As I sat in that movie theater waiting for “Me Before You” to begin, I looked around at the faces of the dozens of hopeful single women. Some my age, some younger than me and some even middle-aged women. We were all here for one reason: to witness a true love story. The kind of love story that only Paramount or Warner Brothers could miraculously deliver.

As women we all have that fairytale ending in mind. From a young age we admire Cinderella, adore Belle and love Ariel. We wish that we could be like them when we grow up. We set our hopes and desires out for our "Prince Charming". A man who will literally and figuratively sweep us off our feet. A man who will confess his love for us in the pouring rain. A man who will become our happily ever after. We go into these movies to, for just an hour or two, escape our realities.

The problem with romance films is that they set our expectations for our relationships too high. Trust me, I know we all want to wake up to Ryan Gosling in the morning, but ladies, it's just not in the cards. So I waited for this movie to be just any other predictable and unattainable romance.

This movie, however, was different.

As the movie came to a resolution and the love story ended, I could hear the sobbing from the eyes of the once hopeful women around me. This movie, despite being a romance film, completely deviates from the norm. I won’t ruin anything, but basically it doesn’t end happily ever after. It is a drastic change from the normal happy-go-lucky films Hollywood continually pushes out. This movie has real meaning and substance behind it. The main character’s story of being in love provides fresh and new ideas to what a relationship means: true sacrifice and, in the end, being happy for yourself.

What we must start doing is living life in the here and now. Don't sit around and wait for your "Prince Charming" to sweep you off your feet. Take chances and live boldly. Travel. Meet new people. Do things you never thought you would. Say yes to things you never would have before. Make yourself happy. Don't let someone else control your happiness.

“To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance.” – Oscar Wilde