Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-6175354-20140113165251/@comment-24279891-20140508140310

ChocolatEyes613 wrote: Eddy and Adam really need to learn, what the word genuine means. I do not care how much Rumple loves Belle, because he does not respect her. A healthy relationship needs both, and Rumbelle is anything but healthy. Rumple is in no shape to get married, and the sooner Belle realizes, the better.

Totally true. However, without Belle, he would be even more dark than he is now. Belle acts sort of a redemption for him.