How many times have you sat in awe of someone who started off a story much in this fashion, listening attentively to the story waiting for it to unfold into a happy ending?
Many of us grew up listening to fairytales and expecting that our lives would mirror these tales of so-called happy endings. But what happens when you awake from your slumber at age 35, with the almost painful realization that you are still single, with no prospects of a true Prince Charming and most dreadfully stuck in the harsh reality of the digital age?
Surrounded by nothing but slimy frogs, ogres and wickedly evil witches. How can a fairy princess navigate and find her way? And with her time running out, how can she ever find her happy ending?
What many of us don't realize is that these romantic fairytales are not simply a fantastical precursor to the world we hope to one day live in but a means of socialization and gender indoctrination. One that ultimately sets many of us up for severe disappointment and failure.
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