Wickham, before their wedding the two ran away together with no intention of marrying while Wickham was stationed in Brighton and Lydia was nearby. Lydia did not understand that her actions were very shameful for her family. When Mr. Darcy finally found Lydia and Mr. Wickham, he convinced them to elope and paid off all of Wickham's debts and paid Lydia's dowry. The marriage between them is certainly not a marriage for love, but rather a marriage for obligation and money. Wickham has a past as a gold digger and almost tricked Georgiana, Mr. Darcy's younger sister, into marrying her because of her large inheritance, and also persecuted Miss Mary King because of her wealth. Lydia is very attracted to all officers and is very young and immature, so she was excited to have one