User blog comment:Crazylittlefreakgirl/Fairy Tail Official Pairings?/@comment-4653886-20120521133639/@comment-4829046-20120522073322

And for the record I never once thought that non-romantic manga are bad, I find manga that HAVE ROMANTIC THEMES THAT ARE NOT EXPLORED AT ALL ARE VERY BAD. If romance is not explored it even when the male or female characters are after a certain person (for instance like how Juvia is after Gray) it is depressing for the audience. In most manga that don't have romance the guys who are after girls are just horny pervs(at least that is the impression that the audience gets).

All in all, FT will NEVER be a shoujo.