//SEASON 5 TMA SPOILERS
I honestly do not believe that jmart would have lasted without the apocalypse
like i think the relationship would have developed into something too toxic if it was allowed to progress
i feel like their entire relationship was built on desperation and theres no real foundation to it. It was built on their need for each other. They were the only surviving people of the original group and with the things they went through with each other. They needed that support and they needed that understanding that someone knows what theyre going through.
Sure they had Basira, Melanie, and Georgie, but they didnt know sasha and tim like they had. They knew elias when he was simply just their boss. They knew each other when things were still normal.
The Web wanted Martin for a reason, he’s manipulative and knows how to get his way. You can see him do this even with Jon in season 5, whether intentional or not.
Aswell as Jon’s self-centeredness, like im aware that he’s literally the protagonist but taking that out of the equation, Jon has a tendency to disregard others in favor for his own. When he went see Melanie, when she literally gouged out her fucking eyes to get away from all of that. When at the end he went up to kill Elias and going against everyone.
I think both of these combined would have not led to a long lasting happy relationship. Also i just dont think they would have gotten together in the first place if all of the traumatizing shit didnt happen. I do think Martin loves Jon and vice versa but I think it’s the kind of love that festers and turns into animosity overtime.