What If . . . Bella Had Been a Vampire?
A great "What If . . .?" would be:
What if Bella was already a vampire when she and Edward met? What would be different about their relationship? How differently would Edward have treated a vampire Bella?
Edward wouldn't feel the need to be close to Bella 24/7 in order to be there to protect her.
Edward wouldn't need to be close to Bella 24/7 to try and desensitize the effect her blood had on him.
For the sake of argument, if a vampire Bella and Jacob were best buds, Edward wouldn't try and stop her from going to visit with him. Because if Jacob phased right next to her, he isn't going to cause any damage.
Edward wouldn't have left.
Edward wouldn't have wasted time pushing Bella to make the choice to live without him.
Edward wouldn't have handled Bella with kid gloves.
Edward is the man he is in the series, because Bella is human. The mistakes and stupid decisions he made in the series, are because Bella is human. The things he did never would have happened had Bella been a vampire. Edward isn't an abuser. He is just overcompensating and overreacting because Bella is a human. *shrugs*
So, how different would Edward have been had Bella been a vampire when they met?