Tony "G-Man" Guerrero said:

it's always been clear that Barbara was his true love.

 Not biased at all X-D !
 
For my part I couldn't have found a couple with more chemistry than a pairing between a glass of a water and a wooden plank, those two only matched up because they were kids, they had zero personalities back then, maybe today they can work, but even then I don't think so.

1) It's "Kory", not "Kori".  2) It's been confirmed in interviews that DCnU's K-O-R-Y will still have a history with Dick Grayson.  3) "Even though Dick's relationship with Kori lasted a while and the two almost got married, it's always been clear that Barbara was his true love."  Um the whole time he was with Starfire (K-O-R-Y) Babs wasn't mentioned once by him. Read the Wolfman/Perez Titans run. In fact, Dick doesn't mention or interact with Babs from the early 80's until the early/mid 90's. The first time he even mentions her after he after he and K-O-R-Y get together is in KNIGHTFALL and it's in passing "Oracle told me..."  4) I'm not denying that Dick and Babs are together, were together and love eachother...but a huge part of their romantic history is retcons. Dick didn't pine for Babs in the 80's and make K-O-R-Y his second choice. There are comics in the early 80's where Babs is with Jason Bard as his date at functions and Dick see's them without bating an eye or skipping a beat. After their flirtation in BATMAN FAMILY ended there was no romance until the late 90's. I'm not denying there is something between the characters...I'm just saying the history isn't as far spread as legend has it.  5) Prove me wrong by not deleting this comment. I'm told by a friend on here that contrary comments get deleted on your articles. If you don't like being fact checked then tough.

I love that vertical panel where starfire answers the door about as naked as she could be in a non-adult comic.  While those types of scenes are always heartbreaking for the girl or guy knocking at the door, I do love the dramatic WHAM on that person.  So and so is not only not into you, they're essentially sexing up someone else.
 
As far as the back and forth and all that.  The thing that bugs me about serial fiction like comics or soaps is that there are more "almost" marriages than there are in real life (at least in my circle of family and friends).  Because, as Tony said, the chase is more fun, these people are constantly getting really close to someone only to have it fall apart for the story.  After a while it has the potential to make someone cynical or jaded in the same way that cheap comic book death does.  
 
I don't know if most comic book writers are single or not, but as a married person, I can tell you there is PLENTY of drama in a marriage.  It doesn't all have to be about the chase.  The key issue, which Hickman and others have done a great job exploring in Fantastic 4/Future Foundation, is making time for your spouse.  It's hard enough for avg joes, imagine super heroes.  Even when both parties ARE supers as Reed and Sue, there can be a tension between intimate time (and that doesn't JUST mean sex) and all their other responsibilities.  And when both people are super heroes there's the extra understanding that they DO have a job to DO.  So while MJ or Lois can look like jerks for wanting their men to spend time with them because they can't properly understand the super's life, Sue can understand the tension there as could Barb.
 
And there are other issues to explore: do they have children in a world where they have enemies always going after them, does their love die out as happened with Jean Grey and Scott Summers around the time of Grant Morrison's run, do they remain faithful, not to mention everything that comes from living with someone you've only just dated before.  Finally, there's extra bickering if their jobs overlap.  Everyone I've ever known who's had parents that work together has said they fight constantly at work.  (Mr and Mrs Incredible on the roof before their marriage is a mild example)
 
So there's tons to explore - they're just too scared or, like I said, maybe they aren't married so they can't think of it.  But I'd like to see comics continue to evolve - THAT will bring more readers than just going back to #1.

I'd like for them to get together, yes, but they also aren't as iconic as Lois and Clark would be for me. That being said, if they get together in this new 52, then great. If not, doesn't matter.  Just glad Babs is Batgirl again to be honest :)

If Dick needs her to walk to get it up... they have deep problems. :(

@Bertone said:

