Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-68.125.32.224-20130312042332/@comment-175.156.236.222-20130312153129

I think its because for Cora, the dark side of Rumpelstiltskin isn't a curse, she loves him for it in fact, and doesn't reject it like Belle does. Perhaps Cora's love for Rumpel may be even more complete then Belle's in a sense.

Of course, the politcally correct Disney interpretation may just be that bad people can't be truly in love...