Is Padme to blame?
A friend of mine keeps blaming Padme for Anakin`s transformation to the Dark Side. Her arguments are that if it hadn`t been for his love for her, he wouldn`t have had that faithful vision about her death, so he wouldn`t have listened to Palpatine`s advices - "the Dark Side of the Force is a pathway to many abilities, manny of which are considered unnatural."
However, one cannot ignore that Anakin did not grow up in the Jedi Temple, surrounded by their teachings every minute of his life, learning how to resist love (considered one of the many paths to the Dark Side...). Anakin grew up in Mos Eisley, a teaming settlement of thugs and crimelords, an environment deprived of law, justice, therefor full of many temptations of the Dark Side. In conclusion he became accustomed to the passions of life and begun to see nothing wrong in them, especially love.
Another improtant reason is that Anakin was very loyal to his friends, more loyal than Jedi were ever allowed to be. Remember how he kept saving Obi-Wan? What if he had a vision of him dieing? "You`re the closest thing I have to a father..." Anakin shares with us. Surely cunning Paplatine would have found aother way to use this trait against him. Anakin, growing up away from the Jedi, was capable of loving. If it hadn`t been for Padme, he would have found another lover. Those were times of war. She would have somehow became endangered. He would have sacrificied himself. This is his nature. Loving and loyal. No Jedi teachings could ever deprive one of his nature.
Also, the Jedi teaching were a bit rough, a bit umberable for someone so passionate such as Anakin. By forbidding him to love, they made matters worse, added pressure. It is unimmaginable for someone who has had a loving mother and friends to suddenly dettach himself from those around, forget them, leave them to their doom. Let them die, because that is their fate and - ridiculous - be happy about it, because they transform into the Force!