Vaderisnothayden said:

Luke was in a different trilogy that had a different attitude. And I don't see anything unreasonable in wanting to prevent the death of somebody you love and it's that that led Anakin to the dark side.

Anakin's fear of Padme dying was reasonable and natural and a product of love. His wish to have a way to stop that death was likewise. Yoda basically wanted him to stop caring, which was damn cold.

Being able to let go is also an important part of being human. Everyone dies you know, and you have to let go sometime.

You can't save everyone, and maybe you shouldn't, not 'by any means necessary'.

And what is 'love' or 'true love'? Did Anakin feel true love towards Padme? Not really, in my opinion. He wanted her to live, not for her sake but for his own sake. He would do anything to save her, even if she did not want to be saved. By doing this, he eventually ended up causing her death.

And 'love' is not a singular thing. It is many things, not all of them good. How many have been killed or hurt because of 'love'? It is not uncommon to hear of someone who has killed their partner because they were going to leave them, for example.

Selfless love is true love to me, selfish love is not love at all.