Has Belle been inconsistent with what she tells Rumple? Yup, she has. But has Rumple been inconsistent with what he’s told Belle? Yup, he most certainly has. So I can’t blame Belle for being inconsistent when it seems she’s only reacting to the inconsistencies of Rumple.
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So what you are saying is that two wrongs make a right? They are both to blame for the inconsistencies. We must be seeing this from a completely different angles because I see it as Belle being inconsistent and Rumple reacting to those inconsistencies. Still does not make it right just means they are both to blame. Belle is not just an innocent victim in all this she is an active member of the abuse.