melian being a maia is also something else --she is definitely much more powerful than thingol, and much more wiser. in the instance when thingol aksed a silmaril from beren in exchange of consent for marrying luthien, melian at once knew fully well that thingol had been ensnared by the doom surrounding that holy jewel, but said nothing. i guess this shows that with the inherent disparity, there is some form of "self-restraint" or "self-regulation" if you will in their relationship without melian really compromising her empowerment. i've always believed that relationships between partners on both their terms is the best way to go.
agree beren and luthien were happy, though i've to sneak in a modifier and say there was bittersweet happiness in their marriage.
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