Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-88.0.101.31-20160810215834/@comment-29058994-20160827011545

Valgaaf wrote: You know what they say: "Shippers gonna ship, haters gonna hate". But seriously, even Kawahara himself confirmed that KiriAsu is his expression of ideal One True Love. I hope in following volumes we really will see some nice developement, maybe during their trip to America (if it's gonna take place) something nice and heartwarming will happen.

I just had this thought. Did ever Asuna meet Kirito's parents. They seem to be normal family, so there should't be any problem "accepting" her. To get back more on topic, Kirito stayed with Asuna according to the web novels, and if memory serves, Reki mentioned he wouldn't mind ending the series with their wedding, and stated that he viewed their relationship as his ideal pairing. As for your question Valgaaf, tap-trans' translation of the Popularity Contest Questions indicated that Midori Kirigaya, Kirito's adoptive mother/biological aunt did indeed meet with Asuna; she felt that Asuna was a good girl but worried about her drifting apart from Kirito.