Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-3444885-20160302152955/@comment-1504072-20160302155159

"Pure love" exists beyond simple notions such as sexuality. Big Boss is a romantic figure to a lot of people. And going by that commentary, the respect/admiration is mutual.

Regarding inclusion in the article, I don't know what you think is being contested. If Kojima's words help illustrate the characters' relationship, then there's no reason it would be omitted deliberately. Unless people are using it to promote fan theories regarding an actual sexual relationship/attraction, of which there is no confirmation.