Thread:Mesektet/@comment-27586321-20140928004024/@comment-3581997-20141010210339

I've thought of that myself a while back, though ultimately you'd have to ask Whedon, I eventually came to the conclusion that technically love is a selfish concept in it's core, it requires no empathy to speak of just enjoyment. 9/10 when Spike or other vampires on Buffy/Angel fall in love with someone it takes the form of lust mixed with obsession. And again with Darla+Angelus it comes down to both viewing the other as their perfect match, even if that match is based on surface reasons since there is nothing beneath the surface that was all that mattered.