Why does spike like rarity

Spike's little crush on Rarity is absolutely adorable and it's a great ongoing thing in the show, but I think them getting together would be a little odd. But I'm iffy about it mostly for the reason that I just can't imagine MLP with canon romance added in. I'm usually against the show pursuing something like a romantic relationship, because i don't know if it can add anything to the show that can't be added by oter means, making the situation feel out of place.

This is different than the couples showing affection in the Hearts and Hooves episode because it happened with characters that don't require a bigger development of the relationship and what brought it to exist. These couples existed only to show that ponies have these relationships. If this was to happen between major characters, it would require development and it can be a difficult subject to tackle in the allotted time of an episode.

This is why I think that this is better explored in fan fiction, and even more in Sparity. Spike is a child at the time the episodes happen. For him to actually have a relationship with Rarity, it would require a whole story as to why he is no longer a child, explaining how it happened and this feels like an episode already.

With that in mind, a two-parter about this is very unlikely This is why it can happen in fan fiction: there is no time limit to develop the story and make it believable. But not in the show. But I think you are right in the fanfiction regard, especially concerning a pairing like Sparity just because if how much time it would take for Spike and for Rarity to overcome why they can't be in a relationship together before it can actually happen.

The show wouldn't take the time to do that, because the show is about friendship and all. I mean don't get me wrong.

It would be nice to have some canon shipping in the show among some of the main characters. But the obstacles between Spike and Rarity far outweigh Spike's infatuation for her. It is astounding to me how so many people are against having romance in the show ie Twilight and Flash Sentry because it would get in the way of the friendship lessons.

Yet some of these people ship Spike and Rarity OK, if someone says that they are against all romance happening in the show, then they need to mean what they say and not make any exceptions.

Otherwise their argument against Twilight and Flash Sentry is meaningless. Um, since character limit is still standing, let us destroy it! Twily's got a boyfriend. U mad? Plus, I've been on Flash Sentry's side ever since I saw the huge amount of people calling him a waifu stealer. And on the Sparity side of things, the way the relationship is right now is decent.

But if it stays like this, with Rarity obviously maturing and Spike doing the same, and they keep the same puppy dog love, I think my head may just explode. Don't develop the relationship into something deeper, but have Spike mature past it.

We all get past our embarrassing first crushes. That would make an excellent episode, actually - Spike matures, and Rarity jokingly reminds him of how he used to have a crush on her. He gets utterly embarrassed because he can't believe he ever did that, and goes to extreme lengths to stay away from Rarity. I do agree however that it would probably be better to mature Spike's body a bit beforehand, ideally after confessing his love openly think Scott Pilgrim Power of Love.

Also, I don't get why people insist on Spike's feelings being childish: His feelings for Rarity allowed him to overcome his very nature, for which there seems to be no precedence at all.

That's a bit much for a crush. As for the age, some calculations based on Cutie Mark Chronicles suggest he's about years younger than Rarity, which would would make him about Apart from that its pretty obvious, that Spike's mental development is far ahead of his physical growth.

I mentioned it in another thread as well. I don't see how romance in the show would get in the way of friendship morals especially considering romance and friendship can go hand in hand with each other and not be mutually exclusive. There's nothing wrong with Twilight, or any of the other mane 6 for that matter, to have a romantic interest. The reason I expect a lot of people to not want to see romance is they can't deal with the fact their waifus are being taken.

If not that, then the typical argument is that it gets in the way of friendship when that doesn't have to be the case at all. As far as Sparity goes, I can't say I particularly care either way if, and only if, the writers somehow manage to pull it off but so far, I've not seen any good reason to develop the relationship beyond the puppy dog love Spike has for her and Rarity having an affection toward Spike the way someone would toward another much younger person them herself.

As others mentioned, it's not really possible due to the large age gap and level of maturity displayed by both characters. And besides, RarityxFancy Pants seems a lot more plausible. There are a few reasons in which I believe that Spike and Rarity will never get along. Firstly, and I'm shocked no-one else commented on it, is that fact that dragons are prone to greed in the series, and Rarity is the element of generosity. It's like two sides of a coin-you need both for the coin to work, but they can never meet.

Secondly, it does still have to stay under the 'kids-show' aspect, and having a relationship in a show may not be the best thing to show little kids that watch the show because they are kids. While I personally think it doesn't matter, I have other brony friends that think along those lines.

