Who should Giles be with?

[Billy_Blood]

Which person is right for Giles?

[white avenger]

Obviously, Giles and Ethan have a past together. It's time for a reconciliation.

[TabulaRasa]

As much as I love the thought of Buffy having her father figure (Giles) with her mother Joyce. I think he belonged with Jenny.

[Lily]

Joyce! because that's made of win :)

[alexa]

Anya for sure. Totally cute! I know it's weird, but I don't care ;)

[Hello Cutie]

Joyce Summers obviously!

[Bangelxx]

Joyce Summers. Joyce/Giles are a perfect match!

[Rebecca]

If anyone I think Joyce, but I think Giles is better a lone man.

[Joyce Summers]

Joyce all the way. Joyce/Giles are like the ultimate couple in the Buffyverse for me. I know as regards to the storyline it would never have worked for the show and I don't just think they go together on a basic 'Giles is Buffy's Father figure so...' level. They actually match and have a lot of shared interests- plus they look cute as a couple. They belong together, dammit!

(And hugs all round for anyone else who has said that! ;))

[Lily]

plus any Joyce/Giles coupling would lead to more stories about their interesting youths, and that's always a winwin situation :)

[Cangel]

I chose Joyce, but, I'd also like to say
"cause you're very very old and it's gross" so I don't want to think too much about it.

[bufbuf]

Hard to say. i chose joyce but its a tie between her and Jenny. i loved their chemistry in band candy but passion was one of the hardest ep's to watch.

[Allycat]

I truly have no idea if an who Giles should be with... I don't think he's met the woman of his life yet, but I'm not sure if he ever will.

[UlaGan]

I dunno, but I can't imagine Giles as natural as with Jenny.
It's with Jenny he'd turn into shy teenager, it's with Jenny he'd lose himself unto passion, it's she for who he grieved the most, as I remember Joyce death was a bit less painful for him (if I may dare here to even compare). I just feel, Jenny's death was the most brutal, painful stroke of the Fate.
As for Joyce, if they had anything besides sudden attraction between them, why didn't they get together in 4 and 5 seasons? What's up with whole Olivia thing?

[Joyce Summers]

As for Joyce, if they had anything besides sudden attraction between them, why didn't they get together in 4 and 5 seasons? What's up with whole Olivia thing?
Joyce and Giles actually getting together whether you believe it would have been great for both characters (Which I do think in case you didn't know, haha) it would have never worked for the storyline Buffy-wise. It would have either detracted the series' attention AWAY from Buffy and onto them two (Though that would mean more Giles so I wouldn't complain there...) or, as Joss hates leaving couples happy for too long, something would have happened to break them up which would have caused Buffy, who would automatically and obviously side with her Mother, to fall out/ estrange herself from Giles which wouldn't have worked either.

So practically if we look at it on a basic storytelling level Joyce and Giles could never have worked, but on a romantic don't-bother-thinking-of-show-complications-aspect they would have been perfect. And that's why unfortunately we never see it obviously beyond Band Candy and Forever (Though there's hintage in Killed by Death, Gingerbread, Dead Man's Party, Crush, Blood Ties....). Forever was Giles definitely mourning a lost love. Whenever someone he loves dies he turns to anger or the bottle. And since there was no one to get angry at this time he turned to the bottle and his memories. If that's not a sign of love, I don't know what is.

I live in ignorance of Olivia. But I think it was Giles in his go-between time, trying to find some identity. Apparently starting with seducing women. And hey, we only didn't see Joyce much that season because Kristine was in Italy- didn't mean Joyce wasn't still seeing the characters, including Giles, every week. Whose to say Olivia was the only woman Giles was having his way with that season? I mean Buffy didn't see him half as much as usual that year....

[Angels baby101]

My heart goes to Jenny and Giles although Giles and Joyce could have been extremely interesting if they had the chance a real chance

[littlewilly]

Jenny was the one for Rupert. they seemed perfect together, kind of like willow and oz/tara

[Joyce Summers]

I know I've already voted on here and posted twice, but just had to pop in and say how I love the fact that Joyce is so kickin' ass on this poll. I had no idea we had some many closet Joyles shippers, haha ;)

[The Kinslayer]

Joyce would be logical. Giles being a fatherfigure to Buffy and all, but no. The realtionship with Jenny was great and are so close to getting my vote, but you just can´t beat an "orgasmfriend". So Olivia gets my vote. (Oh please tell me I´m not mixing the names now. Stupid memory!)






Nah, who am I kidding. He belongs with Jenny. But since she´s dead he should spend the rest of his life with Olivia.

