Wickham and Lydia run away becoming a social disgrace to the Bennet family name. Lydia thought that Mr. Wickham had every intention of marrying her when they ran away together. Although he found out later, Mr. Wickham had no intention of marrying Lydia to begin with. Because of Lydia's misstep, the only other option would be to get married. For Mr. Wickham his married life should consist only of class and money, no love will ever come out of his marriage to Lydia. This marriage shows that they do not have the capacity to have a relationship like Lydia's or Jane's parents. Mr. Darcy and Mr. Bennett try to hide their immature reaction of running away with Mr. Wickham but without marrying him. They both offer Mr. Wickham money to marry Lydia so as not to give the Bennett family name a bad name. Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth's marriage contrasts with that of Lydia and Mr. Wickham because of love, while Mr. Wickham cares more about money and social class. Elizabeth and Lydia have one thing in common, they both have love but their marriages couldn't seem more