Yes, she was matchless.

The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton

Chapters 2 & 3

"Assume that everything is as usual" (Wharton, page 169).

The social escapades of Lily Bart have displayed the different aspects of her society. As I found in the novel so far, Lily runs from herself the whole novel thus far. She has numerous chances to be wed but has an excuse or has royally screwed each and every one. She has met proposals or a likewise gesture from Selden, Trenor, Rosedale, an Italian prince, Dorset, and other men enchanted by her beauty. If Lily was so set on marrying for money, why did she not marry Rosedale or the Italian prince. She excused herself from marrying Selden due to his lack of money and of Rosedale because she had a distaste for him. Selden and Rosedale have proved to be complete opposites of each other yet not the one package Lily must be looking for. As Lily runs from her debt and different marriages, I foresee her falling into a deep hole of agony that she will not be able to gain herself after. I am deeply surprised that Selden has even considered Lily after their three month hiatus. I was sure that he was done with her after catching her with Trenor (although I know that she was escaping Trenor at the time). 

Another aspect of their social society I noticed was the tendency to jump around the gun in conversations instead of approaching someone about an issue. Instead of directly speaking to Lily about the Trenor event, Selden decided to brush it off and leave it a barrier to their relationship. Likewise, the Dorsets will not talk about their marital issues. Instead, they decide to hide each other from their side relationships. I do not understand why any of these people cannot have a decent conversation with another person. 

As the novel continues, I hope to see these people reconcile with each other, especially Selden and Lily. They seem to remind of the book and movie The Notebook. They had a thing early in the book and their break in time has seemed to leave them without words. I hope they are able to rekindle their relationship and Selden can help Lily see that she does not need money to be happy in her life. Likewise, The Notebook follows Allie, a young rich girl who must marry a young rich man, and Noah, a lower class townsman who loves Allie but cannot provide money for her. The couple is able to see past Allie's parents and are able to reunite by the end of the book. Although I see this very unlikely for Lily and Selden, I do wish that this would happen.