So in conclusion, RumBelle should argue about Rumple’s lack of honesty, should work through it together and not break up.
You think they wont break up? Of course they will.
If Belle doesn’t break up with him to show him that there are consequences to KILLING SOMEONE after you’ve made all these grand speeches about being stronger and wanting to get back to the best version of himself—then I’m going to loose a lot of respect for Belle. Because it would mean that she’s just a doormat who can’t tell right from wrong. All the criticism hurled at Rumbelle would 100% true.
This is to say nothing of the fact that A and E CLEARLY have NO IDEA how to write for them and have no idea how to write for Rumple where he’s not the Dark One. They find Human Rumple boring.