1) It's "Kory", not "Kori".  2) It's been confirmed in interviews that DCnU's K-O-R-Y will still have a history with Dick Grayson.  3) "Even though Dick's relationship with Kori lasted a while and the two almost got married, it's always been clear that Barbara was his true love."  Um the whole time he was with Starfire (K-O-R-Y) Babs wasn't mentioned once by him. Read the Wolfman/Perez Titans run. In fact, Dick doesn't mention or interact with Babs from the early 80's until the early/mid 90's. The first time he even mentions her after he after he and K-O-R-Y get together is in KNIGHTFALL and it's in passing "Oracle told me..."  4) I'm not denying that Dick and Babs are together, were together and love eachother...but a huge part of their romantic history is retcons. Dick didn't pine for Babs in the 80's and make K-O-R-Y his second choice. There are comics in the early 80's where Babs is with Jason Bard as his date at functions and Dick see's them without bating an eye or skipping a beat. After their flirtation in BATMAN FAMILY ended there was no romance until the late 90's. I'm not denying there is something between the characters...I'm just saying the history isn't as far spread as legend has it.  5) Prove me wrong by not deleting this comment. I'm told by a friend on here that contrary comments get deleted on your articles. If you don't like being fact checked then tough.

That's what people don't get. Starfire and Dick Grayson were practically soul mates during the early days of the Teen Titans. In those times, Babs/Dick didn't exist canonically. It wasn't until after the various retcons that Batgirl was introduced into the fold and their relationship kinda forced into current continuity. If anything, Kory was the one, people would know that if they read up on their NTT. I ship the hell out of Power Girl, though.

Never really liked Babs and Dick together, it seemed forced  I prefer Dick and Kory,

They better! Dick proposes to Barbara before and what happens...?

These two are great together!

I should get a prize for guessing this right on the facebook post :)

Sadly i dont think you can put Babs and Dick in a relationship without it degrading one of them.

I hope so!

sure why not

@SmoothJammin said:

@Bertone said:

1) It's "Kory", not "Kori".  2) It's been confirmed in interviews that DCnU's K-O-R-Y will still have a history with Dick Grayson.  3) "Even though Dick's relationship with Kori lasted a while and the two almost got married, it's always been clear that Barbara was his true love."  Um the whole time he was with Starfire (K-O-R-Y) Babs wasn't mentioned once by him. Read the Wolfman/Perez Titans run. In fact, Dick doesn't mention or interact with Babs from the early 80's until the early/mid 90's. The first time he even mentions her after he after he and K-O-R-Y get together is in KNIGHTFALL and it's in passing "Oracle told me..."  4) I'm not denying that Dick and Babs are together, were together and love eachother...but a huge part of their romantic history is retcons. Dick didn't pine for Babs in the 80's and make K-O-R-Y his second choice. There are comics in the early 80's where Babs is with Jason Bard as his date at functions and Dick see's them without bating an eye or skipping a beat. After their flirtation in BATMAN FAMILY ended there was no romance until the late 90's. I'm not denying there is something between the characters...I'm just saying the history isn't as far spread as legend has it.  5) Prove me wrong by not deleting this comment. I'm told by a friend on here that contrary comments get deleted on your articles. If you don't like being fact checked then tough.

That's what people don't get. Starfire and Dick Grayson were practically soul mates during the early days of the Teen Titans. In those times, Babs/Dick didn't exist canonically. It wasn't until after the various retcons that Batgirl was introduced into the fold and their relationship kinda forced into current continuity. If anything, Kory was the one, people would know that if they read up on their NTT. I ship the hell out of Power Girl, though.

not to put  too fine of  point  Dick and Kory  had I child together  Nightstar as well  (from Kingdom Come)  which is cannon so how is that going  to work  out  i'm just see holes here that's that need to be address to my mind .

Where are these two scans from? 
 

DC sure loves to hit that reset button.

I really hope they become an item again. Neither of them is my favorite, but they're a good match for each other.

I hope not.She's not good enough for him

This is something seriously tricky, specially for me, since Im rather obsessed with ALL three characters involved. Dick, is by far one of my favorite super hero characters of all times. Babs was my favorite Batgirl, and Kory my favorite Titan. In my readings, I was happy for Dick regardless of his relationship status with whatever girl; he was happy and in love and I was happy for him.   
  
With the relaunch of the DC universe, are we seriously limited to only two love interests for Dick? Is it set in stone that Babs or Kory are the top two contenders for his affections? I like to think that with this relaunch, its not only possible to rekindle things from the past, but to INTRODUCE new possibilities! Ranging from new bad guys, to yes!, even new love interests. Its clear with this relaunch the past has been changed, or bloody miracles are happening or that the balance of the universe and space have been shifted (whatever reason DC may decide to pull) Who's to say that the romantic pasts between Dick and Babs is still there? If Babs can have the function of her legs back, maybe the feelings of affection she had for Dick are no longer existent and replaced with something violent (I mean, she clearly dislikes Dick in that awesome cover that was provided) And maybe Starfire was never sold off as a slave, thus ending the events of her and Dick's meeting. And maybe, just maybe, a new kind of romantic candidate is presented. 
 
