Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-11058666-20141228031222/@comment-26116863-20150916211901

I think she should take into account the trauma he's been through, and the fact that he was under the influence of the dark one. But, I'd like to point out that he still had underlying issues which were most likely not caused by the darkness. Unless I'm mistaken, his curse could have been broken all along with true love's kiss if he had been open to it. The problem was, and most likely still will be, that he can't accept that anyone could ever truely love him. This made him feel like he had to take his happy ending into his own hands and force Belle to love him, so he could be sure that she did. Basically, he has serious trust and self-esteem issues, which he'll still have to work through. The good news is that it will be much easier now that the darkness is gone.

So, since they really love each other and have a good chance of being happy now, I think that they should leave the past behind and focus on the present.