Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-24589671-20150309010651/@comment-4975807-20150314195743

I like the idea of Belle moving on because she deserves happiness. I'm certain part of her still loves Rumple, of course, but what else is she going to do? She banished him out of town and likely thought, "This is it. That's the last time I will ever see him for as long as I'm alive." I'd much prefer a happy Belle than one that's going to mope about Rumple for the rest of her life. And I don't think it matters how long exactly it took her to move on from him. It can't be said that moving on from a past relationship is the exact same for everyone, and some can take less or more time.