Quote Originally Posted by Wolf Kanno View Post
Honestly, I want to see a love story between two former lovers. People who actually have history for one another and called it splits because they both had issues that got in the way of the relationship. I find these types of love stories to be far more interesting and we've seen the "boy meets girl" story done to death by now so let's give it a rest.
I agree with you that it would make a good story; the question is would it make a good Final Fantasy story. Real alienation and bitterness can be kind of a downer, and detrimental to the "all-ages" flair the series has tried to maintain so far.

For an example, see Revolutionary Road. Deals with mature themes of love, sure. But not cathartic fantasy, at all. Really, really bleak.