Anyway, they were ready to start a life together, which was why it was sad to learn in The Force Awakens that they had separated years earlier.
Oh sure, there was that time on Cloud City, but having one of them frozen in carbonite really kills the mood.
Their son Ben turning to the dark side and becoming Kylo Ren was the ultimate reason for the separation, but an excerpt from an upcoming Star Wars book indicates their relationship had issues that couldn’t have been resolved.
Han Solo and Leia Organa had their ups and downs during the original Star Wars trilogy, but once the second Death Star was destroyed and the Empire was dealt its heaviest blow ever, those two crazy kids finally embraced their romantic feelings for one another.