Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-4962906-20151020102614/@comment-6175354-20151021112155

8Rob wrote: And I hope your're right because otherwise that would mean CapitainSwan is not true love Not every couple on OUaT shared a true love's kiss, yet they were still true love.

Like @Hmcooper4 said, Emma was never cursed. She chose to tether her soul to the Darkness, as a way to control it. Regina said (in what was clear foreshadowing), that to destroy the Darkness, Emma would have let it consume her. True Love might be the most powerful magic of all, but not every problem can solved with a kiss.