Board Thread:Character Discussion/@comment-24055959-20131015233446/@comment-8345449-20140409094414

I think Tinkerbell was just flat out wrong when she said that stuff about Robin's life being ruined. The pixie dust may indicate a potential true love match-up but the couple still has to work at it and its not the only possible match for either one. Tink is a fairy after all, she probably overestimates the importance of fairy magic and fate while overlooking factors like free will and self-determination (like how Blue insisted that Grumpy and Astrid can't be together because of who they are).

If Charming had given up on Snow when she forgot about him then they would never have been together in the end. Conversely, even without pixie dust to show Robin the way, he found another True Love and made the most of it. Regina probably could have found someone else besides Daniel or Robin but she was too absorbed in her grief and hatred to want to find happiness again.