Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-11058666-20141228031222/@comment-26033121-20150903201157

Eskaver wrote: In the real world, most times it goes bad or good, but either way it is contigent. So, the important thing is seeing how they react, like Hook if he loses Emma or Regina if she loses Henry.

We saw that when Rumple loss Neal, nothing else mattered because he may have learned to love his son over his power, but the same can't be said for his love of Belle. And......it makes perfect sense. I don't expect Rumple to love Belle more than his son. Rumple is a 200+ year old addict and frankly that should never change.

What? I actually think that I can understand Rumple's perspective even if it's written poorly at times. He may not love Belle more than his son, I could see that. However, I do think he loves Belle more than he loves both of them more than he loves power. There is a difference between love and addiction. Love is the healthier and warmer side of affection, addiction is compulsive, obsessive, and very unhethy.