Wasn't there a halo 3 commercial with a flashback to his childhood. I don't remember the girls name, but they were close friends, and apparently he promised to marry her to keep her safe. I'm not sure if this is cannon but she became a marine, and he recognized her at some point during the invasion of Earth, but couldn't bring himself to tell her who he was. I don't think I would mind a halo love story if it was done the right way, and wasn't just pulled out of thin air but had some background in the cannon universe. Hence he knew the person before he became a spartan, or has worked closely with them. Even then it would be in a much later game, or maybe even just an element in a cut-scene, not an actual heavy plot element. I feel like if they were introduce that character it could be a kind of chiefly love, i mean if you think about it this was someone he knew as a child, that still remembers who he was, one of the only links to his past. He had an actual friendship and as an adult it doesn't have to be a star crossed lovers plot-line, but more of a deep caring for someone, wanting to keep them safe (fits more with the chiefly persona) I don't really care if they do put it in,but it had better be emotional and in character if they do, I don't want the the chief undergoing radical personality alteration and hit his mid-life, holy crap im getting old gotta start a family, raise the kids, teach them to kill everything story-line...and no star crossed lovers...no...just no... [Edited on 10.29.2012 7:50 PM PDT]