2008 Woodie Awards
Prince Charming
Danielle Carrillo
Issue date: 9/27/06 Section: Opinion
The other day my mother said she hopes I find Prince Charming. I said if Prince Charming were smart he'd run away, far away. It's not that I'm scary and damaged per se; it's just that the idea of Prince Charming is so antiquated.
I'm mean, here's this guy who's perfect in every way: the eyes, the smile, the hair, the personality and the mansion. The idea is nice but if that means I have to reciprocate with perfection, well that's just too much pressure for a girl.
Aside from that, do we really want Prince Charming? He always comes in at the end of the fairy tale to rescue the damsel in distress. I know I don't want a guy who's going to come in when everything is said and done. I need some rescuing, but it'd be nice to get some help before everything is practically resolved.
When I grow up I want to be graduated and out of debt. I want to work somewhere that I love, a publication perhaps that pays me for writing the same things I currently write for free. I want to drive my dream car and be addiction free. I want to sleep more and have real energy not just caffeinated rushes. I'd like to get married, and not to the "Prince" who shows up once I'm fixed.
I want the guy who's going to put up with my randomness, awkwardness, and craziness. Prince Charming should be the guy who's there for the struggles; the late nights of studying or work projects, the morning after of puffy eyes and no makeup, the family problems and the friend problems.
He should be there, not to catch the damsel when she ultimately falls, but to keep her from falling. He should be a guide and offer help and advice when needed. He should offer shoulder to cry upon, a listening ear, and a patient heart. He should be someone to lean on when she starts to stumble so that when she finally is fixed, he's the guy that helped her through it.
As much as I'd like to be a cynic, I'm still a firm believer in love. But I believe in people earning their place even more. There's only so much love a girl can lavish, and she should lavish it upon a worthy man.
Prince Charming should be redefined so that he's no longer the guy who shows up in the end, but the guy who was always there.
I'm mean, here's this guy who's perfect in every way: the eyes, the smile, the hair, the personality and the mansion. The idea is nice but if that means I have to reciprocate with perfection, well that's just too much pressure for a girl.
Aside from that, do we really want Prince Charming? He always comes in at the end of the fairy tale to rescue the damsel in distress. I know I don't want a guy who's going to come in when everything is said and done. I need some rescuing, but it'd be nice to get some help before everything is practically resolved.
When I grow up I want to be graduated and out of debt. I want to work somewhere that I love, a publication perhaps that pays me for writing the same things I currently write for free. I want to drive my dream car and be addiction free. I want to sleep more and have real energy not just caffeinated rushes. I'd like to get married, and not to the "Prince" who shows up once I'm fixed.
I want the guy who's going to put up with my randomness, awkwardness, and craziness. Prince Charming should be the guy who's there for the struggles; the late nights of studying or work projects, the morning after of puffy eyes and no makeup, the family problems and the friend problems.
He should be there, not to catch the damsel when she ultimately falls, but to keep her from falling. He should be a guide and offer help and advice when needed. He should offer shoulder to cry upon, a listening ear, and a patient heart. He should be someone to lean on when she starts to stumble so that when she finally is fixed, he's the guy that helped her through it.
As much as I'd like to be a cynic, I'm still a firm believer in love. But I believe in people earning their place even more. There's only so much love a girl can lavish, and she should lavish it upon a worthy man.
Prince Charming should be redefined so that he's no longer the guy who shows up in the end, but the guy who was always there.
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