Here's an interesting idea that's come up, NostalgicChills on deviantArt reckons that Kiara and Kovu would have ended up splitting up. Take a look at what she wrote:
[quote="NostalgicChills"]Don't hate me for this. It's a known fact that one in three marriages ends in divorce. Sometimes the person you're with will leave you, it'll be heartbreaking and it won't be fair. But that's life sometimes. There were three unions/marriages in TLK: Mufasa & Sarabi were seperated by death, Simba & Nala were still together by the end of the second movie, so who does that leave? Yup! Kiara and Kovu. You could argue that they didn't really get married at the end, but there was some kind of union ceremony and most fan fiction writers say that they do, so i'm going to say they got married too.
Now, before you bite my head off; i didn't choose Kiara & Kovu for this just because i dislike them (which i do), i actually have good reasons to think that it'll end this way. First of all, their age. Kiara and Kovu if they were human, i'd say they'd be about 16 years old. That's a little too young to get married, at 16; we aren't fully matured yet emotionally or physically. Young people, especially young guys aren't ready to settle down at that age, they stil have a lot of testoterone and need to experience their young lives at the fullest. To settle down at 16?? Not fricken' likely! Yeah, Simba & Nala were young too, but not THAT young. You can tell by the size of Simba's mane compared to Kovu's, Simba's mane was full, Kovu's was not. So i'd say Simba would have roughly been in his 20's or so when he and Nala reunited.
Secondly, Kovu's upbringing. Kovu was raised to kill, Zira filled his heart and soul with hate and anger. That's something that can't be fixed in an instant, not even 'love' can erase the damage that Zira had done. He wouldn't know how to be a good husband, it's not like he even had a father figure either.
Thirdly, what would stop him from leaving? Aside from Simba probably killing him, and having somewhere to live. But really, Kovu has no real obligation to stay. If Simba is still in charge, Kovu could just up and leave. Simba and Nala needed to stay together, they were to rule the Pride Lands as King and Queen once Scar was pushed off the throne. Then they had a child together, so togther they stayed. But really, if Kovu left the Pride Lands while Simba was in charge, they could just find another suitor. It wouldn't be fair to Kiara, but that's how it would work.
Plus, i'm sorry but to me; Kiara & Kovu are the weakest TLK couple in the franchise. Mufasa and Sarabi's relationship was pretty down played, but you could still see the love they obviously had together before they were divided (and likely reunited) by death. Simba and Nala spent most of their childhoods together, and no doubt developed a strong bond. They were seperated by tragedy, reunited by a bizarre coincidence, fell in love, argued, threw Scar off his throne and took back their land. They had a child, and worked together to ensure the life of the Pride Lands. Kiara & Kovu roughly had a similar circumstance, but weaker. Yeah yeah, they stopped the war between the families and united the prides, but i just didn't feel the connection between them. All i can really think about when watching them are 'High School sweethearts'. Yeah, they look cute together, but you know that it most likely won't last for more than a few years. There are exceptions of course, but they're very rare.
Before you comment telling me how wrong i am about Kiara & Kovu, could you seperate your personal preference for me? Don't base your opinion around how much you like these characters, if you like them, that's fine! But try and see my point of view from a logical standpoint, if Simba & Nala were more likely to divorce, i would ackowledge it. But the odds really are against Kiara & Kovu, whether you want to admit it or not.[/quote]
So, what do you guys think about it?