Reply To: DISAPPROVE of Tink encouraging Regina to commit adultery

[Slurpeez]

So I’m definitely pro adultery if it can stop a murder, which was exactly the kind of darkness Tink was trying to stop with her encouragement. It’s a moral dilemma for sure, but in this case, adultery would have resulted in a lot of good. (which would have ruined the show)

But having an affair might not have been the only solution to Regina’s despair at being caught in a loveless marriage. As I suggested previously, Tinkerbell could have encouraged Regina to have a child of her own or to adopt. Maternal love is also a form of true love on this show (as Emma proved when she kissed Henry). Regina becoming a mother first might’ve prevented her from becoming the evil queen. If Henry is now enough to make Regina regret some of what she’s done, then I think Regina having a child before she embraced darkness might have negated the “need” here to have an extra-marital affair and would have spared the kingdom the wrath of Regina later on.