31 Times That Mark Darcy Was Every Girl’s Dream Guy

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13. As I Happen To Have A High Regard For Your Wobbly Bits

If Mark Darcy is known for anything, it’s his ability to love Bridget no matter what she looks like. It was created as a mechanism to show the difference between Darcy’s love for her and Daniel’s lust for Bridget.  But that doesn’t diminish the fact that having a male character love a ‘chubby’ female character despite the flaws she sees in herself was ahead of the curve.

In most movies, the guy loves the girl after she dolls herself and makes herself look beautiful. In the case of Mark, he loves Bridget almost at her worst. Every time they run into one another she is either inappropriately dressed or her life is in shambles.

So when she is trying to hide herself so that Mark won’t see her naked, his response almost seems offended. “Well now that’s a bit pointless, isn’t it? As I happen to have a very high regard for your wobbly bits. In all circumstances.”

It’s not even about a girl needing to hear that her body is beautiful no matter what, it’s more that Mark continually does it without being prompted. He’s a gentleman and he continues to shower the women he loves with whatever affection he can muster. So, Mark might not be perfect in his relationship with Bridget but he certainly tries and that’s what makes him desirable.