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Generally speaking, it has been pretty rough across six decades when dealing with romantic relationships. There were a few good one-shot romances, like Timicin and Lwaxana Troi from "Half a Life".
Agreed. Romance in STAR TREK was usually not great, though a few exceptions worked well.

Ben and Kasidy. Miles and Keiko. Worf and Jadzia. Tom and B'Elanna. Stamets and Culber.
 
Stamets and Culber don't exactly have a romantic relationship or one which seems like they even feel physically attracted to each other. But season 3 onwards they are certainly stable and drama free.
 
Ben and Kasidy Yates felt forced. I don't think Miles and Keiko even liked each other. Worf and Jadzia just fed into fandom's image of Jadzia as a Klingon party girl.

None of them really worked for me.

Really? I thought all three were done well, especially Miles and Keiko. More so over the years, espeically after being married. (In 6 months, it'll be 15 years. :beer:)
 
Stamets and Culber don't exactly have a romantic relationship or one which seems like they even feel physically attracted to each other. But season 3 onwards they are certainly stable and drama free.
I liked how we got some of the little 'day in the life' moments with them. Like when we just see them brushing their teeth and talking about their day. Little scenes like that go a long way with how you connect with characters and their interactions. Personally, I thought they were a good couple, and we saw some of the ups and downs with them. Seemed pretty realistic to me.

(When we see a couple have no issues or are portrayed as a little too perfect for each other, it loses a lot of credibility because there is no such thing as a perfect couple.)
 
I liked how we got some of the little 'day in the life' moments with them. Like when we just see them brushing their teeth and talking about their day. Little scenes like that go a long way with how you connect with characters and their interactions. Personally, I thought they were a good couple, and we saw some of the ups and downs with them. Seemed pretty realistic to me.

(When we see a couple have no issues or are portrayed as a little too perfect for each other, it loses a lot of credibility because there is no such thing as a perfect couple.)
I do agree with you on that. They are a good healthy relationship in this comfortable love sort of way. I guess I'm just more accustomed to seeing romance in a romance but perhaps their's is a more realistic presentation.
 
I feel like one of the issues with the short and galaxy-threatening storyline seasons was that we rarely got to see the people in relationships actually just enjoying having their relationships. Where was the fun?
 
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