A Couple of Fairy Tales

Sorry, I know I talk about love and movies a lot so if you're sick of that go ahead and stop reading now.

no....seriously....lol

Romeo & Juliet were 16 year old lovers who barely knew each other and yet their story is considered one of the most famous (and tragic) love stories.
The same concept can be seen all through (Disney) fairy tales:

In The Little Mermaid, Ariel has fins while her Prince has legs. They aren't even technically the same species, right? If this was non-fiction, can you imagine all of the racial tension their would be? Prince Eric's friends would be making fun of Ariel with prejudice jokes and slurs.

Belle (Beauty and the Beast) is a sweet but spunky french girl while her Prince is spoiled, selfish, and unkind. Oh, and did I mention, he's a Beast (literally) and has serious anger management issues. In the real world, Belle's friends would be telling her that she was in an abusive relationship, not to mention Stockholm Syndrome, and she had to leave his hairy ass.

Then there's Aladdin, the tried and true story of two lovers from different sides of the tracks. You have the poor, thieving, "Street Rat" who falls for a wealthy, privileged, sheltered Princess. Is it romantic when I guy steals an apple for a girl? I bet her friends are all seeing the bad boy attraction but warning her that he's a free loader who will probably get her pregnant and bail or end up in jail.

But still, we root and pray that with time, effort, and a little bit of magic, these couples will be able to overcome their differences. Why do we care so much? Because we are taught to believe that these two people are meant to be together. Love doesn't care how you look, what you're interested in, or where you came from. Love is a magical force that is deeper than all those things. Love conquers all.

So should we ignore these lessons because they come from "childhood" fairy tales? Or stop and take a moment to look and see how many times those fictional stories were happening around us. So What do we do? Believe in the fantasy of a happy ending or become cynics and run away from something cause it's not going perfect. All I know is that nothing in my life has ever gone perfect and my love life life could probably fit into a million Brother's Grimm Tales. Well I chose to believe that maybe these writers didn't haven't so far off. That true love can conquer all. I don't think this based on fact or experience, but because I'd rather live in a world of hope than one of hopelessness. There's always a darkness before the storm, just, unlike the books, you have to figure out on your own when the storm is really over. You can't cheat and count how many pages until the end. Sleep well, Readers!