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Dan Fox wrote: He also never encountered her while she was under the spell of Shattered sight. He actually didn't even appear in that episode. However this where I take his side partially, he no longer loved Marian. In some way, he was still married, but then again Marian knew he had moved on, and his heart had moved on, which is why Regina was more important to him than Marian. The thing no one seems to be talking about is his son. Regina actually has concern for him, not that Robin is a terrible father (Unlike Pan) but somehow but his son on the back burner during S4, and that is weird to me. I think it's a side-effect of them being together; their children get put on the backburner. Robin leaves Roland with Little John, who may as well be his father (lol) while his father gets his flirt on with Regina, though it's somewhat understandable. Regina, however, sulks alone even telling via bird that she doesn't want to see him. That probably killed his spirit. I know she asks about him in a deleted cutscene, but not everyone sees them. This was just because Marian was a partial roadblock. She even apologizes for leaving him on the backburner on Operation Mongoose. Neither of them are bad parents as seen before, but this relationship brings out the worst in them, or at least Robin.

The problem with this false love triangle- affair thing is Robin was like Rumple, wanting both Marian and Regina. Robin choose to honor his vows and stay with Marian. But, then when Marian's near death and frozen he tosses his honor aside and goes straight back to Regina. When she comes back, he goes straight back to Marian. It's only when Marian chose to end this event, Robin chose Regina (sadly also separating Roland from his mother, Marian). My main issue, though, is that Regina seems to love him for the concept he is (also, maybe the person he is, too). Pixie dust told her who she belongs with. Robin, on the other hand, knows very little about Regina except that she has a motherly instinct and is "bold and audacious". They could have a talk about Regina think and almost killing Marian again and Robin forgiving her or something.