I like the love between Zidane and Garnet because it is more like a friendship and it develops slowly throughout the game rather than coming from nowhere like I felt Yuna and Tidus' relationship did in FFX in a way.

Stupid Moomba 88, what you say about Zidane releasing the fun side of Garnet is true, but I see this as part of why they made a good couple. Opposites attract and bring out the best in each other.

They were opposites at first, a thief and a princess but Zidane showed Garnet there was more to life and she sorta tamed him by the end I feel, he was less immature and more genuinely caring towards her. It's sorta like the whole Titanic thing, the typical poor guy loves the rich girl and brings her into his world.

I agree that at first Zidane saw Garnet as just another girl, it was obvious that he was always after girls and that's all he saw her as. But through the game they helped each other, and I felt that he grew to respect her, care about her and possibly love her.

And as for Garnet's feeling towards Zidane, she appreciated him showing her his world, when she (SPOILER)cuts her hair with his knife it shows how he has helped her to feel more free, and after that point do you notice how her portrait in the menu is smiling, which it wasn't before. He made her happier and helped her move on from the past.

Just because the love wasn't shoved in your face like FFVIII and FFX doesn't mean it wasn't there, imo.