I completely agree with you about the Doctor and Rose being perfect for one another; however, I would not go as far as to say the Doctor is a womanizing flirt by any means. In the episode 'School Reunion' in Season 2 where the Doctor is reunited with Sarah Jane, you can see the anguish he feels upon seeing her again and how much it pains him that everyone he's had to leave everyone he's ever loved. More than anything, I think the Doctor is very lonely, though he'd never admit it. I think he never meant to be anything more than Martha's friend; I never sensed he was in any way romantically attracted to her. Did he love Martha? Yes, but in a platonic sense only. He's loved all of his companions, but the only two he's every really possibly loved in a romantic sense are Rose and Sarah Jane. If you watch the really old episodes from the 60s, 70s, and 80s, you'll see that he makes strong bonds of friendship with all of his companions, but you can sense that there might be something more between him and Sarah Jane--though, admittedly the
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