Buffy and Willow in “Something Blue”

Seeing Angel in LA, even for five minutes... hello to the pain.

The pain is not a friend.

But I can't help thinking, isn't that where the fire comes from? Can a nice, safe relationship be that intense? I know it's nuts, but part of me believes that real love and passion have to go hand in hand with pain and fighting. (Stakes a vampire) I wonder where I get that from?