This was a rush job done only to give storm an official “Queen” title and they hoped it would make people want to read Black Panther. Prior to this Storm was only in a few relationships Wolverine and Forge being the most prominent ones. Over time the two really did do well in stories of Avengers, Black Panther, and Fantastic Four (filling in for Reed and Sue). Honestly I preferred her with Forge (who is of Native American descent) because of how much history they had.