Prince Charming

Prince Charming

Ever since I was a little girl, I have wanted to be swept away by a guy, just like in Cinderella. Cinderella always made me dream about how one day I would meet the “perfect” guy and we would fall madly in love. Well, it turns out that the prince in Cinderella is only in the story. He is not anywhere to be found in my world. Now that I am 17-years-old, I have realized that there is no such thing as the “perfect” guy. However, every time I watch a movie that is a love story, I think that there is a guy out there that is “perfect”. But then I think to myself, no one, and no guy is perfect.
The perfect guy in my eyes is the one who will someday be my husband. He is the guy that I would do anything for and would hopefully do anything for me. Women now-a-days think that they have a “type”. They think that some random guy is going to solve all of their unfortunately terrible problems. I think that if someone looks for what they think the “perfect” guy is, they lose themselves in the process. Ever guy I have ever been in a relationship with has proven to be the exact opposite of what I want. I do not know what I want exactly yet. I want someone who is going to love me for me. I want to have the greatest love affair that world will ever know. A few things a girl looks for in a guy are: respectful, honest, intelligent, consistent with what they do and say, caring, and well put together. I know how ridiculous that sounds, but until I find the guy that is my prince, I will continue to look for him.
Growing up, my dad was one of my best friends. He was the “perfect” guy in my eyes. I knew that I wanted to find a guy that was just like him. My parent’s always seemed like they could not be any happier. I wanted a family just like ours after I grew up and got married. However, as it turns our, what I though was so perfect about my dad was completely wrong. He is not perfect nor was he perfect. He is as far from perfect as a husband can be. I remember when my mom sat my sisters and me down and told us that my dad and she were getting divorced. She told us then and is still telling us, “It’s not your fault girls. It is between your father and I. Please don’t think any differently of your dad or of men.” Cheating on the person you are in a relationship with is one of the worst things I can think of that someone can do. Well, the sad part about reality is that it happens to people just like you and me. Watching my mom cry for weeks because of what my dad did to her is something I never want to go through or see my kids go through. So, I have come to the conclusion that love will find its way.
Love is a strong word. Saying “I love you” to someone else is a huge deal. I want to be able to tell someone that I love them one day. But I want to be in love, not just love them. I do not want to be played like a guy like my mom was and like so many of my friends have been. I want to fall deeply and madly in love, like in my favorite movies. Love is only a chapter is a guy’s life; but to a girl, it’s the whole book. I want to one day meet a guy that does not consider it to be just a chapter in his life. Part of me wants to believe in love at first sight, but then another part of me wants to tell myself that there is no such thing as love at first sight. Falling in love with someone else is one of the few amazing feelings you will ever experience. Trusting a guy is going to take everything I have, but I know that when I meet the “perfect” guy for me, nothing else will matter.
Cinderella always made me dream about how one day I would meet the “perfect” guy and we would fall madly in love. Well, it turns out that the prince in Cinderella is only in the story. But then I think to myself, no one, and no guy is perfect. The “perfect” guy to me is someone I will only find once in my lifetime. He will love me for me and I will trust him with my entire life. Until you date a couple “frogs”, you will never be able to find your true prince charming. Every girl’s prince charming is going to be different than the girls next to them. After a while you learn the difference between holding a hand and falling in love, you begin to learn that kisses do not always mean something; promises can be broken as quickly as they were made and sometimes, goodbyes really are forever. Prince charming does not exist outside of books and movies. However, if you let love take its course, you will eventually find your won prince charming.