Wolfjira
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@Draco-knight-Blaze  
Maybe, who knows. I think it would be cute. If the show leaves it as a possibility, it would probably be the trope where the girl plays the long game and waits.
Draco-knight-Blaze
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rubber Ball
@Wolfjira  
Not the same age but in the same age range got it which means Spike and Rarity dating and or being a couple or could be a thing😏😁
Wolfjira
Wallet After Summer Sale -

Run! He's gonna sing!
@Draco-knight-Blaze  
Not the same age obviously, just in the same vague bracket.
Draco-knight-Blaze
Duck - User has been known to often resemble a waterfowl
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rubber Ball
@Wolfjira  
Okay so another words Spike he’s just as old as Twilight in the others???😏😏😏
Wolfjira
Wallet After Summer Sale -

Run! He's gonna sing!
@Draco-knight-Blaze  
Maybe more of an adolescent. Not to split hairs, but I don’t think Faust and Hasbro liked the idea of Twilight keeping a child for manual labor. It fits well with the theme of a lot of his episodes I think. He’s always going through identity issues, learning what it means to grow up and taking on new responsibilities.
Draco-knight-Blaze
Duck - User has been known to often resemble a waterfowl
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rubber Ball
@Wolfjira  
So spike is a teenager just like the six ponies???
Wolfjira
Wallet After Summer Sale -

Run! He's gonna sing!
@Fwelin
 
@Draco-knight-Blaze
 
According to Faust, Spike and the Mane Six are still basically teenagers but have adult independence. This explains why they don’t go to school like the CMC.
Draco-knight-Blaze
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rubber Ball
@Fwelin  
what could also be reducing his age is he hasn’t been exposed to many dragons those Dragons Were significantly different because of spikes lack of dragon diet that could also a stunt his growth and those teenage dragons could have been way way way way older spy could still be at Rarity’s age which is considered a toddler or a child by driving but could be considered just as old as his friends by Pony age
Fwelin
Solar Supporter - Fought against the New Lunar Republic rebellion on the side of the Solar Deity (April Fools 2023).

@Draco-knight-Blaze  
No. Spike is still a child; we’ve literally seen what are referred to as Teenage Dragons, so he’s not even at their level of maturity yet, let alone that of an adult.
Draco-knight-Blaze
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rubber Ball
@Fwelin  
not exactly different species tends to age differently than one spikes pieces of dragon cat age like a dog does so we could be much older and Spike is a dog in the eqg world so that could imply that Spike species of Dragon Age is like dogs do they just live longer
Fwelin
Solar Supporter - Fought against the New Lunar Republic rebellion on the side of the Solar Deity (April Fools 2023).

@Draco-knight-Blaze  
Again, we know roughly how much younger Spike is than Rarity. This isn’t a case of different species making a difference.
 
Regardless, if you were going by dragon aging, that goes against your point; he’ll be a child for much LONGER than a pony would.
Draco-knight-Blaze
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rubber Ball
@Fwelin  
Again Dragons Age differently it could just take a long time for Spike to show any signs of aging and the reason everybody treats him like a child is because he looks like one but he’s actually a lot older than he looks
Fwelin
Solar Supporter - Fought against the New Lunar Republic rebellion on the side of the Solar Deity (April Fools 2023).

@Draco-knight-Blaze  
We saw Rarity when Spike was born. He’s not “slightly” under her age.
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@Snowy Pony  
you know spike is a dragon and he probably ages differently than ponies do and he’s most likely just as old if not that’s slightly under Rarities age
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rubber Ball
Exactly
redweasel
Duck - "someone befriended them, saved them, coaxed them out of their shell, and showed them that sex is nothing to be afraid of. I’m kind of envious of that rape victim"

Fuzzbutt
@Snowy Pony
 
“overthinkiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiing!”?
Snowy Pony

@Background Pony #EAAE
 
Y’know Spike is a child, right? And Rarity is an adult?
 
You know what that screams to me…?
Background Pony #1EDB
@Background Pony #DD01  
You mean like porygon2z yeah I know I hate porygon.
Background Pony #1EDB
Well if fancy pants does get rarity then gets fleury who is even more beautiful then rarity I’m sorry to say.
Wolfjira
Wallet After Summer Sale -

Run! He's gonna sing!
@Background Pony #DD01  
WHOA whoa whoa whoa easy there, let’s not say anything we can’t take back!
Background Pony #AF73
@redweasel  
even Twilight is better than sparity
redweasel
Duck - "someone befriended them, saved them, coaxed them out of their shell, and showed them that sex is nothing to be afraid of. I’m kind of envious of that rape victim"

Fuzzbutt
@Background Pony #DD01
 
at least it’s better than cadance and shining armor…
Background Pony #AF73
Sparity is trash and dead for years, but for some reason few people want to resurrect that corpse
Stormcommander

@TheAmazingPeanuts  
To be fair, some of the Sparity art goes too far. The best Sparity fic I’ve ever seen is “Like Fine Wine” now that was a really good animated fanfic, and actually rather sweet.
TheAmazingPeanuts

@Background Pony #1B6B  
OMG you take this show way too seriously.