I agree with you in a general sense, but I quibble with some of the semantics...
So he's as reactive as Spike to his romantic interests.
I think that Angel, like Spike, changes in ways that reflect the women that he loves. So he is reactive, just as Spike is reactive. However, he is not so malleable to the extent that Spike is. That is to say he is not as much reactive as Spike is. (Spike goes to 11!)
With Angel, I think much the reason he loves Buffy is already a reflection of how he's changed - rather than falling in love with Buffy being a promt for him to change himself.
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So he's as reactive as Spike to his romantic interests.
I think that Angel, like Spike, changes in ways that reflect the women that he loves. So he is reactive, just as Spike is reactive. However, he is not so malleable to the extent that Spike is. That is to say he is not as much reactive as Spike is. (Spike goes to 11!)
With Angel, I think much the reason he loves Buffy is already a reflection of how he's changed - rather than falling in love with Buffy being a promt for him to change himself.