This is a very succinct analysis - yes, men tend to idealize a beautiful female, some believing beauty to be the only thing worth having in a woman, but I think Scott has more depth than this - the cold dark kisses of his dream woman led him to become enthralled with Marilyn, but he's seeing a deeper soul tie, perhaps akin to Catherine and Heathcliff in Wuthering Heights - whatever their souls were made of, it was the same stuff

I hear you about your male acquaintance - he seems a narcissistic personality who would definitely impose his dreams upon someone else

As for where Scott and Marilyn are headed...as Albany says to Goneril, "How far your eyes may pierce I cannot tell." She answers, "Well, well; th' event." lol, yes, the outcome...