Goodreads asked Ed Ireland:

Who is your favorite fictional couple, and why?

Ed Ireland My favorite types of love affairs are the kind where one or both parties refuse to admit that love. For this reason, one of the most powerful examples of this also happens to be my personal favorite.
I first read Margaret Mitchell's Gone With The Wind sometime in the 60s. The romance of Scarlett and Rhett was painful at times to read. She was the epitome of what would be considered "toxic", and he was the dark anti-hero. Still, the undertone of love was there. I think he loved her from the moment they met and she certainly felt an attraction.
Even though the ending was less than happy, I like to think that eventually love won and Rhett returned. After all, he knew he had finally won her heart then. I know he kind of feared having her love since one of his lines at the end is "I loved you but I couldn't let you know it. You're so brutal to those who love you, Scarlett."
Contrary to what he says, she knew. He couldn't hide it. I like to think that time changed his heart and the realization that she found her own heart sent him back to her. Rhett and Scarlett...my favorite couple.

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