“What if Prince Charming had never showed up? Would Snow White have slept in that glass coffin forever? Or would she have eventually woken up, spit out that apple, gotten a job, a health-care package, and a baby from her local neighborhood sperm bank? I can't help but wonder if inside every successful driven woman is just a princess waiting to be saved?” -Carrie Bradshaw "Sex in the City"
Fairytales frustrate me. Why do the women wait around for the men to show up and save them? We grow up on fairytales, Sleeping Beauty, Snow White, Cinderella... Are fairytales and chick flick movies distorting our idea of romance and finding the perfect mate? We hold out for Prince Charming but in reality, no men are that charming. There are flaws that movies never spotlight on and not all relationships end perfectly with a kiss and singing squirrels prancing about. And yet most girls still believe religiously in the fantasy that a guy will come charging on a white stallion and rescue them from the humdrum of their lives, showering them with princely gifts and serving their every whim. I mean of course, who wouldn't want that?
Are modern women realistic about men and relationships?
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A fallacy of the Prince Charming theory is that women will seek for a "perfect" man... yet they themselves are not perfect. They expect perfection from a man, but expect this man to accept women for all their flaws.
In a case like this, I'd say Prince Charming gotta pretty bum deal.
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I don't think we expect saving, and definitely not perfection. Just true friendship, understanding and respect. When you find a real, flawed man who's personality is compatible with yours and you treat each other with admiration and care, it just feels like singing squirrels are prancing about. It's hard to explain it, but it really can be every silly, idealistic thing you ever hoped.
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