A: I don't think yours is that unpopular an opinion at all. I know a lot of people that don't like Edward but unfortunately I am not one of them. I relate to Edward a lot so I have a lot of empathy for his character, that doesn't mean that I agree with the things that he's done at all but I can understand his thinking behind all those poor choices. I think most of the problems stem from his huge self-loathing for what he is and the things he's done. He believes that Bella is too good for the life he leads and that she only likes him because of all his vampiric charms (because heaven forbid she actually like him for him ya know?) so he thinks his feelings are stronger. He's never been in love before and by constantly trying to do what's best for Bella he makes mistakes along the way when we know that it's not but then again we see it from Bella's POV most of the time so we know what she's really thinking/feeling and what she really wants, she also thinks that he's this perfect being when he's really, actually, very flawed so when he does make mistakes we as the reader are shocked at how badly he's messed up when I'm sure if we read it from his POV it'd make a lot more sense. I think it's very difficult for Edward and Bella to be equals when she's still human because there'll always be that barrier there but I feel like we see them on a much more level playing field when she eventually does become a vampire. I think in hindsight Edward wouldn't have made so many mistakes if he'd have known how things were going to turn out in the end.