I'm not sure how to vote. So I didn't.
When I first joined this fandom, I loved the character of Lois best in the first seasons, but prefered them as a couple after they were married. I was a teenager at that point and pretty pesimistic about marriage, having seen aftermath of an astonishing amount of vicious divorces. As I grew up and got into the dating scene, their portrayal made me more optimistic about my chances of finding someone who wouldn't leave me feeling like my emotions had just beeen through a couple rounds with Mike Tyson.
BUT now that I'm married...I often prefer the before stories. I like the whole "will they/won't they" bit. The dating ritual fascinates me, especially in its many incarnations in fanfic.
Maybe it has something to do with the Greener Grass syndrome.