[palabravampiress]

*Raises hand tentatively.*

Me?

I kid.

I really liked Giles and Jenny. I really liked Giles and Joyce. Joyce gets my vote, though, if only because we never really got to see how that would have developed. I really think they could have been well-matched - not only as Buffy's parent and parental figure, but as two intelligent, educated people who knew what it was like to have to start over from square one, to have made youthful mistakes, to live in a supernatural world, to have to make the hard decisions, to sort of be on the outside looking in at the Scoobies, etc. etc. I think it was more than attraction. I think they genuinely liked and respected each other, too. I just think that their mutual love of Buffy caused them to stay apart for her sake. I admire them for their restraint but, at the same time, I really wanted to see them get together and give it a go.

[Natasha1988]

Has To be Jenny For Me, I Always Liked Her

[Crazy Flakes]

Gotta go with Giles/Joyce. As much as I loved Jenny, Joyles was just awesome...and if having them together means that Giles gets to wear his Band Candy getup all the time, um, yes please!

[Starlet]

I voted Joyce.
I think it would really work because they got along together so well and also they had that great chemistry ( Band Candy:biggrin:)
I always thought that it would develop on something more. After watching "The Body" I was just surprised that Joyles never happened.

[Ysma]

Jenny. but he's great with Mrs. Summers too.

[Atren]

I voted Anya, they seemed quite good match. Especially after Anya failed wedding.

[InsaneMystic]

Wow, my vote just broke the neck-to neck and brought Jenny to lead before Joyce. For the moment, anyway.

I miss Jenny. :( And Joyles is only enjoyable to me when they're high on band candy. (Face it, a coupling of one of my most liked chars with the one I most hate isn't likely to work for me...)

[MozYa]

Gonna have to say Jenny, would loved to have seen there relationship go further, made me laugh with some of the stuff Jenny came out with.

[fly on the wall]

The Anya/Giles thing totally creeps me out.

That being said, I voted for Jenny Calendar. I'm not sure if she was his "true love", but I think she could have become that if they'd had more time.

[untouched]

I voted Spike.
C'mon, they are soo meant for each other.
The passion? It's there.

[Primal Slayer]

I would have to say Jenny Caldendar. They were total opposites of each other yet so similar to each other.

Joyce and Giles could have worked since I can see them sitting out and talking about how to raise their children and what books to read. But I can see why Joss didnt want to go there since having Giles potentially become Buffys step-father would have been weird.

And am I the only one who didnt mind Olivia? Since the first two are dead, she was good for him from what little we saw of her. And I think she probably should have come back with him and Willow in S7 and have them engaged.

[Aleris]

Jenny, definately, they were the cutest!

[Entiel]

palabravampires-giles are the perfect match xD
no seriously...I always believed that Giles is a lonely rock 'n' roll soul....

[Blackloliita]

Jenny, his behaviour when she is in the neighbourhood, is so cute :P

[kater]

I am definitely a fan of Giles and Jenny. They just seemed perfect for each other. And if anyone has any good AU Giles/Jenny fanfic stored away, like if she didn't die please send some love my way.

[littlewilly]

Giles and Snyder, they were made for each other, they were such a cute couple.

[ItMustBeBunnies]

I voted for Jenny, I think its because she wasn't around long enough to annoy me!, and what they had was nice. I do like Giles with Joyce though, they HAD to get them together at some point! I mean buf's mum and her father figure? It fit so nicely! but I guess to go down that road would have been to obvious.......And Xander is on this list? that is a terrible thought! lol.

[InsaneMystic]

I voted for Jenny, I think its because she wasn't around long enough to annoy me!
What a mean thing to say, IMBB! :( Go sit in the corner.

[Relic]

I'm tempted to say Jenny, but I remeber how Giles acted toward her after he and buffy learned of her Gypsy spying. They did overcome that, however. Just in time for Angelus to, well you know.

Giles had that pleasantly awckward deal with Joyce while they were under the influence of the demonic willy wonka, but they almost seemed embarresed by it in retrospect. They had a fun chemestry as reckless youths, but how different are they now as adults? I would think if they had those kind of mutual feelings for each other beyond friends, they would have hooked up sober.

I would have loved to see a Joyce and Giles 'true couple', but I don't think it ever actually happened short of altered behavior to a degree that it actually made me like Snyder. :)

Giles could forgive betrayal by Jenny, but could not get over his own weirdness concerning "love ala cop car." with Joyce. I sooo wanted him to get together with Joice, Jenny was dead and like others have said what a couple! but it never happened.

I think Giles would have prefered Jenny over Joyce.