I'm with Elisabeth [edit: and James] here and have heard the same stats and have anecdotal evidence of the same from friends. While I have my own personal beliefs on the issue, I'm not *necessarily* opposed to fic where they *Wells imitation* prior to marriage - it depends on a myriad of other factors as well - my preference is always waiting for marriage and I don't write otherwise.
For that matter wouldn't Nan's "Second Choice" be an example of what the back story COULD be - those who have read it should recognize the difference there and I won't spoil it for those who haven't [but if you haven't - get thee to the archive!!!] - I would find that premise more interesting than the other and I still have faith in Nan's sequel queenness
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I could live with ambiguous as a reader/'watcher' as its unlikely I'll be able to write anyway.
Carol
