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Originally Posted by Elmo
Tolkien believed in free will that the Maker would give His children. Love between elf and man should be included in this.
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Free will, yes, but I think that situation is different.
Men and Elves are so different with respect to life-potential that major complications can arise when they marry and have offspring. They were the Firstborn and the Followers, separated, for a reason. Each had their own contribution to make in Eru's Plan.
However, I do not think it was ever the intention for "free love" to be common between the races. Otherwise, why don't we indeed see more examples? Why are the Eldar/Man unions we do encounter presented as such major events, with relatives of the parties being far from sanguine about it? Why aren't their cases of marrying between Men, Dwarves (ugh), and even Hobbits (ahh!)?