, so long as your male relatives allowed it.WifeThe conventional, practical, and most acceptable option. Women were expected to advance their social status and secure their future security through an advantageous marriage, not through their own business efforts. In your opinion, love is:Your view on people talking about you is:In your opinion, life is:I would rather be in control and in an uncertain economic position than in a stable economic position but not fully in control of my life decisions.I tend to "wear the trousers" in my relationships.Your view on children is:Which of these is most important to you?I believe that friendship can turn to love if given enough time.I can't stand the idea of relying on others.When I put my mind to do something, I WILL make it happen.Quiz Maker - powered by Riddle