But in personal preference, Id like to see him with Kory.  (I'd also like to kindly point out that DC has made it clear that this relaunch is to bring in new readers and allow them to experience stories from the beginning without becoming too confused with decades of comic history. New readers, a new generation, are able to identify heroes/couples that they have been exposed to. For instance, the Teen Titans TV show had an obvious pairing of Robin and Starfire, and it was later revealed in the same series Robin would grow to be Nightwing. The new generation of readers that is being aimed for, is AWARE of that romantic interest and is most likely expecting it. Would it be wise for DC to go with the obvious romantic pairing that the new generation grown with?)
 
But also, the more practical-comic-devouring-side of me is screaming: Forget the freaking love interest! He doesn't need one! I WANNA SEE NIGHTWING, and NIGHTWING ONLY.  
 
As interesting as relationships are in the super hero lifestyle, I don't always find it necessary for our hero to have a love interest. If anything, a relationship can pose to be nothing BUT problems and become an annoyance while reading. Honestly, if I wanted a true blue romance, Id stroll over to my book shelf and dive into my guilty pleasures of Sherrilyn Kenyon.  But I also see the importance of relationships to the plot as well.  I just think, in my honest opinion, its TOO early for Dick to consider a romantic interest. It would be a bit of a buzz kill for me to start reading this awesomely new Nightwing series and then have a romantic escapade with Babs or Kory or anybody shoved down my throat. I believe Dick needs to be able to identify HIMSELF, before he can identify a possible romantic partner.  
 
I wrote an essay! And Im done. 

@Nightstar1: 
 
You're right, I haven't read anything about Nightwing and Starfire's relationship, because nothing new has been written about it in almost 20 YEARS.  Please don't get offended because again, I LIKE Starfire, I like her character and I like the romance she had with Dick. It's very representative of a first love. But it was the first, and I'm sorry, but from what all I've read in comics since then Dick has moved on. Yes, there was that time in Titans when they hooked up, because they were under the power of a demon. 
 
Again, I don't want to come off as I hate Dick with Kory, because I don't, I just don't see her as the one he ends up with forever. Babs grounds Dick, she challenges him, and they have been a source of strength for each other. I know a lot of that history was retconned, but for me it wasn't retconned because I was growing up with it. 
 
So, it seems to me the problem here is that I obviously started reading comics in the downsing of Dick/Kory and the upswing of Dick/Babs, so for older readers this would make mad while it makes sense to newer readers. Such is the dilema in comics. 
 
Again though, please don't think I have pure hatred toward Dick/Kory. I think it was a good coupling that ran its course.

Don't feel you have to like Dick/Kory on anyone else's behalf, but I think it needs to be understood that its not the relationship running its course and the two moving on that sits egregiously with fans--its that Barbara Gordon's romance with Dick was WRITTEN ON TOP of his very serious, very canonical relationship with Kory.   It was a series of damaging retcons that began to marginalize Dick's years with the Titans, as well as treat Kory as if she was this 'promiscuous, other woman' in Dick's' life.   
 
It was wrong and felt far too sexist in its delivery since Babs is the good/golden girl of the DCU and visually accepted by Bruce and his universe, and they were juxtapositioning her girl-next-door image against a sexualized depiction of Kory. 
 
Honestly, I don't want Kory back with Dick, but I do feel DC got greedy and treated the idea of the Babs/Dick coupling as more important than the two's individual histories.  Barbara slowly got de-aged and Dick's own continuity got altered to suit a past romance that DID NOT happen.  The relationship literally became an editorial edict at the cost of treating Koriand'r like dirt.
 
I believe this is what is being referred to when posters comment that a return to this pairing would "only hold each other back".
 
Which is why my vote is for romances with new people.  I'm all for Dick/Powergirl or Dick/Kate Spencer(Manhunter) and Babs is more than welcome to explore the playing field.

