I think Link would be able to have a growing relationship with Tingle. Although Nintendo never shows anything spark in between them, they try to have Tingle show up in major games, and he usually has something important to do with the plot.
Let's talk about Majora's Mask, as far as I know this is Tingle's first appearance in the LoZ series. In this game Tingle is just a harmless map maker who wants to be a fairy. When he sees Link, his eyeballs pop out and his jaw drops cartoon fashioned, he is amazed at Link's appearance "Green hat, green clothes, and a fairy," he calls Link a forest fairy. He loves fairies, and acknowledges Link as being a fairy himself, does this not give a hint to Tingle's feelings toward Link? If you don't think so, then I don't know what a hint is. The point is, Tingle already had feelings for Link in Majora's Mask almost instantly, but the feelings weren't returned, Link was a man dedicated to saving the world, so he just bought Tingles maps, thanked him for his help, and went on. Oh, unrequited love.
Now on to Four Swords Adventures. In that game, Tingle always shows up to take force gems, because he needs their magical power, Link also needs their magical power. Most players hate Tingle for showing up, they think of him as a nuisance, but I think it's just like tsundere. After a while they will start to appreciate Tingle more, and eventually have positive feelings for him.
In Wind Waker, Link finds Tingle locked in a cell, Tingle jumps at the sight of him and quickly rushes to the bars asking for help. Link, the naive child that he is in Wind Waker, helps Tingle out. Tingle does deh happeh dance, and gives Link a special item in return. What is this item? It's called the Tingle Tuner, you can hook up a GBA to the GC to have Tingle help you on your journey, a sure sign that he cares about you. And when you meet him again when you search for the shards of the Triforce, he deciphers your charts. Although it's for a price, it isn't all that expensive, and it's extremely important in the game. This obviously shows that even in Wind Waker, Tingle really cares about Link, but since Link is just a naive child, it's unrequited once again.
So, in conclusion, Nintendo has made is clear through bits of evidence that Tingle has feelings for Link, but they're never noticed. I think Link should have a relationship with Tingle.
LinkxTingle
Zelda. These are the games I'm pretty sure they get married after:
AoL
aLttP
MM/OoT
WW/PH
FSA
MC
ST
Saria. i think they had a WAY better relationship in Oot. but then there might be a legal marrige age so Zelda is 2ndIf Link were to be distracted by love. (which he usually isn't). Which women would be the best for him to pursue. Besides the obvious Zelda, I like Link the best with either Malon or Marin.
I think Link would be able to have a growing relationship with Tingle. Although Nintendo never shows anything spark in between them, they try to have Tingle show up in major games, and he usually has something important to do with the plot.
Let's talk about Majora's Mask, as far as I know this is Tingle's first appearance in the LoZ series. In this game Tingle is just a harmless map maker who wants to be a fairy. When he sees Link, his eyeballs pop out and his jaw drops cartoon fashioned, he is amazed at Link's appearance "Green hat, green clothes, and a fairy," he calls Link a forest fairy. He loves fairies, and acknowledges Link as being a fairy himself, does this not give a hint to Tingle's feelings toward Link? If you don't think so, then I don't know what a hint is. The point is, Tingle already had feelings for Link in Majora's Mask almost instantly, but the feelings weren't returned, Link was a man dedicated to saving the world, so he just bought Tingles maps, thanked him for his help, and went on. Oh, unrequited love.
Now on to Four Swords Adventures. In that game, Tingle always shows up to take force gems, because he needs their magical power, Link also needs their magical power. Most players hate Tingle for showing up, they think of him as a nuisance, but I think it's just like tsundere. After a while they will start to appreciate Tingle more, and eventually have positive feelings for him.
In Wind Waker, Link finds Tingle locked in a cell, Tingle jumps at the sight of him and quickly rushes to the bars asking for help. Link, the naive child that he is in Wind Waker, helps Tingle out. Tingle does deh happeh dance, and gives Link a special item in return. What is this item? It's called the Tingle Tuner, you can hook up a GBA to the GC to have Tingle help you on your journey, a sure sign that he cares about you. And when you meet him again when you search for the shards of the Triforce, he deciphers your charts. Although it's for a price, it isn't all that expensive, and it's extremely important in the game. This obviously shows that even in Wind Waker, Tingle really cares about Link, but since Link is just a naive child, it's unrequited once again.
So, in conclusion, Nintendo has made is clear through bits of evidence that Tingle has feelings for Link, but they're never noticed. I think Link should have a relationship with Tingle.
LinkxTingle