We grow up watching Cinderella fall in love with her prince charming, Sleeping Beauty being saved by her prince and other love stories in the Disney industry destroying our standards by the unrealistic love they share. But I'm one of those girls who watch those movies or TV shows and expect nothing less than finding my prince charming.

I'm a girl who believes true love is realistic. I'm hopeful a romance like Nathan Scott and Haley James is out there. I see how Chuck Bass looks at Blair Waldorf and I find myself optimistic about love. That bubbly feeling you get while watching these couples is out there. I constantly hear girls complaining about how fictional television gets their hopes up for what guys are really like - but I believe those girls aren't looking hard enough and not living up to their true standards.

My friends admire my strive to find that prince charming, but many times I've been called a "hopeless romantic." But what exactly is a hopeless romantic? Someone who believes in love? Or someone who has such high standards for guys? In my opinion, I am a hopeless romantic, but my definition is that I believe the bubbly, extravagant love is out there and there is a perfect match for each person. I believe romantic notions are out there and behind all those players and heartbreakers, there are guys like Chuck and Nathan. I'm a dreamer for true love. I believe in fairytales.

There is nothing bad about being in love with love. Being a hopeless romantic means you are inspired by those chick flicks that portray fairytales.

I constantly find myself saying to my friends, "If it's meant to be, it'll be." And I believe that. Everything happens for a reason and I know that love will always find its way. Love shouldn't be hard, love shouldn't need work; love should be easy. That doesn't mean there won't be up and downs throughout your relationship, but it's what happens at the end of the day when you don't look back for a second. Fate is a real thing. Every girl has a love story out there. It's just whether or not she stays true to finding the one instead of settling.

The flaws of being a hopeless romantic are overwhelming and frustrating. I constantly find myself meeting a guy and automatically thinking he is nothing less than perfect and dream of that fairytale - which always makes me end up hurt. But through the heartbreak and let downs, I bounce back up because he is clearly not my soulmate, and he is still out there.

At almost 20 years old, I am still searching for that one guy out there that'll make my heart smile, as I should be. I'm so young and some would say I'm naive for believing in fairytales. I'm positive when it comes to love, and I still go through heartbreak. It's life, but life always has a way of working out. Those romantic movies, shows and books had to get the idea of "fairytales" from someone.

For those of you who don't believe in true love, that's understandable. But you're clearly not looking in the right direction, because somewhere in this world is a fairytale love story for each person. Being realistic and being a hopeless romantic are not separate from each other. Set your standards, love without limits and believe in fairytales.