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Being A Romantic In A Realist World

I believe in fairy tales, happy endings and dreaming big.

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Being A Romantic In A Realist World
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Most young girls between the ages of 10 and 15 dream of finding their Prince Charming. We chose to believe in a love like "Cinderella" or "Beauty and The Beast". However, as we grew older and "wiser", our society and communities began to discourage the thought of "happily ever after" as a real thing.

We are told constantly by friends and colleagues that we will never be satisfied if that's the type of love we search for in this world. Fairy tales don't exist. Romance is only something you see in movies and read in books. It's only something sold to you by marketers and producers to make a quick buck. So as we grow older and hear this enough times, we begin to look past the idea of true loves kiss and more toward: "Eh, that kiss was OK".

I don't choose to believe that love is something we must settle for to survive. I don't choose to believe that there is no such things as happy endings. I choose to believe that fairy tales are real.

I know what you're thinking, "This girl is bonkers, that's why she's probably still single."

It's true, I still have yet to find my Prince Charming. However, it doesn't mean he isn't out there, or maybe my Prince Charming isn't in the form of a man, at all. I don't think love and happiness is something we have to settle for because our dreams are simply too far to reach.

In the words of my hero Walt Disney, "If you can dream it, you can do it."

When I look at the beautiful relationships and friendships God has built around me, I find it extremely difficult not to believe in fairy tales and romance. I remember going to church with my great grandparents and watching them hold hands throughout the entire service. The other day, I saw an old couple cuddled up on the bus like teenagers. How can you tell me that's not a happy ending? Their entire life together from beginning to end is a fairy tale romance.

I don't choose to settle for rude men who only want one thing. I think chivalry is far from dead. It's disgusting that our society is trying to teach young girls that they must settle for second best, because that is how young men are raised now a days. If this is true, than I'd rather be single.

Who is to say that true loves kiss can't happen? Have you never had one of those earth shattering kisses where your heart stops for a split second and your whole body begins to feel weightless? Those kisses are magical. Maybe it's not from the man you'll end up with for the rest of your life, but it puts you on the quest toward finding that man.

I'm the girl that cries when watching Disney movies. I'm the girl that plans her wedding and future home on Pinterest. I'm the girl who has a bucket list full of exciting places I plan to visit before I die. I believe that all these things I wish for will come true, because I choose to believe that fairy tales and romance is out there.

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