In the comic back in the day when they first got together, Pepper and Happy were having problems, and Pepper hooked up with Tony, but it just. Didn't. Work.
Also, didn't Pepper ask Tony to shut off Happy's life support system.
*awkward*
The only kind of 'normal' woman who worked with him was Bethany, because she was a typical adventure girl, but she could also just be with him. Solid relationship, really.
Bethany was wise enough to leave Tony. Goddamit, I like Tony, and I'm one of his biggest fans, but the man doesn't have it in him to give the women in his life what they want - which is more of him.
He'd have to retire from being IM for it to have a chance. There was this one shot that explored it (Bethany Cabe was a Senator, I think). It was rather sweet, because Tony had gotten older (in his fifties, I think) and had to retire from being Iron Man.
*big sighs at Rumiko. Looks at her and sighs again*
I always thought that Madam Masque understood Stark because she had her own super villainy to get on with. The alterego tends to feed into the civilian life.
In the Illuminati, Namor was ribbing Tony over dating Lady Masque, that was so random. Never mind the fact that Namor is still hung up over Susan Storm.
This.
Also, didn't Pepper ask Tony to shut off Happy's life support system.
*awkward*
The only kind of 'normal' woman who worked with him was Bethany, because she was a typical adventure girl, but she could also just be with him. Solid relationship, really.
Bethany was wise enough to leave Tony. Goddamit, I like Tony, and I'm one of his biggest fans, but the man doesn't have it in him to give the women in his life what they want - which is more of him.
He'd have to retire from being IM for it to have a chance. There was this one shot that explored it (Bethany Cabe was a Senator, I think). It was rather sweet, because Tony had gotten older (in his fifties, I think) and had to retire from being Iron Man.
*big sighs at Rumiko. Looks at her and sighs again*
I always thought that Madam Masque understood Stark because she had her own super villainy to get on with. The alterego tends to feed into the civilian life.
In the Illuminati, Namor was ribbing Tony over dating Lady Masque, that was so random. Never mind the fact that Namor is still hung up over Susan Storm.
Never change.