Great men like Rand shouldn't be paired up with great women. They'll have no time for one another, and the relationship will become sterile and will eventually fail.
Elayne's destiny is to rule Andor, and the queen doesn't have time for anything more than a plaything, nevermind a proper husband, nevermind the greatest man of all time. Aviendha is also distracted by Aiel politics and has obligations that greatly supercede her commitments to Rand. There's also an undeniable cultural difference, and while it may seem rather sweet that they're always stepping on one another's toes due to ignorance, in the end they'll end up irritating on another, and resent one another.
Min loves Rand a lot and she has no personal agenda to get in the way of their relationship. She's a lesser woman than his other two wives, but only politically, and her simple nature makes her his perfect mate. A man like Rand doesn't want to finish off a day fighting the Shadow and have to worry about the safety of the Andoran queen, or whether she can see him, or some wierd conclave of Wise Ones in the Waste that denies him from seeing Aviendha. He needs someone like Min who's often around, and is happy to read and just be with him.
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let's play "Stupid Question" : which one will (or should) Rand choose?
11/04/2010 12:54:15 AM
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I'd choose Aviendha. But if Rand were forced, I think he would go with Min ...
11/04/2010 01:37:57 AM
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I agree (with your title, if little else)
12/04/2010 01:46:44 PM
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Well said. I've always thought it interetsing that Elayne was so much more concered
02/06/2010 12:54:50 PM
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Re: let's play "Stupid Question" : which one will (or should) Rand choose?
11/04/2010 06:46:09 AM
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Obviously Min is the only real option
11/04/2010 07:05:33 AM
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Their hotness doesn't matter, and anyone'd be pissed if they got preggers
11/04/2010 05:54:55 PM
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I'd go for Aviendha for "should" with Elayne being a good second option. Min is not a good match.
12/04/2010 04:07:36 PM
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elayne = no, not because of my preferences
12/04/2010 04:35:14 PM
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Min
13/04/2010 11:53:13 AM
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