Board Thread:Character Discussion/@comment-25926288-20151211170125/@comment-28162607-20170804082911

Ace1923 wrote: To tell the truth, I haven't really been watching OUAT lately, I've seen clips on youtube and the occasional episode. But one way I think the writers could've gone with the show is to say that even if a relationship is 'True Love' it can still be unhealthy for the people involved, including their friends and family. Which is what they could have (and should and hvae and looked like they were going to) done with RumBelle. In 6A they repeatadely hammered home how toxic this relationship was, though to be fair we know they are no longer "true love". It is still as you say, unhealthy for Belle and her faily and friends.

Regal Believer is also a perfect example of an unhealthy relationship that is portrayed as True Love but the frustrating thing is that the wrtiers don't seem to realise how unhealthy it is. It is once again as you said, unhealthy for Henry, arguably Regina and Henry's family (I'd say friends but he doesn't seem to have any)

Zades! Unhealthy relationship that is True Love.

This doesn't apply to CS as, as we seem to have successfully shown, they are probably the healthiest relationship on the show aside from Snowing.