Let’s put ourselves in Lindsay’s shoes

I know everyone knows how cruel Dean and Rory were to Lindsay (especially Dean) but on my latest rewatch I’ve realized how truly awful she had it. Let’s just picture this:

  • Your boyfriend’s ex is this perfect smart girl everyone in town loves.

  • You bump into your bf’s ex at a party and get your music taste mocked by the ex’s current rebel-without-a-cause boyfriend.

  • Your boyfriend and his ex’s current boyfriend have a full blown fight over said ex. Humiliating.

  • You get a “shut up ring” and say yes because you’re in love and naive.

  • You find out your fiancé’s ex goes to Yale now, she’s so smart and special.

  • Your fiancee still cries over the ex the night before the wedding (you don’t know this but still)

  • You try to be the perfect housewife and your family helps you navigate this new married life.

  • You support your husband even though he is working for his ex’s mom (I’m sure this made you at least a little uncomfortable)

  • Husband spends hours at the arcade after dinner and keeps constant communication with his ex (unbeknownst to you).

  • You overhear your husband’s ex badmouthing you at Doose’s, implying you’re lazy and ruining his life.

  • Husband continues to talk to the ex as “friends” after you asked him to stop.

  • Your husband’s acting distant and constantly annoyed.

  • Husband cheats with his ex then comes home and yells at you for answering his phone when the other woman called.

  • You try to improve your cooking skills to impress your husband and save your rocky relationship (he’s weird and kind of checked out)

  • You find a letter addressed to your husband from his ex talking about their affair. You’re absolutely heartbroken and kick him out.

  • Your mom confronts the other woman but no one in town seems to care, the mistress continues to be the town’s princess.

  • Ex husband and affair partner become boyfriend and girlfriend and they’re parading around town (looking miserable though).

  • They eventually break up, so they ruined lives for no reason.

  • A couple of years later the whole town throws your ex’s affair partner a huge party for her Yale graduation and celebrate how amazing, brilliant and wonderful she is.

Her story is truly a tragedy, every single thing that happens to her is just sad and unfair.