User blog comment:Yatanogarasu/Favorite Couple for Luffy/@comment-67.174.145.98-20100726085016

Can there be a choice for none?

Speaking honestly, I think the series would be better off without including any "big romances". Ultimately, I believe that One Piece is about following your dreams. The only true romance involved in the story-line is the romance of the adventure on the high seas. (I can't count Sanji, because he seems more lustful than romantic.)

Aside from that, considering that characters rarely age during the course of a long-running anime/manga series until the conclusion and/or epilogue (and if they do, it's mentioned in a vague and forgettable way or through interviews), Luffy is still a teenager more concerned with taking care of his nakama and following the adventure.

(As for Luffy/Boa - while I agree that age doesn't mean much in the long run, 12 years is still a bit of a difference. )