"Good for you." Eleanor says with an approving nod. "Lord knows too many women are content to just stay at home and be wives. I had to fight my own husband just to keep my job as a maid after we married. Seemed to think it was insulting to his manhood rather than thinking we could use the extra money." She lets out a snort of wry amusement. "Having someone in your life is good but I think we pressure young women into marriage far too soon." Reaching out she pats Vela on the shoulder. "I think you did the right thing by chasing your dreams love. I'm glad your parents let you follow through even if they didn't approve."

The woman liked Vela already, at least in part because the head maid thought she'd be a good role model for her daughter. A reminder that a woman could be more than just a man's wife. Even if she could be that as well. "I think that distrusting people would make fer a miserable life, you are right my dear. However, I think that you don't really know a person until you see them on a bad day." A pauses as she says softly. "Like Master Edward, every day is a bad day for that man. Yet he is always polite and kind to all of us even though it's plain he is in pain. I think Ruth trusted that bastard of a former husband of hers too much before she saw him have a bad day."

That was Eleanor's take anyway. Don't hitch yourself to a man until you saw him upset. How they handled that would tell you what kind of husband they would be. If a man's response to things not going his way was to run or break things, then he weren't worth your time in her opinion.