If You Had To Marry A Browser…Which One?

Marry Browsers

Strange things happen when you let your mind wander. On a dull Thursday afternoon last week I cheekily tweeted:

If I could marry any browser it would be Chrome…

It was then quickly followed by Brian Yerkes suggesting it was the “nerdiest thing ever said on twitter”. We will never know if indeed it was, however I took it upon myself to ask my own followers:

If you had to marry a Web Browser, which would it be and why?

I received a huge number of responses outlined below, so be prepared to scroll!

@andyharris I’d go with Firefox cos it has a nice bushy tail to snuggle up to.
@IanRobinson I’d have Omniweb’s children.
@g33kgurrl IE makes promises it doesn’t keep.Safari is unpredictable and incompatible. Firefox hogs the resources. I think I’d be single.
@jagster83 Since I haven’t been able to play with Chrome yet, I would marry Firefox!
@johnnypixel Can’t say which one i’d marry but I’d divorce IE6 in a second.
@evantravers Chrome. Simple. Elegant. Private.
@rastasmurf I’d marry Firefox, but I’d like her to lose some weight and stop complaining when I accidentally call her Google Chrome.
@psdesignuk It would be Chrome I guess, but with Safari as my illegal bigamist wife.
@graemeduckett I imagine I would start by dating Firefox, but come to realize she is high maintenance and run off with Safari.
@dsmy Firefox would be my main chic and Chrome would be the one on the side.
@CloverMeadow Flock, for all it’s social media love.
@hakeemhal Matter of factly, i’d marry firefox. Just because regardless of sm shorts, it’s still consistent.
@seengee It would have to be Opera, still barely touched and very innocent but with some great hidden features.
@Martin_Kevin I’d totally marry IE6 – gonna die soon and I’m a gold-digger.
@tolranet Firefox as I don’t mind a little baggage for features but Chrome will be my mistress for when I just want fun.
@Siedrix I how marry firefox, but i’d have an affair with chrome as it’s fast and pretty.
@THIAGONICO I’d mary Firefox, but when it’s been a while (6 months) I would use chrome to surf.
@DaylightGambler Chome is the perfect wife – clean, efficient and hassle free. However sometimes you just need a bit of IE rough!
@dougoftheabaci Google Chrome, but I’d probably have an affair with Safari.
@ninjarhino Netscape is my MILF!
@Rogem002 I would marry FireFox, but every once in a while have a fling with Safari (For the looks) & Chrome (For the performance).
@agharris73 I am in love with FF3 but tend to have the occasional affair with Safari. I am a mac guy.
@corinspired I’d definitely marry Chrome but meet Firefox secretly now and then. Afterall, Firefox was my first love!
@hummeline I’m married to Safari, but Chrome and I have lovely flings at work.
@oeg572 I use chrome only, my cell is Android G1, so I am a hardcore google fan.
@thmonline I like the large -webkit-breasts of Safari.
@DuncanMacGregor A browser to marry would have to be Chrome, its reliable and secure & just a bit bland & lacking elements of danger (crashing).
@tedoe I guess I would marry the calm and relaxing safari but then have an affair or two with the wild FF.about 20 hours ago from TweetDeck.
@tomgooday I would divorce Internet Exlplorer 6 in a heartbeat!!
@edgeone I would marry Firefox since we have been together for so long. Plus she knows about my affair with Chrome and loves my anyway.
@zachboyce Of course I would marry Firefox, only if it switches up its themes from business to party, often!
@clecompte If IE6 were a person, I’d marry them because I know they’d never leave me and they have rich parents.
@danjme I’d marry Chrome; She’s fast, mentally stable, up-to-date and doesn’t require 100% of your resources to run a la Firefox.
@problogdesign Id marry IE because it would be nice to be the good looking one in the relationship.
@pixeldeath I see domestic violence figures soaring if people marry any version of internet explorer…
@arsgrafik Might have a one-night stand with Chrome, but for me it’s open source all the way. I <3 Firefox.
@josh_ross I think I would take Camino. She is a little quirky, slightly offbeat, but gorgeous and well connected.
@StuRobson I’d marry firefox. Sleep with chrome and snog safari.
@Dwyndal I would marry my old faithful Firefox because she allows me to have a 3 some which includes Chrome.
@AnubisibunA I would be a bigamist since I test on them all: 1st wife = Firefox, then Chrome, IE8, Opera, Safari, IE7, IE6, etc.
@StephenKiers I’d marry Safari because she is mentally stable, fun to play with, nightly getting better and she’s always with me; in my pocket.
@glnster Will you @glnster take @firefox to be your browser; thru add-ons & clear cache, till restart do you part? I do.
@olvado I tried divorcing IE6, but they wouldn’t let go. Having a trial separation, but I know I’ll have to go back soon.
@FearMediocrity I wouldn’t marry Chrome… it spawns new processes far too quickly. You’d have a house full in no time.
@evanstremke I’d marry Netscape, but only because I’m into older women.
@designcoyote Firefox, though I have to admit, I’ve had several affairs with Safari. *shamefaced* But I’ll always come back to you, Firefox!
@akamike I just can’t see how we have all divorced IE6, yet she keeps coming round for dinner and complains about our exquisite food!
@Catharsis If I were to marry a web browser, it would be Firefox. She may bloat easily, but she’s reliable and quite extensible (zing!)
@khcreative I’d marry Firefox since it gets an update EVERYDAY. Plus, if it doesn’t have the feature you want, you can always add them on.
@berhouma I Would Marry Chrome.

Thanks to all the amazing people who took the time to take part which contributed to a really interesting post.

Feel free to embrace the nerd within and leave a comment on which Browser you would marry and why…

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