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Why bring up wives? Rarity's not married.It could be just an act, it could be something she doesn't realize she's doing (there are certainly no shortage of moments where her normal mannerisms cold easily be misinterpreted as flirty if you're not used to them), she could just be a giant tease. Maybe in Spike's case she doesn't want to flat-out turn him down because she does care abut him, just in a non-romantic way, an doesn't want to hurt his feelings. but there's plenty of explanations.Yeah, but again, the difference is that Spike is young and impressionable, particularly early on. (And I'd question his monetary value early on, too, but eventually he becomes a big deal in the Crystal Empire, with the big statue of him going up right in time for the big boom in tourism from the Equestria Games, so she could theoretically make a nice side business out of licensing him.)But yeah, if she's genuinely like that, it's a perfectly valid character flaw. Doesn't mean I have to find it endearing, hence the word "flaw".You don't think she'd have already tried sometime between Twilight getting her wings and the coronation? XD…Might also explain why she seems to get so many shippable moments with AJ. Girl's got business connections and her family founded the town, she's probably wealthier than she realizes.