Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-11058666-20141228031222/@comment-24674051-20150331163624

Also, it wasn't JUST making a bad choice. it was a whole series of bad choices. He lied to her about giving her the Dagger, He lied about the Hat, He chose NOT to include her in his desire to be free of the Dagger. I think, had he at any point chosen to come clean, admit his problem, Belle would not have kicked him out.

As I recall, even when Belle was kicking him out, Rumple never really confessed or repented of what he had done. He tried to justify it. Belle gave him a chance (in fact, multiple chances), and Rumple chose his own selfish addiction.

I think Belle was, and still is, willing to work with Rumple to see him through everything. She would probably like to see the Dagger removed from Rumple's life just as much as He would. But, just as with any addiction, the addict is the person that has to choose to receive the help. Until he does choose to really reach out and receive the help, Belle has to take steps to protect herself, which is what she did by banishing him.