Marriage in Middle-earth I (happy)

[Manardariel]

In Eowyn and Faramir's relationship, it seems to me that the woman has once again "married down" in terms of her having what she thought she didn't want.

No!

Eowyn was in love with Aragorn, but it wasn´t the MAN she loved here, it was the idea. In Faramir, she loved the man, his caring, his gentleness, and his loved for her. So she didn´t "marry down" to her wishes. On the contrary, I´d say she "married up". Instead of a man she hardly knew, and who´d hurt her; she chose a man she knew, and who loved and apprechiated her. Check out this thread on the subject.