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What if Blair Ended up with Dan Instead of Chuck?
Could a Waldorf really be with someone from Brooklyn?
We all know that Blair and Chuck’s lovestory is one for the ages. We also know about Dan’s Gatsby-inspired obsession with Serena. What we didn’t know, at least in the beginning of the show, was that Dan and Blair would end up together…and happily so. So, what if they actually did end up together? As in, married with little designer clad writers running around? What would that look like? What would have happened if she had followed him to Rome, instead of falling into Chuck’s arms?
Blair would be intellectually happy
While Chuck isn’t stupid, Dan and Blair would often have intellectual conversations, even trying their hand at hosting their own salon when they broke out as a couple. Chuck and Blair were madly, head-over-heels, story-book romance in love with one another. With Dan? She was happy, content. They’d spend hours, not having Harlequin worthy sex, but talking. Watching obscure movies together, dissecting said movies, going to the theatre, to museums. They would feed off of one another’s love for great literature, art, and movies. At first I was horrified at Blair and Dan, but then it made more sense as the episodes went on. They’re similar in their intellectual mindset, if not their upbringing and wardrobe choices.
