I agree that Emma and Neal shouldn’t be together for Henry’s sake, but their situation is so far from that. Their feelings for each other are independent of Henry. I don’t understand how anyone can consider Henry a non-factor. One of the cutest running gags on the show is that Emma and Henry eat breakfast together. That was in many of the post-EF season 2 episodes. I can see Henry being the kid who joins Emma’s dates and Emma the mom who doesn’t mind. That would irritate a lot of people.
Also, Emma/Henry is one of the core relationships on the show and that’s been the case since the pilot. Any romantic partner of Emma’s is going to impact Emma/Henry, but the impact can’t be so great that it impacts the show.
The season 3 cast picture had Neal, Emma, and Henry with hands in pockets, and only them. That probably means nothing. I found it funny. 🙂
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