Oh, well you two get it over with it already and
MUD W R E S T L E !!!
"That's a dumb question, Miss Glenn’s Organ."

i love Bee
suck it.

They point that out though, I thought those flaws were supposed to be obvious. He's a little too cynical and doesn't take society seriously even though they have no sons and would benefit from networking. So he does fail his family in that way but I still find him charming and I think you're supposed to -after all he saves Lizzy from Collins!
But maybe I just want to like him because I suck at networking

True. Least embarrassing. But he's always undermining his wife and daughters in public. I think Austen wants us to realize that under his charm he's really not a very ethical person. The only characters who undergo genuine change are Elizabeth and Darcy. Mr B, like all the others, stays exactly the same.

It makes sense though because the whole family had to have flaws. I feel like Mr B's flaws are the least embarrassing out of the bunch

When I taught P and P I always emphasized that Austen is fairly critical of Mr B. He's a failure as a father and as a husband, however charming (that word again!) and witty he might be. I taught Austen as a Stern Moralist!

Awww that's totes sweet, Bentz
Mr Bennett didn't just make jokes about his wife. He makes jokes about society. And his quips are light-hearted and witty. I bet he'd make killer analysis threads

The father who jokes about his wife? I'm probably a bit like him. Uxorious, though.

Lol I would have guessed Mr Bennett

Not really. Cheerfully blank, like Collins with a toothache.

All broody like Mr Darcy?

Me too! I am the master of profound silences at parties and such.

And it kind of touches me that you feel that way because in person I am horrible at the talkie talkies

But for TWD you have to keep it a little silly otherwise it's just ridiculous roachbox or water-cooler talk.
It's a lot harder than it looks, folks!