1) It's "Kory", not "Kori".  2) It's been confirmed in interviews that DCnU's K-O-R-Y will still have a history with Dick Grayson.  3) "Even though Dick's relationship with Kori lasted a while and the two almost got married, it's always been clear that Barbara was his true love."  Um the whole time he was with Starfire (K-O-R-Y) Babs wasn't mentioned once by him. Read the Wolfman/Perez Titans run. In fact, Dick doesn't mention or interact with Babs from the early 80's until the early/mid 90's. The first time he even mentions her after he after he and K-O-R-Y get together is in KNIGHTFALL and it's in passing "Oracle told me..."  4) I'm not denying that Dick and Babs are together, were together and love eachother...but a huge part of their romantic history is retcons. Dick didn't pine for Babs in the 80's and make K-O-R-Y his second choice. There are comics in the early 80's where Babs is with Jason Bard as his date at functions and Dick see's them without bating an eye or skipping a beat. After their flirtation in BATMAN FAMILY ended there was no romance until the late 90's. I'm not denying there is something between the characters...I'm just saying the history isn't as far spread as legend has it.  5) Prove me wrong by not deleting this comment. I'm told by a friend on here that contrary comments get deleted on your articles. If you don't like being fact checked then tough.

that's hot

You're right, I haven't read anything about Nightwing and Starfire's relationship, because nothing new has been written about it in almost 20 YEARS.  Please don't get offended because again, I LIKE Starfire, I like her character and I like the romance she had with Dick. It's very representative of a first love. But it was the first, and I'm sorry, but from what all I've read in comics since then Dick has moved on. Yes, there was that time in Titans when they hooked up, because they were under the power of a demon. 
  

Okay, so the first part of your statement is incorrect. 20 years ago was 1991. They were still dating in 1991. They broke up in 1993, and even after that there was stuff written about Nightwing & Starfire. Unfortunately, non of it was an official breakup.  

They might not have been under the effects of a demon. That's what happens when you have feelings for people. 

Again, I don't want to come off as I hate Dick with Kory, because I don't, I just don't see her as the one he ends up with forever. Babs grounds Dick, she challenges him, and they have been a source of strength for each other. I know a lot of that history was retconned, but for me it wasn't retconned because I was growing up with it. 
  

So, it seems to me the problem here is that I obviously started reading comics in the downsing of Dick/Kory and the upswing of Dick/Babs, so for older readers this would make mad while it makes sense to newer readers. Such is the dilema in comics. 
 
Again though, please don't think I have pure hatred toward Dick/Kory. I think it was a good coupling that ran its course. 

And I have to post this. The reason that Babara and Dick hooked up after all of these years is that the Bat Editors (the ones who gave Dick Grayson up to Marv Wolfman and Geotge Perez because they didn't have any plans for him, nor a desire to see him grow as a character) decided that they suddenly wanted Dick Grayson back. The Titans 100th issue wedding of Dick and Kory, if not for the Bat Editors, was supposed to happen without a hitch, and Dick and Kory were supposed to be married and live happily ever after (or the superhero equivalent). It seems that Dick and Babs was the afterthought.  
 
Again, if DC want's Dick and Babs to really work, let us see a romance blossom, and not spring it on us and tell us they're in love. It worked for Dick and Kory, you know. 

Nothing new about Dick/Kory since they broke up?
 
Um there was lots of romantic tension in the late 90's TITANS series including "I love you" to both of them when Kory had to leave again.
  
When she returned to Earth years later he kept remembering them kissing.

She joined him at his parents graves in IDENTITY CRISIS

He slept with her in OUTSIDERS.
 
They almost kissed in INFINITE CRISIS..
 
They slept together in Winnicks series again...
 
I'm not saying these two are destined to be together but for crying out loud first you say they haven't been together since the 80's then you say OH well they haven't done anything SINCE they broke up.

When the story veers away from Bruce and centers itself on Dick, Tim and the rest of the Bat-kids... it suddenly becomes Gotham 90210:P

Dick sure loves him some readheads :P
If they give him a new love interest, they know how to design this new character at least XD

I hope not.She's not good enough for him

If it was written well, I gues I´d be OK with it.

In case you guys didn't know (the writer of this article didn't): Scott Lobdell said at one of the DC panels at SDCC that Dick's and Kory's relationship has happened in the New 52. (someone else might have mentioned this but I didn't feel like reading all of the comments)

Oh man the Drama in the star fire strip.

