Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-6207588-20130209135913/@comment-6175354-20130210205037

Fractuared Fairytales wrote: I don't think for a second Tamara is or ever would be Neal's true love... It's pretty clear they're setting that up to be Emma and always will be - I'm just agreeing with the previous poster who said it's not at all unrealistic to think that Neal "moved on" in the span of eleven years... not necessarily to another true love, maybe even someone just to fill the void. Obviously, if Neal is gonna be in Storybrook he's gonna be a part of Emma's life in some respect, but that doesn't mean the writers won't try to add some drama before then. They do love their triangles... Having an Emma/Neal/Tamara "love triangle", is not exactly drama.

The audience would never believe that Neal was never in another relationship, after leaving Emma. They have been seperated for eleven years. Neal sacrificed his happiness, for Emma's destiny. He deserves having someone in his life, to fill that void.

The two True Loves being inspired by The Little Mermaid, was more targeted towards the Aurora/Phillip/Mulan "triangle". Not to mention the theme of that arc, is Love is Sacrifice.... again, The Little Mermaid.