Love can't be explained by rational thought.

WORDS OF WISDOM.

@John Valentine said:

Because she's bangable, well, now that she can control her powers. Gambit was all about the chase.

So true.

@LoganRogue24 said:

cause shes hot

                 

Gambit loves Rogue because he saw in her someone who despite a brash exterior, needed to be shown she was loveable and worth fighting for. Rogue has a big heart and so does Gambit and I would even go so far as to say that by having someone as genuine and sweet as her fall in love with him made him feel worthwhile himself. He loved her while she was untouchable, loved her knowing that he could never touch her, and for a tactile man like him, that is a real testament to the extent of his affections.

Having said that -- Gambit hopefully moves on. He's proved his love for her long enough. I will always believe Rogue will be the love of his life, but the way things stand now, she doesn't deserve him. And she's my favourite character.

                    
             

@SarahB said:

@lykopis said:

Gambit loves Rogue because he saw in her someone who despite a brash exterior, needed to be shown she was loveable and worth fighting for. Rogue has a big heart and so does Gambit and I would even go so far as to say that by having someone as genuine and sweet as her fall in love with him made him feel worthwhile himself. He loved her while she was untouchable, loved her knowing that he could never touch her, and for a tactile man like him, that is a real testament to the extent of his affections.

Having said that -- Gambit hopefully moves on. He's proved his love for her long enough. I will always believe Rogue will be the love of his life, but the way things stand now, she doesn't deserve him. And she's my favourite character.

Well said. Rogue had been all but ignored as a beautiful woman by all the X-Men because of her power. Gambit looked past that and saw her as a woman and while it was just attraction at first, it was obvious he admired her strength living with her isolation as she did and came to love her all the more for it. Gambit's never been given the credit he should have for standing by Rogue even when things got bad and it was way worse than what most of the x-relationships had to deal with (some because of him and some not). Its a darn shame Carey wrote Rogue as so self-involved she couldn't even appreciate that as a friend.

I agree with both post so much. But manly the writers have been just going toe to toe on this relationship. And i agree Gambit should move on for now.

Because they both steal! He takes valuables and she takes powers, birds of a feather flock together! He's just always been love sick over her!

@Hunter114 said:

@ReVamp said:

Love can't be explained by rational thought.

WORDS OF WISDOM.

And love isn't about whether a girl (et al) is "bangable" or "has an accent" it's an emotional connection that develops over time... if you want to know why Gambit is attracted to Rogue... it's probably because of the chase, he could never "get with her" and people are more attracted to things they can't have, which led them to have more of an emotional connection, rather than a physical one, bringing them closer together... or something like that

That doesn't seem accurate at all.

@Hunter114 said:

@ReVamp:

um... ok... can you elaborate on that?

I guess that its only fair.

You said that the chase and not being able to have sexual interactions with her are what led him to have an emotional connection, which would mean that the reason that Gambit loves Rogue is because she's a disabled human who can't touch anyone. I simply don't think that right, and that Gambit's love isn't as shallow as that.

Ever had a southern girl whisper in your ear to pee in her butt?

:) Never thought of that...

I will forever hate Rogneto.

@oraclefyre said:

I think he just wanted a challenge. Rogue=ultimate challenge. But with Rogue, he couldn't physically touch her so he found a closeness with her in other ways. He may not have been able to touch her skin, but, corny as it may sound, he got under her skin. He was probably the only person Rogue ever let close to herself because he was willing to get close to her.

I will forever hate Rogneto.

So true and i wish they never came up with Rogneto

"I will forever hate Rogneto." ~oraclefyre~ Yeah, I love both characters individualy but Magneto will always be a villain to me, who has repeatedly tried to kill thousands, perhaps millions of humans, because he's racist (against humans) and believes he's superior to humans. How does one forgive this? Let alone fall in love with this? Of course I did just say I love Magneto, but as a villain, like how I love the Joker as a villain. But if the Joker were a real person, I would despise him. Same with Magneto! Rogue being in love with Magneto just makes me not like her any more. I used to love Rogue but now I kind of hate her. Gambit is better off far away from that hussie! ...sorry, just had to rant!

@stumpy49er said:

"I will forever hate Rogneto." ~oraclefyre~ Yeah, I love both characters individualy but Magneto will always be a villain to me, who has repeatedly tried to kill thousands, perhaps millions of humans, because he's racist (against humans) and believes he's superior to humans. How does one forgive this? Let alone fall in love with this? Of course I did just say I love Magneto, but as a villain, like how I love the Joker as a villain. But if the Joker were a real person, I would despise him. Same with Magneto! Rogue being in love with Magneto just makes me not like her any more. I used to love Rogue but now I kind of hate her. Gambit is better off far away from that hussie! ...sorry, just had to rant!

Well just gotta see how this will go?

Ever had a southern girl whisper in your ear to pee in her butt?

Love can't be explained by rational thought.

I will always believe Rogue will be the love of his life, but the way things stand now, she doesn't deserve him. And she's my favourite character.

Sad face. She needs to redeem herself or else she'll be the new Cyclops- someone who acts like a douche to everyone but still gets treated like they're infallible by the other characters and the writers.

Gambit enjoyed teasing her, especially when they first met. He always wanted to steal a kiss and I think he liked the feeling it gave rogue.

This is the wrong place to be asking a question like this... only 4 people gave a real answer to this

Because the writers were lazy and made them a couple because they were both southerners. Looking at the two in hindsight they would be among the last two I would have pictured together.

She used to be really cool, that's why.

Cause she is strong willed.

Cause she has a sexy southern belle accent

Cause she is sassy.

Cause she is hot.

Cause she can kick your ass.

@LoganRogue24: Why does Gambit love Rogue? The script said so of course! LOL But seriously, I think it's time for those two to see other people! MARVEL needs to take a chance on one of their more popular couples and see if they can do better!

 
They already tried with Rogue and its been a complete disaster.  The crap with Magneto has made every one involved look like they lost their memory and are brain dead - well save Magneto who of course got to look like he was irresistable.   Wolverine and romance is a joke period and she's more likely to get thrown at Havok next.  Marvel can't do better they just lucked into Gambit and Rogue in the first place.  They weren't chosen to be together  because they were southern, they were just going to flirt but it caught on in spite of Marvel's intentions not because of them because the characters were both fun and flirty and were rebels together until Marvel had to bring angst into everything.      
 
That said Gambit and Rogue need time apart.  With her in UA and him in his own book  I'm sure we won't hardly see them interact for two years minimum.                  

               

@LoganRogue24: It's WORSE than that I'm afraid, not only does Wolverine's taste in women prove time and again to be troublesome at BEST. But even when he DOES find the right girl, he loses her to sheer bad luck! Wolverine just can't seem to catch a break when it comes to his love-life! At least he does better in alternate realities, (He had a daughter with Storm called "Torrent" and she inherited her mother's powers and her father's healing factor!) but sadly, in regular continuity he's forced to stay single because GOD FORBID he looks like he's ready for retirement in any way, shape or FORM.

@LoganRogue24: I think that it came about by accident is probably better. Look at the couples who the writer had been banking on setting up their whole runs- they're bloody awful. How long did Carey plan for Rogue to bang Mags and how forced and inorganic did it seem when he finally got around to it?

CC's no stranger to this either. His 'on purpose' couples like Scott and Jean and Piotr and Kitty are boring. There's no life or spark there, just authorial mandate.

@SarahB: Ugh, I so agree. Any attempt that's been made to hook Rogue up with another guy has been awful. If writers really want to make couples that catch fans' imagination they should let it happen organically- throw a bunch of characters into the mix, see who sparks off who and who the fans are getting behind.