Very true. The sad thing is, they look at the marriage as the "ending". This is where Peter's story should "end". I've only been married for 2 years now, but dammit, I'd hate to think of my marriage being the end of anything.....aside from the pain in the ass of dating the most backwards women on the planet.
I mean, anyone who is married can tell you that there are layers upon layers of things that happen to you once you begin sharing your life with another person. Hell, just handling a joint checking account is more interesting than what Marvel has doen witht he marriage thus far. They could show them having to deal with finances, housing, job security, pizza delivery guys running late, etc. So long as they actually featured them working together as a team on some issue, it would be an improvement!!!
Show them at odds on little things. You want to see a married moment, have Peter come in from web-slinging, eat some supper, and then argue with MJ over whose turn it is to do the dishes. Petty little arguments and the like are always a part of a marriage. Have Peter deal with Mj leaving lights on in a room after she leaves, have MJ talking about how Peter doesn't listen to her ramble on, and then have it be because Peter had a pumpkin bomb go off three inches from his face! These little things would provide with some simple entertainment, and would really flesh out the marriage, as well as MJ's character....hell, have her going out to the club one night when Peter's out fighting, he gets his ass kicked, barely beats the baddie, then goes home to MJ, who had been waiting in some slinky lingerie for her man, who feels nothing like making love, seeing as how he's just been slammed through a building!
It's not hard to write a marriage! Marvel just makes it harder than it had to be. Dragon's right about one thing: If they haven't gotten it right after 20 years, they aren't going to get it right.
