Eight/Grace is about as canon as canonically possible, to begin with.
Ah, if you noticed, I mention Grace in my original post. Their interest in each other was canon... as was the choice, by Grace, not to pursue it (much as the Doctor also showed interest in Joan when he didn't remember himself... hmm, also an example of when the female character liked the man under the legend, but not the life that he leads. And, of course, Joan also chooses not to leave with the Doctor).
With regards to Four/Romana... the actors had a thing for each other. I think that's nice. But seeing as I saw City of Death far before I felt that Rose was the love of the Doctor's life, it's safe to say that I didn't view theirs as a very romantic relationship. I've actually posted about it... somewhere. I'll see if I can find it. But the sum of it was that Romana had the same kind of distance that the Doctor did, which actually me feel as though they had less chemistry together than, say, the Doctor and Jo Grant.
Also, believing that Rose is 'the love of the Doctor's life' isn't the same as believing that he didn't love people before. RTD very clearly adores the old series. Now, whether or not you feel that his continuation/reimagination is good is your business, but he's making a television show. By definition, he's forcing his views and his world on you -- this is RTD's Who. He's never pretended that it was anything else. I've never found a story or show anywhere that wasn't a reflection or examination of something inherent in the creator. We write what we know.
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Ah, if you noticed, I mention Grace in my original post. Their interest in each other was canon... as was the choice, by Grace, not to pursue it (much as the Doctor also showed interest in Joan when he didn't remember himself... hmm, also an example of when the female character liked the man under the legend, but not the life that he leads. And, of course, Joan also chooses not to leave with the Doctor).
With regards to Four/Romana... the actors had a thing for each other. I think that's nice. But seeing as I saw City of Death far before I felt that Rose was the love of the Doctor's life, it's safe to say that I didn't view theirs as a very romantic relationship. I've actually posted about it... somewhere. I'll see if I can find it. But the sum of it was that Romana had the same kind of distance that the Doctor did, which actually me feel as though they had less chemistry together than, say, the Doctor and Jo Grant.
Also, believing that Rose is 'the love of the Doctor's life' isn't the same as believing that he didn't love people before. RTD very clearly adores the old series. Now, whether or not you feel that his continuation/reimagination is good is your business, but he's making a television show. By definition, he's forcing his views and his world on you -- this is RTD's Who. He's never pretended that it was anything else. I've never found a story or show anywhere that wasn't a reflection or examination of something inherent in the creator. We write what we know.