In fact, she has matrimonial intents on Martin. A less than successful cook, although neither of her tenants have the heart to tell her this, Mrs. Brown’s specialty is baking fudge brownies and she constantly uses them as an excuse to drop in on Martin, in the continuing hope that he will take a romantic interest in her.

Also, every other week, it seems, Mrs. Brown tries another way to fill her spare time besides being occupied with her garden. She has taken a correspondence course in detective work, attempted to learn the violin and she even went door-to-door selling insurance. On the surface her variety of pursuits seem to reflect her scatterbrained nature, (Martin always dreads having to read her mind due to the "welter of confusion" he finds there), but the Martian perceives at one point that Mrs. Brown’s different interests may be an attempt to overcome her loneliness. This is mitigated in the second season by the arrival of Detective Brennan as her suitor. Although he is an egotistical intellect, he finds Loralee delightfully charming and her illogic warmly amusing.

And what if Mrs. Brown should learn the truth about the man from Mars? That question is actually answered in an episode set in an alternate time-line thanks to the Martian’s time machine. After listening to Brennan’s hostile tirade against the now revealed Martian, Loralee rejects it, with a dismissive, "Ohh…What difference does it make-? As long as they’re decent, respectable people…"