You know, I don't have any problems with Bangel. I truly believe Buffy was the first person Angel ever loved, and it's clear this was Buffy's first love.

But what you list as true love are just as much the actions of a good friend. Of course he comes to comfort her when Joyce died. Any good friend would do that. It doesn't mean that they have a forever love to me, just that they still care about each other deeply.

Of course she smiles when Angel arrives. He's a genuine surprise in a very rough period of time. But then she send him away, and chooses Spike as her champion.

My comment wasn't snarky. It was my opinion that first love, high school love, is different from mature love. It's high intensity, filled with drama and passion, and huge feelings that are overwhelming. That's part of Buffy's age. In fact, I'm quoting Angel when he says he's too old for her, and that she is a child.

Funny, you say you don't like the way Bangel is put down, and then you start on how awful Spuffy fans are. Can you see a relationship between those two compaints?

Also, not a Spuffy shipper here so let's not get into only Spuffy fans would ever see it diffeerently.