Talk:Matthew Cuthbert/@comment-205.153.50.104-20200116032648/@comment-4934571-20200116223652

Hi! You've just described Matthew's backstory in Anne with an E – which we are planning to cover on the respective page, Matthew Cuthbert (CBC).

I cannot recall if L.M. Montgomery ever explained why Marilla and Matthew never married. It is mentioned Marilla was in a relationship with Gilbert's father, however, he ended up marrying another woman. Marilla never married – I don't think her reason was ever explained. She might have not liked anyone else, she might have been heartbroken or offended after the breakup with John Blythe. In Matthew's case, it is implied he never married due to his shyness.

In the books, Matthew is older than Marilla. He is said to be 60 when Anne arrives to Green Gables. Marilla was in her 50s. Michael does not exist in the books and the parents are rarely mentioned. Their father was apparently just as shy as Matthew, that's why he built Green Gables far from the other houses. Their mother's maiden name was Johnson and her family comes from Scotland.