Can someone provide some evidence or insight as to why she married her husband or why she stayed with him? I got the impression (from the make-up discussion) that she wasn't a great looker; and possibly has no career or job skills. But right now I can't remember what the story actually says on this matter. Do you?
I don't know that the story said anything on the subject. Is it important? I mean, the simple fact is that an awful lot of people are in marriages an outside observer would be unable to comprehend the origins of. Quite a few are in marriages they, themselves, have difficulty remembering why they got into. Abused partners
do stay with the abusive one, for many reasons that seem idiotic under cold, logical scrutiny.
As I recall, the husband sprung a surprise cruise on her for the honeymoon. Without ever having discussed it. Now that's pretty idiotic, but it's not, in itself, abusive or selfish or in any way unpleasant. He
probably thought he was being incredibly romantic. As it turned out, Linda reacted badly to the sea, but not being the sort to complain, she tried to handle it gracefully. Larry may even have tried to respond right to that, but within a couple of days it had got too much for him. That's when his true colours began to show - too late for Linda to have avoided the mistake: they were already married.
I can't fault the portrayal of these glum, dreary people.