Dear Fairy Tales

I’m not so sure the world is as dark of a place as you imply. There are truly good men, there are truly wonderful women, and they do find each other. Sometimes they save each other; sometimes, there aren’t any dragons at all. The perfect man or woman is not, in my opinion, someone who magically does everything right, but rather someone who wants to do the right thing, and works at it. I think there are lots of people like this in the world, making everything brighter.

I blame men who want a perfect woman, but won’t lose a beer belly. I blame women who want a man to cater to their every need, but don’t consider that his sex drive is also a need. I blame people who don’t try every day, in some small way, to make their partners happier. I blame people who don’t try, but still expect to win.

If you want a princess, you have to be a prince. And if you want a prince, you have to be a princess.