badly_knitted's Fluff Emporium

Jack was older and had his hear broken many times. I'm not saying that he necessarily hurt less than Martha did, but perhaps having been there so many times he was resigned to it. Martha had less experience, but she was never going to be lovelorn and brokenhearted because she had an inner strength that belied her youth. She did what was best for her and walked away from adventure to focus on her family. They needed her more than the Doctor did.

There are things I loved when I was younger that now I don't know what I saw in them, so age is often a factor. Then again, there are other things I still love as much as I did wen I was a kid. Everyone has their favourites anyway, and none of us are wrong, we just have different tastes, which is good because otherwise everything would be the same.