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I think the curse affecting the NEF makes a lot of sense in regards to the age of Ella and her family. Ella was around 16 when Anastasia died. Assuming the curse took place right after, she would be 6 years older than Henry. What is still unclear is how Alice aged. I still don't get how Alice knew Ella's mother if she was poisoned before Alice was born. My only explanation is that when Alice was born she magically aged 18ish years within days. She escaped the tower, went to Wonderland, met Ella's mother who died. This could have happened right before or right after the curse. Since Hook was in the Wish Realm, he could not visit Alice during the curse.

This doesn't explain Robin's age or time in our world. At the beginning of the season it was implied that time moves slower in our world, as Emma and Regina did not age as much as Henry. Robin's aging shows the opposite. Maybe characters with magic can control their appearance as they age. For all we know, Regina can be in her 50s and look like she is in her 30s. Her age was never stated.

In 6X10 it was mentioned that time moves differently in our world. What doesn't make sense is why it would confuse Regina if Robin was in NEF since she was 18. It is also implied that Zelena and Drizella have met before, so Zelena must have visited NEF at least once before Lucy was born.