Why on earth would she have to choose any man, much less one of the two? (Just wondering.)
However, I'd prefer for her to choose Clark rather than Bruce, and for several reasons:
- Bruce is already married (to his mission and Gotham) - no matter which version of DC you're looking at.
- Bruce is not the one-woman-kind-of-guy. And if he ever missteps with Diana as his wife, he'd be a very dead bat.
- Longevity/Immortality: Can you imagine marrying a guy knowing you'll probably outlive him by centuries, if not millenia? Knowing he'll grow old and frail while you'll always stay youthful?
- The rest of the Amazons: Although Bruce is quite a charmer (if he wants to be), I have my doubts that the other Amazons, most importantly Hippolyta, would be willing to accept Bruce. Not that it would be easy for Clark to win them over, but I think his chances are much better because he was brought up better.
- Outlook on the world/universe at large: Bruce always sees the worst in everyone and everything and is a total control freak. (Let Diana realize he's trying to control her, and he's going to be one head shorter...) Clark has a very "normal" view of the world, with quite a bit of idealism and optimism mixed in - two traits which he shares with Diana.
I've been told more than once that Diana & Clark are too much alike to make for interesting stories, but I don't see that, either. For example, their backgrounds (the Princess and the farmboy) are very different, as are their philosophies (like on killing, death, religion...) and their upbringing (although the ways they were brought up seem compatible to me). And if all else fails, there are still the Olympian deities, various enemies, survivors of the destruction of Krypton and the rest of the Justice League to bring enough trouble into their lives to make them interesting enough to read/write about. :)
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