I think it depends on the character you like most and not really gender. I'm my experience, my female cousin wanted Buffy and Xander to be together, she sympathized with Xander a lot and thought Angel was a creep. On the other hand, my brother sympathized with Willow more and thought Xander was a jerk for not noticing her.
Bander fans are exactly like other fans, they see what they want to see, and enough of it is there, as you mentioned in your reviews. Back then I wasn't a huge Buffy fan, but I loved Willow a lot. I wanted Xander to notice her because I thought she was better than Buffy. Right now I'm rooting for Buffy/Xander, except not in the earlier seasons -I don't think they work well together here- but from S7 on, when both matured and changed.
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Date: 2010-08-23 09:51 am (UTC)Bander fans are exactly like other fans, they see what they want to see, and enough of it is there, as you mentioned in your reviews. Back then I wasn't a huge Buffy fan, but I loved Willow a lot. I wanted Xander to notice her because I thought she was better than Buffy. Right now I'm rooting for Buffy/Xander, except not in the earlier seasons -I don't think they work well together here- but from S7 on, when both matured and changed.