It raises so many other questions, but at this point I'll take that mess over what was initially implied.
Topically, my group was bringing up old interviews with the Marvel guys about OMD and some of Tom Brevoort's comments in particular, that he felt the marriage and relationship with Peter turned her into a "wistful, soulless husk" compared to her more spirited incarnation pre-marriage. I know hindsight is 20/20, but I feel like she's been written more as a "soulless husk" for the majority of the post-BND era than any of the marriage years.
If this is what he viewed as a boring, soulless woman...
then I'll happily take that version over the "improvement" they've offered.
I've long argued that Peter and MJ actually made each other MORE fun and enjoyable, not the opposite. Apart, they're less happy and less interesting. Together, they elevate each other and the entire book.