GO Azuko!!! wahoooo! jk...i vote ummmmmmmmmmmmm Zutaraang

LOVE TRIANGLE!!!! hehe

I'll put in my two cents...
So, I have no problem with any pairing happening as long as they make sense and they're done well. I like the idea of zutara, but if that doesn't happen, it's not the end of the world for me. And I never really thought about Katara and Jet as a couple until Lake Laogai. The relationship dynamics were portrayed well there and I found myself liking the idea of Katara and Jet for the first time.
Aang's huge crush on Katara is adorable and, I think, important to the story line. We've seen hurdles he'll have to overcome as a result of his feelings if he wants to fulfill his destiny.
But, in the end, Aang is a little boy, a little 12 year old boy. I love his character to pieces, but Katara is 14 (I kinda see her as going on 15). Usually, a person is a freshman in high school at age 14, and there are some 12 year olds in like, 6th grade. Since when have you seen a 9th grader making out w/ or having a serious relationship w/ a 12 year old? This is why, if I saw Katara with Aang in that way, it would just bug me because it doesn't make much sense. On the other hand, girls tend to date older guys. Again, when I was a freshman in high school, I dated a junior for a time. I see Katara as needing/ wanting an older guy (ie Jet, Haru, Zuko--they're the only one's that have been presented so far unless another teenage guy shows up).
If Katara and Aang were about five years older...fine, go ahead and have a serious relationship. But in the context of the show (we know the story arc ends after Aang defeats the fire lord), I wouldn't want to see Katara feel for Aang in a romantic way (like the relationship between Sokka and Suko or Sokka and Yue) because it wouldn't make sense to me. Aang hasn't even really gone through puberty yet.
I'm sorry if I pissed off any Kataang fans--please don't kill me.

I forgot to write this:
Katara had a crush ojn Jet, because he was older than she, he was hot, brave, and skilled with broadswords, just like Zuko, if she notices that on him.... Besides, Zuko's hotter than him, and he is nice when you really know him

WARNING! HUGE POST AHEAD! IF YOU DON'T WANT TO LOSE YOUR BRAINCELLS, SKIP TO THE END, AND YOU'LL SEE THE SHORT ANSWER.
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Why do you guys think that Katara and Zuko will fall in love? Who said that they will?

??...you just answered your question. NO one. Most of us like the pairing for different reasons; my reason is that I think their personalities match.
Don't yell at me, Kataang fans, I respect your opinion and even find your pairing cute most of the times. But I don't watch Avatar for CUTENESS. I watch it for that *serious* aspect.
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Zuko hates Aang and wants to rid of him, what makes you think Katara will fall for him? Just because Aang had to give up Katara to go into the Avatar state doesn't mean that he has to stop loving her.

??To tell the truth, I don't think Aang will stop loving her. It's now official that he *didn't* give up Katara, because Azula interrupted his Avatar-state. What many of you Kataang fans seem to miss, is the fact that Katara is an understanding, emotional girl. In one way or another, she will eventually have to understand the position Zuko was in.
??Why do I think that? Observe.

Zuko... betrayed her trust. Easy as it gets. She trusted him for like 5 minutes, but she did, and she cried in front of him.
??Zuko did what is probably a *Zuko* parallel to Katara crying; he actually mentioned his mother,ad showed his emotions (this time, feeling hurt at her comment). He doesn't *do* that often, you know. To me it seemed that he, too, trusted Katara (even for a small bit), at least enough to understand her feelings, and show that he *did* care what she thought of him ("My face. I see.")
But Katara has a family, and a dead mother, and she just HAS to see how torn up Zuko was. No matter how close Iroh's been to him, all Zuko was dreaming of for years was to finally be accepted by his father. He was brought up to hate the Avatar, he was ordered to capture him - like many of us pointed out before, one does NOT forget his family nor their teachings so easily.
I mean, imagine this. Between your archenemy and a girl you just *really* met a few hours ago, and your family, which one would you choose? No, be honest. I'm sure that a sensible character such as Katara will at least think that over.


And the final point? "I thought you've CHANGED!" "I HAVE changed!"
Why, I'm asking you, why does Zuko feel the need to explain himself, or defend, or what not, even with this one sentence, to a girl he presumably holds a worthless waterbender? One answer; his view on Katara, herself, had changed.
??Take this with a grain of salt. These are just my personal opinions, and frankly, you don't have to like them - hell, even I don't feel too confident with them! Still, my love for Zutara stays strong. Not because I hate Aang, and not because I think he let go of Katara, but because of the strange - but somehow perfect - match Zuko and Katara could make.
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If you skipped through my post (I would of made it shorter, but hell, this is turning into a shipper war anyway), here's my answer:
ZUTARA 3/4, Kataang 1/4. They each have their qualities, I just happen to like Zutara better.

Edited on 02/01/2007 11:20am

To the people that say jet and katara will work...jets dead! yea...um i dont think Zutara will work because that would hurt aang too much and it has already been seen that aang and katara like one another...

Thanks!
As long as there are normal people who don't hate another ship (which is the first sign of immaturity in my eyes... >>) the fandom is still healthy.
It's just nice see all the justification behind both ships, and take our right to choose.