Who does Angel truely love Buffy Cordelia or Darla?

Answer 1

This really isn't a hard question to answer. Out of these three love interests, Buffy is obviously the one he truly loves the most. Not that he didn't love the other two, of course, because he did love them as well. Angel did love Darla but it stemmed from sympathy, understanding, and all the history they have definitely contributed a lot. However, he didn't really love her that much. Remember, he had a moment of 'perfect despair' with her, not 'true happiness' like he did with Buffy. But, while he did love her, it wasn't nearly as much as Cordelia or Buffy(her especially). Next Cordelia, the second woman he really fell in love with after Buffy. During this time, though Cordy was the one he focused on the most, he still loved two woman at the same time. However, he did and still does love Buffy more than her. I don't really like to say that she was a replacement for Buffy, but in a small way, that's what she was. She still had a large part of his heart, more than Cordy that's for sure. Their relationship lacked the passion and depth of feeling that Bangel has. But he really did love her, and I'm glad that Angel fell for someone other than Buffy(since she did). The reason why I say that Buffy is his true love is because Angel loves her severely, so much so that he can never unlove her. That's a fact. He was able to break up with her because he wanted her to have a life, even if he wasn't in it and that is an incredibly selfless thing to do if you love that person that much. He hurt himself more than he would say and it still does, but he deals. He loves her more than anything in his life besides his son Connor and he can't forget that. There was also the fact that he displayed obvious jealousy over Riley and later Spike(especially Spike), proving his remaining feelings. And remember, when he was jealous over Spike, that was also the time he loved Cordelia as well. There relationship had that passion, love, and trust, even without the sex. That's why he loves her the most out of the three of them. So the order goes: 1st place: Buffy, Second place: Cordelia, and Third place: Darla.