Wickham, before their marriage they eloped together with no intention of marrying while Wickham was stationed in Brighton and Lydia remained nearby. Lydia did not understand that her actions were very shameful for her family. When Mr. Darcy finally found Lydia and Mr. Wickham, he convinced them to run away and he paid off all of Wickham's debt and paid Lydia's dowry. The marriage between them is definitely not a marriage for love, but rather a marriage for obligation and money. Wickham has a past as a gold prospector and almost tricked Mr. Darcy's younger sister Georgiana into marrying her off due to her large inheritance, and he also pursued Miss Mary King due to her wealth. Lydia is very attracted to all the officers and she is very young and immature, so she was excited to have a