It's just the way things are done. My mother didn't pay attention to them and my mother paid the price.

[social ostracism and a daughter who wasn't good enough for any of the great houses of Bgztl, something that was considered essential for entry into society or politics]

...I do and I don't. I wish he'd been more clear with Spider Girl, that being with me meant he couldn't be with her. But I don't regret him.