I mean, I know it would be an interesting match up, but it's like having a relationship with your dog. Mind you, that hasn't stopped people in this world from doing that anyway. Fourthly, age difference. I, for one, never actually thought this is so important. The main reason for that is Discord. He's half dragon half pony, and despite being one of the main villains, I could never really see his as evil.

He's always been chaotic neutral to me. If Spike and Rarity, by some strange and rather unlikely circumstances, actually did get together and have offsprings, I figure they'd be somewhat like Discord themselves and likely fall within the good alignment. Second: There are plenty of kid's shows that include characters in relationships.

Third: Its certainly nothing like having a relationship with a dog, seeing as Spike is both sentient and perfectly capable of communicating with the others. There is simply no precedence for a dragon-pony relationship.

Some are pretty good, a few that made me and others I was like ohhhkay. I'm not against FlashLight becasue "it'll get in the way of friendship", which I agree is a dumb argument against romance. I'm against it because it was a badly done, cliche, cringe-inducing relationship that offered the worst kind of romance in something like this: one done "just because".

Say what you will about Sparity, but it's an interesting relationship that provides a lot of funny and cute moments for both characters and could, at the very least, lend itself to mature lessons about heartbreak or young love if they don't complete the ship, which I don't expect to happen. I acknowledge that you feel that the relationship was cliche and not well-done. I do somewhat disagree, but to each their own. And I am glad that we agree that romance would not ruin the show, and that fear of that happening is a stupid reason to dislike FlashLight.

As for your second point, please don't get me wrong. Rarity does eventually realize what she's done, though. How old is fluttershy? How old was Spike when he became a vampire? Who is Spike's dad? What color is Spike? Is Rainbow Dash a girl or a boy? What is the age limit for My Little Pony?

Who is Spike's mom? Anne Pratt. Who are Scootaloo's parents? Does Rainbow Dash have a boyfriend? Who does Princess Celestia marry? Does discord have a crush on fluttershy? Rarity is the older sister of Sweetie Belle. Rarity works as both a fashion designer, and as a seamstress at her own shop, Carousel Boutique. Her personality traits consist of elegance and generosity. She represents the element of generosity. Throughout the series, Spike has been shown to have a big crush on Rarity, calling her beautiful when he first sees her in the show's pilot episode; in the season 2 episode, "Secret of my Excess"; he admits his crush to her which she accepts.

Their relationship has developed to become stronger with the passage of time. He is in many ways treated as an equal by the mane 6. Dragons as a species might just mentally and emotionally mature faster than they physically mature. Such a growth pattern would actually make a lot of evolutionary sense in a creature that breathes fire: it would ensure that they were more emotionally equipped to deal with anger issues before their bodies and fire-breathing capacity grew.

With regard to the species difference, unicorns, pegasi, earth ponies, donkeys, zebras, griffins, minotaurs, and so on all seem to share the same society in Equestria. There is nothing considered strange about Rainbow Dash and Gilda being friends with each other; one is not the other one's pet , they're on an equal footing with each other. If cross-species friendships are commonplace, then it's plausible that cross-species romantic and sexual relationships are not as taboo there as they would be here.

If Fluttershy were to have an affair with Angel Bunny, that might cross a boundary, as Angel Bunny is a member of a species from a lower level of sentience. But Spike and Rarity, being from species with the same level of sentience, might be a different matter.

I'm not saying that that's exactly what Equestrians believe, but it seems a plausible explanation to me. Because ever since the first time he saw her, Spike seems to have a crush on Rarity. So it does make sense to ship them just don't take it too far a.

People like the "unrequited love becomes requited" trope for wish-fulfilment or whatever reasons. I don't like two-sided Sparity his canon crush is cute, if a bit overdone sometimes mostly because of the age difference - as others have pointed out, it's debatable as to exactly how old Spike is meant to be and I'm cool with others disagreeing, but he does still feel very much like a child to me, at least no older than maybe 12 in human years - and because as I mentioned I'm not a fan of unrequited love ships, but I feel like a lot of people who do mostly ship it with Spike aged up, in art and fanfic anyway?

Even those who don't, though And anyway, sometimes messed-up ships are fun! Well it's simple I am quite the Sparity shipper myself so I cannot complain!

The reasons behind the Sparity shippers are beautifully laid out by Coco before Pommel. I myself don't ship as I desperately want an episode where Rarity lets Spike down, or rather Spike realizes that his crush on Rarity is actually NOT a crush Because in that one episode where spike and rarity are falling to their death spike admits he likes her, but she already knew that and started to cry. You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

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