According to Marvel the past stories still happened. Which means Peter still had the clone saga and still had the Spider-Slayer stuff, still joined the Avengers, still was discovered by Aunt May, and still had to pretend to be other heroes like Prodigy or Hornet while proving Spider-Man was innocent in Identity Crisis.
Even the death of Harry happened. He is alive again, and pretending he went to Europe, maybe even thinks that. But Norman said that he did indeed die and came back in New Ways to Die.
Just some of it people don't remember, like Aunt May, and others were altered in their memories to take MJ out of them and leave a single Spider-Man.
So you can look at it as they were always married, just no one remembers it, they
Think that Peter/Spider-Man was single
or
you can look at it was all the stories did happen, just put your thumb over MJ in those comics (in your memory, or in real life if you are re-reading them).
The Other is the one I think never happened, because suddenly MJ isn't part of it and Peter has none of those powers. No extra strength, no organic web shooters, nothing. So maybe that one never happened.
Originally Posted by
SpideyInATree 
In my statement I was merely busting chops too. I know that MJ and Peter had many, many years of feelings developing. That's something I was not denying. And, yes, Marvel really, really, really dropped the ball back in the day. They just married Peter when there was potential of years and years of stories with them engaged. Then do they marry or does the Spectre of Spider-Man rear it's ugly head into it?
I was responding to "out of the blue," and whereas you have been busting chops, others have brought that up -coughThemanofbatcough
But, yes, an engagement period could have had potential, which I was disappointed was not explored.
Perhaps they can have Peter and MJ get back together, still having strong feelings for one another and instead of rushing things, this time they take it much slower. Peter and MJ begins with dating and maybe after a while they can step it up to an engagement for a while, like even a year or more. Testing the waters, see how fans like that.
Maybe if the fans respond so well and the writers want to they can get them married again or maybe just keep them engaged for an undetermined amount of time.
So if they chose to have them back together, maybe this time they can draw it out more. They already have established that they were almost married, MJ pulled out and probably because she didn't know if she could handle being Mrs. Spider-Man. So maybe if they start dating again there is the apprehension on her part. And the uneasy feeling for both, knowing she already called it off once.
Peter could constantly be wondering about it, MJ could constantly be considering it or worried about what everyone thinks of her or something.
Her character has now become something that can supply some story ideas. Maybe Peter and MJ begin talking again, but not dating yet. She knows he is Spider-Man, and so Peter has her to talk to about that without worrying about their relationship. Sort of like Lana Lang.
Later, if they start dating, you have the plot idea about them dealing with their own apprehensions about getting back together.
Maybe even if they get engaged again, doesn't mean they are completely sure.
And say the writers decide to give Peter and MJ back their memories,
MJ remembers being happily married to Peter, but now the doubt has been planted. Is it real? Or did she really have those doubts, they are there now.
I would like to see MJ, for a while anyway become a character in Spider-Man that he can maybe talk to about being Spider-Man. She isn't someone who can cover for him, but he can talk to her about stuff.
It would be nice if he had that sort of support again, even if she isn't his wife.
