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Sympathy is for the abused, but Belle isn't really abused. She's just naive and taken advantage of.

Belle could be described as a pushover by the way they write her.

Belle is pushed over for much of the seasons. Belle fights back Rumple. Then, Belle falls almost right back in the same pit she was in. Pretty much if Rumple lies and pushes her around again then Belle just pushed back just to end up being pushed over.

I Rumple pushed Belle out of a window, he'd heal her and then wipe her memory. But he wouldn't abuse her.