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One of the most complex aspects of Bowser's character is his relationship with Peach. As explained in the manual of ''Super Mario Bros.'', Bowser initially started abducting Peach to prevent her from restoring the transformed [[Toad (species)|Toads]] back to normal. In the same ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'' episode that featured his mother, Bowser tried and failed to marry Peach, and his unrequited crush on the princess recurs in various games, starting with a diary entry he wrote in ''Paper Mario'' expressing his hopes that Peach would like him, [[Super Mario Odyssey|ultimately leading him to attempt to forcefully marry her]]. He even told his son Bowser Jr. that Peach was his mother, although the events of ''Super Mario Sunshine'' forced him to admit that this was a lie. ''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story'' revealed that Bowser's most carefully preserved memory was of Peach,. but''[[Paper despiteMario: hisThe feelings,Origami heKing]]'' actuallyfurther showshints veryat littlehis regardcrush foron herPeach, happinessas and well-being aswhen he constantly kidnaps her, attacks her kingdom, and fights the people she cares about. He hasMario alsoencounter putOrigami Peach herselffor inthe dangerfirst numerous timestime, eitherhe inadvertentlyquietly orexpresses onembarrassment purpose,at mosther notablyseeing inhim ''Superfolded Princess Peach''up, and ''Superwhen Marioconfronting 3DKing World'',Olly wherejust before the princessfinal herselfbattle facedagainst Bowser in combat. In ''Super Paper Mario''him, theBowser two were wed by Count Bleck and Nastasia as partinquires of the formerPeach's plan to unleash the Chaos Heart,status and whileasks Bowser regarded the marriage as official and happily referred to Peach as his wife throughout the game,if she refuted his claims and called the wedding ais shamsafe, as she does not return his affection at all. Despite thiscomfortable, sheand is stillhas willingsomething to workread withbefore Bowserclaiming whenhe thewas situationmerely callsasking for it, and will even sweet-talk, flatter or show him genuine goodwill or concern when they are acting asa alliesfriend.

Bowser was shown to have his own admirer in high school, as seen in the comic "[[Koopa's High School Yearbook]]": after he asked for her sandwich, the unnamed Koopa developed a crush on Bowser, formed the one-member "Koopa Fan Club" and joined the "Future Wives of Tyrants Club", although it is unknown if her ambitions to marry the Koopa King ever panned out. Additionally, an issue of the UK [[Nintendo Power]] once said that Bowser had a wife named [[List of Implied Characters#Clawdia Koopa|Clawdia Koopa]], however this is largely believed to be a joke, as she was never mentioned again. In a recentan interview, Miyamoto simply stated that Bowser Jr.'s mother was "unknown."<ref name="Miyamoto"/>.