Board Thread:Character Discussion/@comment-4637931-20150319163137/@comment-1916997-20150319173502

There are alot of reasons why Belle and Rumple should not be a couple, both the fact that Rumple is technically sereral hundred years older than Belle (like you said though, Eskaver, on this show that doesn't mean much), and the fact that Rumple is not a good person. At the end of the day though, none of this matters, because this is the story of Beauty and the Beast, and the whole point of the story is the beauty falls in love with the seemingly unlovable beast. So if this relationship makes you uncomfortable in any way, be it Rumple's age or his evilness, then the writers are doing their jobs right, as the story of Beauty and the Beast is a rather uncomfortable one.