Ceremony or no ceremony, an actual marriage between Tahl and Qui-Gon could only lead to trouble. Knowing how Qui-Gon is so fond of Obi-Wan, he would probably want to have children of his own, which, to his thinking, wouldn’t jeopardize his relationship with Obi-Wan. On the other hand, in the TPM novelization, wasn’t it hinted that Obi-Wan was a little jealous of Anakin at first? I can’t remember.

Anyway, being a Jedi means that Qui-Gon wouldn’t be able to spend as much time at home as he would like with his own family because he would be off on so many “business trips.” I don’t think he’d like being away so much.

Lady Revan, LR!!!! Thanks for paying a visit. Kick back, stay awhile.

It makes sense what you say about the Jedi marriage edict post-Exar Kun. It’s exactly what happened to Jolee and his wife, right? Though she wasn’t officially a Jedi.

The farthest into the EU that I’ve read is Union, the comic book mini-series in which Luke and Mara Jade get married, so I can’t really say what the NJO think about love and marriage. Haven’t got that far yet, but I’m getting there.

I can’t post the pic in the comments section, but click on the above link–check out the Skywalkers’ wedding pic. Luke is in dire need of a haircut. He needs to pay a visit to Quin’s and Carth’s stylists. Or if I were Mara Jade, I’d Force cut-and-style it myself. :p

I, too, have seen that bit about Qui-Gon and Tahl, and while I never actually read that book, it sounded to me like a wedding vow of sorts as well. I’ve heard, though I can’t confirm this, that the Jedi were allowed to marry and the like up until the war with Exar Kun. It was after that war that the Jedi decided that having another scism like Kun’s would pit husbands and wives against each other at times, weakening their abilities to fight for the Light, or something along those lines.

I think the New Republic Jedi have realized that love isn’t a force to be avoided, as it can often be the redeeming power that turns many lost Jedi, or keeps those who have had their entire lives shaken from slipping into the shadows. (Like RevanxCarth, or RevanxBastila.) And because of this, I seriously doubt that the NJO will re-establish the edict. At least, I hope not.

I want Jaina and Jag to have kids. ^^