Board Thread:Character Discussion/@comment-25355646-20150103235209/@comment-25926288-20150125002933

I'm not really disagree with most of you. But I don't think they (A&E) had that in mind, concerning Leopold and Regina's relationship. I don't speak for them, but I'm sure they also claimed that Regina/Huntsman wasn't rape. It seemed like it though.

I'm pretty sure they wanted us to get the impression that Regina after marriage was completely ignored by Leopold and Snow. If you want to claim anything it's neglect and not letting her go since she was unhappy, but one important part is that Regina could have left. She chose not to. There is no proof that consummation was apart of their (polytheistic/ non-earth) customs. We actually skip that period in time and might never know. Even if it did happen, I'm sure neither wanted to, and who would force them?