by atouchofgrace » November 14th, 2010, 2:51 pm
I think he wanted to keep Nala with him no matter what, without explaining his reasons for not coming back and intruduce her to his life style. In a script draft, right after Can You Feel The Love Tonight, Simba tells her "Nala, you'll love it here!", so he was expecting her to stay. He thought "Well, she loves me, she'll stay with me no matter what, without questioning."