QUOTE (closetfan @ Sep 3 2009, 10:33 AM)

I'm not ready for the show to end quite yet.
History in TV shows prove that once two people get together as a couple that the writers have teased about for a long time, over seasons, the show ends. There's nothing to keep the viewers interested. They got what they wanted: Man and woman together.
So, as much as I'd like to see Marshall and Mary together, I'm not ready yet.
And I do like Raph. I'd like to see him around and if she dumps him, there's no need for his character.
I agree that Mary shouldn't hook up with Marshall right away (not because I think it would end the show, but because Mary isn't ready for a serious relationship), but I do want this thing with Raph to end. Immediately. The engagement has not made her happy and she's never nice to him and the whole thing is just painful to watch.
If she and Raph break up, I don't think he needs to leave the show (I like him too and don't want him to leave). He and Brandi are friends, and he can stay on the show through the connection with Brandi. Then Mary will have to struggle with the fact that her ex is friends with her sister and he didn't just conveniently disappear after they ended their relationship.