Yeah, don't let other folks get you down so much..
Yeah, more often than not. I enjoy the comics. They're certainly still entertaining. And removing the marraige at least gives more room for more characters, and more variety in the story lines. Variety being the spice of life and all that.
Of course they could still probably do with introducing more interesting/likeable characters, but I suppose it takes a while to warm to some. Even back in the 70es a lot of folks didn't like MJ, thinking she was a bit of a floozie..It really took another decade or so of writing before she could become enshrinded as his 'true love'
Which to be fair, sometimes happens in real life too. Despite what Hollywood might tell you, Not everyone falls in love overnight.
And yay, to the older posters who remembered that Pete can be a bit of a jerk. I honestly don't know if I met someone in real life like him, if I would even like them. Sppiderman yes, but Peter Parker? Without knowing the secret reasons for his behaviour I probably would think he was really stuck up on himself..