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Why does Prince Andrei fall out of love with Lise Meinen?
Lydia I think that Andrei fell out of love with Lise because of expectations. She just did not meet his. I don't remember the age gap, if there was one, bet…mǰI think that Andrei fell out of love with Lise because of expectations. She just did not meet his. I don't remember the age gap, if there was one, between Lise and Andrei, but his father mentioned the 15 year gap between Andrei and Natasha and suggested the year long engagement. I think the old Prince alluded that Andrei had a habit of falling for young, immature girls (although I think 16 may have been old for the time). Natasha was definitely immature.

Lise was a great beauty and social butterfly among the St. Petersburg set. Her socializing probably cost Andrei some money. At Bald Hills, there was someone to keep an eye on Lise. Andrei's tyrannical father. By relocating Lise to Bald Hills, Andrei did cut her off from her social connections and then abandoned her to go to war (as many of the young men of age considered themselves potential heroes).(less)
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by Leo Tolstoy
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