I can't see them in a relationship so soon after this relaunch. Maybe eventually, but not now. So I have to imagine that Nightwing is only showing up in Batgirl so soon just to establish where their current relationship stands in this DCnU, since Grayson's character and his relationship to Babs is such an important point in her own character's history.

Two of the things that I love are romance stories & the "Bat Family" & as much as I like Bruce, I don't think he will be settling down any time soon. Dick on the other hand is a diferent story. It could happen so I am a devotee to his journey through love to find the right girl. Is Barbara Gordon the right girl? Liking both of the characters, I wanted to explore the possibilty so I bought the Nightwing & BOP tpbs hoping for their happily-ever-after. After all, how cool would it be to have Dick end up with his childhood crush. By the time I reached the end of this arc, my excitement for a Dick & Barbara romance had died a slow & painful death. Not only did I not want them together, the experience had left me with a bad taste in my mouth about Barbara.  
 
Though I was disappointed the first time around, when I heard about their upcoming engagement during the 52 event I just had to read the comic, hoping everything would be fixed & I could have my happy "Bat couple". However, instead of my feelings about what kind of person Barbara became when she was in a romantic relationship with Dick changing, they were reinforced. Not only that, now I was also greatly disappointed with Dick & what he had done to Barbara. So my answer to this question is a big NO, I donotwant them together! That while I like these two characters seperately & as friends/co-workers, I don't like who they become when they are together in a romantic relationship.   

As for Dick & Kory, I too believe that Dick was not thinking of Barbara in a romantic way after starting a relationship with Kory & that he was in love with Kory during the NTT era. However no matter how much in love they were & how that relationship is an important part of their combined & individual pasts, I don't think that they can have a lasting future together anymore. I do believe that while Dick still loves Kory that he is not in love with her & has moved on. After saying this, I think he still has a deep connection/attraction to/for her & is likely to gravitate towards her if they are around each other for any amount of time like he did during the recent Titans series until he finds the right girl.  
 
My favorite option then is for someone new as his love interest to be explored. This doesn't mean I don't want to explore Dick's relationships with Barbara & Kory. The way I see it, there are open issues in both, at least for me, that need to be resolved before he can have a true & lasting relationship with someone new. The last time I saw Kory & Dick together was just after Kory told him she loved him & Dick confessed his feelings to her. I don't want her to be left pinning for Dick as he falls in love with another. This would be horrible for her. As for Dick & Barbara, I would like to see them deal with the issue of a romance between them with maturely & honestly, whether they get together or not. Only if this happens, resolving the issues I have with them as a couple, could I believe that they have a true chance at being together & marrying.  
 
Then again, Dick could always fall back in love with Kory...hmm...when I first started this I was firmly on the NO train for the both of them & wanting someone new but now...hmm...I want to explore all three. After all, I only want the best for Dick!!! :)

@Nightstar1: 
 
I'm sorry, but I disagree with a couple of things that you wrote. I care about these characters and their past histories together, that they be treated with integrity and respect and as long as one person cares, it matters. To me these two women and their pasts together are equally important to who Dick is or will be and because of this I came to relize while writing my post that both of them still have the potential of being the best woman for him. Since I keep reading that the reboot won't affect the Bat Family so much, I think there is a good chance their pasts won't change in the new cannon and until we know for sure whether or not it does, the past should matter to the fans of these three. 
 
One of the worst things about reading/watching serials is that at some point characters/relationships are going to be, as you said "raped", it's just a truth we all have to face. As a matter of fact, when writers disrespect their audience's intelligence and the characters integrity by massacring a character's relationship with one person in order support another relationship that it is the worst insult that can be done to a fan of the original relationship. When I find this happens, I respond by letting the incident not matter to my reading/watching enjoyment. Since my feelings as a fan didn't seem to matter to them I will just disregard the event and pretend that it didn't happen until things are fixed and/or until the reboot/recon is rebooted/ reconned itself.
 
Hopefully if I'm wrong and you are right about their pasts being changed, it's done in a way to correct the errors that were made in the past and not add to.
 

I don't see any reason for this to happen...but then again I saw no reason for Barbara Gordon to walk again when she was one of the few comics characters that was a good representation of disabled people but that defiantly happened...complete with a cover with her cowering behind something...