My all time favorite movie growing up was The Little Mermaid. I was fascinated by the ocean and it's adventures! Even at a young age, I understood and loved the romantic fairytale of it all. I would spend summer days at my aunts pool, swimming under water, waiting for my prince to come and fall in love with me and turn me into a human. Disney has molded our idea of what our life should look like. We are told that Prince Charming will ride up on a white horse, sweep us off our feet, and take us to his castle where we would live happily ever after.
The problem is we've been brain washed into looking for the perfect man. But our expectaions don't match up with reality. I used to think that some women are just picky when it comes to dating, but maybe that's not the case. Could it be that because we've been told marry Prince Charming, we spend our life looking for him, forgetting he doesn't really exist? Have we overlooked great guys because the smallest imperfection has tossed him into the undateable category? Even 30 year told Kim Kardashian refers to her life plan as her "fairytale". At the end of her 72 day marriage, she promptly released a statement saying that now she had to re-write her "fairytale". Dating, relationships, and marriage is hard. If we expect life to look like a Disney fairytale, be prepared for a big let down. Instead of looking for Prince Charming, let's look for the guy who makes you laugh until you cry, stands by your side through thick and thin, and treats you with respect. That sounds like the kind of man I'd like to marry.
