Hear me out! This is serious! Not a troll!

Marvel (especially Brevoort and Quesada) have made it clear that Peter Parker is never allowed to be married or in a relationship with Mary Jane in 616.

But what if Mary Jane and Ben Reilly were together instead?

Think about, Ben Reilly is technically Peter Parker. Mary Jane can be married to him. And that can technically count as a PeterXMJ couple.

And Peter Parker can date Shay whatever.

Readers get a married Parker and the autistic incel editorial get a bachelor Parker.

It works both ways!