Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-24674051-20140408144726/@comment-24386552-20140505183202

She and Regina are very similar. However Regina gave more of her heart away then Emma has. Then when things don't go Regina's way, she retaliated/ made sure the one who "wronged" her, would be punished. (Ex: Hansel and Gretel, Kurt and Owen Flynn, Tinkerbell) Emma kind of stopped giving her heart away after she was left in prison with a child with no closure or child support. Giving Henry up was the worst part, and so she has tried to deny her feelings for anyone. It may explain why she was reluctant to falling in love with Graham (Even though it was doomed to begin with), Loving her parents (I mean like accepting them as her parents and calling them Mom and Dad which only happened in 2.22), and loving other guys. Neal left her (2.06), then came back with Tamara (2.15), then supposedly died (2.21), came back (3.06), and died in Emma's arms (3.15). His grip on her heart was very strong and took a lot out of her and caused her to build up walls. Along with that, Emma has dealt with the foster care traumas, which Emma mentions often (3.04, 1.01, 3.02, 2.06). It is extremely hard for her to trust and love. She chooses to love Henry because he was made from her and claims (as of 3.07) that he is the only love in her life, she has time for.