Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25519666-20150113214237/@comment-3393671-20150113235743

Snow White and Prince Charming are the same age as Emma with the three of them being 29 or 30 years old. That may seem strange in a medieval society where royalty and other highborn nobles are expected to marry at a young age (around 16-18), but it seems they first met and married while they were in their mid-twenties based on the amount of time between Ingrid arriving to our world and Emma revealing the equality of years between herself and her parents in Neverland when she blamed them for Henry's kidnapping (minus the time frame when the Dark Curse was active, of course). However, one can argue that King Leopold is much more liberal and non-traditional regarding the culture of typical epic fantasy settings such as the Enchanted Forest based on how the show interpreted him as a kind, compassionate, and empathetic king. It would make sense that he potentially encouraged Snow White to wait and find someone she loves instead of betrothing her to a complete stranger in order to form an alliance between kingdoms as expected. This is made even more obvious during the episode, "Bleeding Through", when he was lamenting to Cora about wanting to wed someone he considers his true love instead of a complete stranger from a kingdom north from his. As for Prince Charming, the very first episode featuring his history shows him possessing the same mindset when his mother insists he marry a local girl for her dowry.

As for the other characters, I can see them having married in their late teens or early twenties in comparison to Snow White and Prince Charming based on either physical appearances, personalities, or both. I can see Aurora, Ariel, and Rapunzel being the youngest out of all the nobles introduced in the show so far based on how child-like and innocent their characters are portrayed. Abigail would be around Snow ahd Charming's age as well when she was betrothed to Charming, but it is justified since she was planning to marry her true love, Frederick, for who knows how long already before he turned into gold, prompting her father to hastily find a new suitor for her. The only problem with that theory is why Midas would put off their wedding for so long when it is clear he follows the traditions of a medieval hierarchy. I would think he would marry them when they are still at their prime.

What does anybody think of this? Does anybody agree?