"What is it about this notion of prince charming and a happily ever after that is so alluring and captivating? Why is it that every girl has a vivid image of her dream prince who will come and rescue her from the `traumatic’ troubles of life, the man who will free her from all bondage and suffering, the king whose kingdom she shall rule as queen? And in spite of knowing fully well that such a man is too good to be true, ironically enough, she waits for that moment when life as she knows it will end, when on meeting this fictional character from her fantasy, her life would be divided into two distinct eras– the time before `him’ and the happily ever after with `him’. And it is in the pursuit of this happily ever after that her heart flutters with hope, her eyes look longingly at the road ahead and she asks herself at the faintest glimpse of his shadow, “Is it him? Is it time?” As a girl who has been told fairy tales with princes’ and princesses’ with happily ever afters’, I feel terribly wronged by this society which has carved this seemingly unattainable ideal as the only road to happiness... As a girl who has had her share of heart breaks and has broken more than her share of hearts, I feel wounded and somehow lack the strength and conviction to believe in this old wives tale anymore..." - Diary late 2008
Or so i thought. But I've had enough skirmishes with my heart to know that I'll always wait for my prince charming and I also know he wont be anything like I imagined.. but that I'll grow to love him more than anything and put him ahead of myself. Every cute guy who makes me go 'ouch' coz hes cute enough to hurt my eyes or an adorable angel of a guy who makes me go ' awww..' reaffirms my faith that my guy is somewhere out there, he's just with all the wrong girls. And as betrayed as I might feel, the good old dream can always nurse me back to health and it keeps the dream alive.. Ahh.. the vicious circle, but I like this one.. gives me a reason to smile.. :)
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