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[Daibhidh]

It's a relationship that fundamentally doesn't work for either character. Felicia is intrinsically a cat burglar and that's never going to change . And Peter Parker of all heroes wouldn't stay in a relationship with a burglar. But beyond that, yeah 80s Felicia was essentially written as having an immature infatuation with the idea of Spider-man. So her development as a character involved her growing beyond that infatuation. Which is something that really didn't happen until the 2000s. Whereas MJ overcame her commitment fears by commiting to Peter in the 80s. MJ grew into the relationship and Felicia grew out of it.

Felicia isn't Selina Kyle; but in Felicia's fantasy version of her life she is. That is, Felicia is a slightly more grounded and rounded version of the more fantastic character she fantasises about being.

The difference between Batman/ Catwoman and Spider-man/ Black Cat is that Bruce/Selina works on a sexual tension and romantic level but are kept apart by Batman/Catwoman; but Peter/Felicia doesn't work even if they're sometimes thrown together by Spider-man/ Black Cat.

[Frontier]

It's not really defensible that she steals from museums or that Peter turns a blind eye to it when she does.

I think Felicia would work best as a Robin Hood / Leverage / Hustle type character, who is doing something that is ethically defensible according to certain codes of ethics. Peter could disapprove but he wouldn't feel morally obliged to go out of his way to stop her.

Well, again, there was a period where she wasn't actively stealing stuff. Their relationship wasn't always the BND dynamic.

[Spider-Tiger]

Felicia isn't Selina Kyle; but in Felicia's fantasy version of her life she is. That is, Felicia is a slightly more grounded and rounded version of the more fantastic character she fantasises about being.

The difference between Batman/ Catwoman and Spider-man/ Black Cat is that Bruce/Selina works on a sexual tension and romantic level but are kept apart by Batman/Catwoman; but Peter/Felicia doesn't work even if they're sometimes thrown together by Spider-man/ Black Cat.

That's an interesting analysis. I suppose that's true of the characters in the early 80s (Selina has been portrayed as a much more grounded and nuanced character since Year One.)