Talk:Bella Swan and Edward Cullen/@comment-88.109.60.124-20161116212212/@comment-29717419-20170103013354

^I'm going to stop you right there because while you're right people are not vampires (I'm assuming that's what that jibberish at the end meant) and Edwards creepy behavior can easily be explained by that, it doesn't mean that his behavior should be condoned. My grandma occasionally makes racist comments and I understand why, because she was born in 1947 and comes from a different era, but that doesn't mean I condone her behavior because how else is she going to learn that's wrong. That's my main issue with this couple Bella condones all of his abusive behavior and accepts that that's just how things are going to be and Edward never learns that that's not how you should treat someone you claim to love, so it continues perpetuating that in this book abuse is okay as long as their a different species from you. The real trouble comes when people try to apply the concepts in these books in real life (and trust me I've met these types of people) and realize harshly why romance like this only exists in books (because it's a completely unrealistic portrayal of love and relationships and if portrayed correctly the book would have ended waay differently).

Their vampires is not a great defense because relationships still function the same way.