Nausicaa is old enough to be married. Although, her parents have not yet found anyone. The only potential husband that Nausicaa has in story is Odysseus. When she first meets him she is not fazed by his nakedness whereas her handmaids are. When initially meeting him she clothes him and feeds him in the same way a wife would tend to her husband. Nausicaa even washes clothing in order to flirt with Odysseus. This notion of Odysseus as a potential husband for Nausicaa is so much that her father, Alcinuous even offers to Odysseus that he should marry her.
Nausicaa is essentially a younger Penelope who is the potential loyal and dutious wife. She works within the confines of societal expectations that she is still learning to understand.
-- Victoria
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