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>>111732 If the relationships in ATLA didn't feel very strong to you, it's probably because romance was not the main focus of the series. Magic kung-fu action and friends saving the world was. Romance existed, but it didn't take center stage.
I find it curious that you think Sokka/Yue was so strong, when that was the relationship that developed (and ended) the fastest. And I have nothing against the pairing, I thought it was cute, but when you break it down, it was really one of those drama-rama, starcrossed-lovers who can't be together because of other people and DESTINY kind of romances. Sokka sees a pretty girl and is smitten, a mutual liking begins to form, then DRAMA occurs because she's already engaged and is torn between the whole duty-to-my-people-vs-following-my-heart situation, then she ends up giving her life to save the moon. All this happens within a few days.
With Kataang, yes, it may have seemed like Katara didn't have feelings for Aang beyond friendship, and it may have been that way at first, but it was a friendship that grew into love over time. Essentially what >>111718 was trying (and failing) to do. And if you never noticed the gradual changes in their relationship, well... what can I say? Unlike the canon Zutards, I'm not going to write an essay full of screencaps of scenes for PROOF, but it was there.
>[Katara] wanted to get in Haru and Jet's pants mostly
Jet, yes. Until she discovered his crazy terrorist side. Haru, hahaha, NO. But that was presented as something of a joke in the series by Toph later on.
Anyway, as for Sokka/Suki, by the end of the episode in which she first made her appearance, there was a bond between them. That relationship and bond was strengthened when they met up again in "The Serpent's Pass". So by the time he rescued her from the Boiling Rock and she joined the group, they were an official couple, and Suki's character got some more development by joining the Gaang. If you can accept how quickly Sokka and Yue got together, why not this relationship?
When it comes to Mai and Zuko, you sound like the kind of person who just doesn't like Mai/Maiko to begin with, so I won't bother trying to defend this one as much. But they did have their childhood crushes on each other, the flame was reignited in that Nickmag comic story, and in spite of all the troubles they had during the series for one reason or another, that love stayed strong by the end of the series. Which is why Gene Yang breaking them up again in the comics is such bullshit, even if it's temporary.
tl;dr The relationships in ATLA were stronger than you think, but hey, opinions. Not going to argue with you too much about Korra, but hopefully book 2 will sort things out a little better.
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