Leo decides he wants to be with Emma even once he learns the full truth. Would you have made the same choice?

Leo decides he wants to be with Emma even once he learns the full truth, despite her deceptions. Would you have made the same choice? Why or why not?

I was a little surprised that Leo did agree to continue his relationship with Emma. But, I’m sure Ruby had be the biggest part of this decision. It would have been impossibly difficult for him to walk away from his daughter.

I agree with Liz B, that Ruby was one of the biggest reasons for Leo’s choice. As time goes on, and he is convinced of the interactions between Jeremy and Emma not being romantic, and the difficult path Emma took once Charlie was born, his sympathy for Emma allowed their relationship to reestablish. It is very hard to repair broken trust, but his love and compassionate nature will assist the process and choices. Would I make the same choice? I hope so.

I think this is an interesting question, and it certainly depends on the person. I'm pretty sure I would never hold someone's past against them - probably wouldn't give it a second thought. That was then, this is now, and this is the person I love. If I were to ask my husband, though, I think he'd feel exactly the opposite, and would likely find it impossible to forgive such an egregious lie, no matter how far in the past it was.

When Leo began to question Emma's actions and to do some investigating on his own, I started to worry. But then I realized that what he was doing regarding his wife's life and action was exactly what he did daily in his work life. It was important for him to investigate and get as much information as possible in both situations. I felt that once he discovered the adoption situation, he would not walk away - it was a part of his own past and he could and would understand.

In a similar situation with my own partner, I feel certain that if behavior was not purposefully malicious or dangerous, I would certainly remain in the relationship. So much knowledge and perspective has come to me as I have aged, and I would take that into account for my partner as well.

I’m not sure I would be so quick to defend Emma if I were Leo. She really led him down many different paths in his search to find the truth about her past. I think it would take me longer to forgive if I were Leo

I’m not certain I would make the same choices as Leo. It’s a matter of trust. Having been in relationships where trust was broken, I can say from my own experience that I would prefer to be alone than with somebody I cannot trust. But, Leo and Emma are both damaged souls with a co-dependency. I’m not convinced it is healthy for them to stay together absent some intense individual and couples therapy.

I'm not sure I could have made the same decision. Trust is definitely a concern for me, as well. But with sharing the parenting of Ruby, I think it would be worth trying to work through things. I do think some therapy would need to be part of the situation.

Without Ruby, I think it would be very hard for Leo to continue a relationship with Emma. She has spent half of her life living in this very unhealthy situation of telling one lie after another, and it seems it would be difficult for her to change that behavior. Maybe with some counseling therapy.

Leo was in love with the person that Emma presented. The true Emma was a different person with a very different past. There were so many lies over time that trust had to be shattered and I question whether trust could ever be restored. Could this be a happily ever after? I doubt it.

I believe Leo and Emma truly loved each other and they both loved Ruby. They had a beautiful relationship and to sacrifice that by going separate ways might have been an even bigger disaster than by forgiving and going forward. Granted, counseling would be needed in either event.

Probably yes. There was a reason why she hid it from him. It was at a different time in their lives before they were ever together.

I would like to believe I would make the same decision, but I'm not 100% sure I could. I did like the way he explains his reasons for doing so, but I don't envy his having to go through all of that.