Help with my book, please??

Question

My story is set in the early Edwardian period. The question I wish to ask is, let's say the daughter of a clergyman becomes pregnant by some rake, she goes to her friend's house, which is located is a place far from societ, to give birth, and send the child away to another family, or something, in fear of being rebuked by society for her scandal. She wants to keep things secret. But then, the heroine's uncle finds out. What would he do? Would he, a religious man, allow the heroine to send the child away as a bastard. Or, would he tell her to take responsibility, marry the father, and give the child a name?

This leads to my second question. There are two men in the story: the rake, and the guy who really loves the heroine. If the good guy knew that the heroine had gotten pregnant by another man, do you think he would hate her-be disgusted of her and abandon her? Or if he continues to love her...would it be unrealistic? I want to be realistic, but I'm afraid that having the man

remaining in love with her would be rather....UNrealistic. Like in Tess of D'
uberville (sp?). The man immediately took a disliking to Tess once finding out she wasn't a virgin. ANd in every movie and book I read, men tend to react negatively to women who were not virgins. What do you think? Do you think there is hope of this section of the book being realistic if I make this guy remain in love with the heroine? For those who have been in love, is it possible?

Answer 1

well apparently during his period of time people were kind of rigid but somehow women acquire some rights back them because of the industrialization which produced more mobility ... i believe than the uncle probably would get really mad in an scenery like this one and would try to convince her to get married to the rake , i think the rake would be capture and probably would be made to marry her or at least that would be what the uncle would want . about the other guy he would find out about she getting married and about the child and i believe than love would make him forgive and talk to the uncle claiming he is the real father .... love makes people make crazy thing :P ..... would all of this be realistic !!!??? well i don't really know for sure but it would be a good story i guess :D ....

i hope i was helpful ...