Lwk the fear of getting married especially in the historical setting is so valid, since even without the novels plot, marriage in the past could be terrifying for women since they'd have no rights to object it<br />I get why shes called ugly, (not that I think she's ugly, but she is the opposite of Beauty Standards of this world with the makeup) and I think the reason why she doesn't look as ugly to readers is bc we're modern and see more types of unique beauty (also maybe just cause of the artstyle but I like looking too much into simple stuff like this)