Is Sherlock a celibate?

'He's asexual for a purpose. Not because he doesn't have a sex drive, but because it's suppressed to do his work. Cold showers, looking at a lot of dead bodies … that'll do it for you,' the 38-year-old said when asked whether Sherlock would be good in bed.
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Is Sherlock Holmes celibate?

Sherlock Holmes was a virgin. Hercule Poirot was a prude. And, I don't know Miss Marple all that well, but she was hardly Aphrodite.
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Is Sherlock in love with the woman?

Yes, yes he did. Even if we leave multiple interviews of the creators and Cumberbatch himself confirming that Sherlock did in fact fall in love with Irene out of consideration, the film itself already made it pretty clear that he was into her as much as she was into him.
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Did Sherlock ever get married?

People familiar with Dr. Doyle's work will know that he was killed before the affair was consummated and others will go home happy.” Putting it more succinctly in a letter to Chicago columnist Vincent Starrett in March 1934, he wrote: “Of course we know that Sherlock never married anybody.
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Does Sherlock have love interest?

Irene Adler is a minor villain on the BBC crime drama, Sherlock. Irene is one of the only love interests of Sherlock Holmes. She manipulated Sherlock into decoding her phone that he was after which had information on it that the Queen of the United Kingdom wanted.
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Did Sherlock and Irene sleep together?

Benedict Cumberbatch: 'Sherlock is not a virgin'

Asked whether he would like to see Sherlock have sex in the series, Cumberbatch responded: "Oh, he has. He shagged Irene Adler, that night they had together when he rescued her from a beheading."
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Did Sherlock love Molly or Irene?

He does love her, but not in the way she would like to be loved, but he does love her. He would always look after her, he would always protect her if he had to. Hell would fall on anyone who attacked Molly. '
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Do Sherlock and Joan fall in love?

Sherlock and Joan may be one of the most touching and unique love stories on television, but it wasn't a romance. They ended up together as friends and family and loved ones, just not as lovers.
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Did Sherlock and Molly end up together?

Molly declines and explains she is engaged to Tom, her fiancé. Sherlock congratulates her on finally loving a man who is not a sociopath. This, because Sherlock has labelled himself a "sociopath" many times in the past, implies that he believes he himself is not a good match for her.
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Why is Sherlock Holmes not married?

At the end of The Sign of Four, Holmes states that "love is an emotional thing, and whatever is emotional is opposed to that true, cold reason which I place above all things. I should never marry myself, lest I bias my judgement."
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Are Sherlock and Irene in love?

Benedict Cumberbatch says that his character fell for the charms of Irene Adler. Benedict Cumberbatch has revealed that his character Sherlock fell in love with Irene Adler in 'A Scandal in Belgravia'.
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Why does Sherlock Holmes love Irene Adler?

In the books, Sherlock refers to Irene as “The Woman” not out of romantic interest but due to fascination and respect as she managed to outsmart him. Watson notes that his friend has no romantic interest in Irene or other women, and instead shows platonic admiration for her wit.
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Did Sherlock and Janine sleep together?

To me, that small bit right there confirms they never slept together, at all. If you think he did, that's fine, have at it. But I really REALLY don't think Sherlock is interested in having sex at all with anyone other than John.
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Did Poirot have a wife?

While Hercule never marries, he has one love interest throughout the series who appears only briefly in one novel and two short stories, The Big Four, The Double Clue and The Capture of Cerberus.
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Does Poirot fall in love?

Countess Vera Rossakoff is the only woman with whom Hercule Poirot has ever admitted to being in love.
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Is Mycroft smarter than Sherlock?

It is revealed that Mycroft might just be smarter than Sherlock in many respects, his presence in Sherlock's mind palace after the latter was shot corroborates this even further. He is considered by those in his rarefied circle to be the most powerful person in England.
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What was wrong with Eurus Holmes?

Eurus drowned Sherlock's dog Redbeard; this is the traumatic incident that caused Sherlock to block Eurus out of his memory. Eurus ultimately graduated from animal cruelty to arson, after which Mycroft insists she was institutionalized.
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Who does John Watson marry?

Mary Watson (née Morstan) was the wife of Dr John Watson. She is first introduced in The Sign of Four and Watson refers to her in a number of the stories.
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Does Sherlock kiss John?

Sherlock began legitimately kissing John, cupping his face with his right hand and applying a bit more pressure than he had on the first kiss. John began returning the kiss after a few seconds of hesitation.
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Is Watson in love with Holmes?

By Moss and Schwebel's comprehensive definition, Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson share an intimate relationship. While Doyle likely meant that intimacy to be platonic, his stories have taken on a life of their own, transformed and recast by the changing cultural contexts in which they are read.
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Does Moriarty love Sherlock Elementary?

Jamie Moriarty is the nemesis of Sherlock Holmes. After Holmes interrupted several of her plans when he worked for Scotland Yard, she tricked him into falling in love with her so she could study him, knowing her as Irene Adler.
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Who is Molly's boyfriend Tom in Sherlock?

During the first two episodes of the third series, she is engaged to Tom (Ed Birch) who looks and dresses quite a bit like Sherlock. In "The Sign of Three", Molly stabs Tom with a plastic fork when he interrupts Sherlock.
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Is Sherlock a psychopath or sociopath?

Holmes is unique compared to an average human, but he is not a “high- functioning sociopath.” Holmes most likely suffers from Asperger's Syndrome, a minor case of Bipolar Disorder, and a hint of Savant Syndrome. Asperger's Syndrome causes Holmes to think in pictures and desire a close companionship with Dr. Watson.
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Did Sherlock Holmes have a daughter?

The Testament of Sherlock Holmes

He requested Holmes look after his daughter with his final breath. Sherlock obliged his request and raised Katelyn as his own.
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