Love at first sight is when a person feels an immediate romantic attraction for a stranger. Feelings can be mutual, but sometimes not as we will see.
I think this is a good definition but by this definition ALL our couples fit into it–even if the denied it for a long time.
Yeah, I wouldn’t necessarily classify “romantic attraction” as translating to “love” in every instance. But if you’re using “romantic attraction” as the definition of “love” then just about every couple will fit.
Neal was instantly taken with Emma, and the attraction might not have been instant for her as well, but by the time we got to the end of their first scene together in the Bug, she’d definitely decided she was attracted enough to go have that drink with him. Whether either of them fell in love in that scene or not, we dunno. Whether either of them fell in love by the end of that drinks date, we dunno. But by the end of that first scene, they’d established enough of an attraction that led to them staying together 24/7 and falling in love at some point.
With Snowing, we know that the moment Charming actually fell in love with her was the Troll Bridge, because he’s actually said exactly that (in 310), but he no doubt felt some sort of attraction to her the first moment they met, and vice versa.
With CS, Hook has been attracted to Emma for some time, but I don’t think he himself considered that attraction as “love” until the kiss, judging by what he said in the Echo Cave about it having been the kiss that made him realise what he truly felt.
With OQ, I think Sean said in a recent interview that he’s been playing it like Robin felt an instant attraction to Regina. She’s the one he addressed and offered his hand to when she and Snow were on the ground. It’s not every day that someone would choose her over Snow in a situation like that, so I think that Robin would have made an immediate impression on her, though I dunno that I’d label that impression as “romantic attraction” on her part, though I’d say it probably was on his part.
So, yeah, basically, if you’re using that definition of “instant romantic attraction = love at first sight” then I’d say lots of couples have it, but I don’t think the two necessarily equate with each other. A person can have an instant romantic attraction to someone, and it can either lead to nothing, or it can develop into love. I guess it might be tempting to say in hindsight, “they were so love at first sight,” but that statement wouldn’t necessarily be accurate, because just because you end up in love with someone, that doesn’t mean that it had to be an “at first sight” thing, it’s just that it developed into love.
I guess in the fairytale sense, I’d classify “love at first sight” as the fireworks moment when a pair first see each other and instantly know it was fate that they’ll be together forever and ever, and I’d probably only classify Eriel as being that, because Ariel had zero doubts he was the guy for her for forever and ever, and he seemed to remember her in a similar sense when he saw her at the ball.
I think it was Love at First Sight for Victor when he first laid eyes on Ruby back in 1×03, even if he was cursed.
I’m trying to imagine what the woman in red would have looked like to the man from the land without colour. The sight must have been overwhelming.
I will forever believe that red being the only colour Victor ever saw in his world, and red being the colour of heart he so desperately desired, was foreshadowing for his intended being the girl who always wears red. My kingdom for just one legit, romantic, Frankenwolf scene at some point!