The only thing Lois does for Clark is help him with his bow tie when he asks her.
I beg to differ. When Pop Pop had died and Clark was going to pieces, Lois took care of him almost in the same way she did when she saved his life in that blizzard. The only things that were different was that Lois didn't actually save Clark's life this time, and they didn't have sex. But she did offer him the kind of comfort that Clark needed so desperately, and that he couldn't get from anyone else. And thanks to the loving way she took care of him that night, Clark got over his shock quickly and has not suffered any sort of depression afterwards. So did she not show him love? More importantly, didn't she offer him just the kind of love he needed to be well again?
You say that if someone claims to love another, then this love should be like the agape form of love, which endures everything and asks for nothing in return. You find that that the love Lois claims to feel for her husband isn't even remotely like that, and I certainly agree. But you don't criticize Clark for hanging on to his Lana fantasy even though he has just made Lois pregnant with their second child. So if Lois claims to love Clark, we should chastize her for not loving him purely and divinely, but if Clark enters into marriage with Lois, he should not be particularly criticized for hanging on to the idea that he will divorce his wife in five years and return to his childhood sweetheart?
Ann
