If there's one thing that defined my entire childhood (and let's face it, still defines my life currently) it's Disney. I think I watched every single Disney movie countless times as a child. There was a point in my life where I literally watched "Peter Pan" every day (resulting in me never wanting to grow up). For almost every Halloween I was either Minnie Mouse or Tinker Bell, and my family is obsessed with Disney World. Meeting Minnie Mouse was like the equivalent of meeting the Queen for me.

You thought I was joking? Oh no.

But for all of the joy that Disney has brought me, it has also raised my standards to an impeccable high. I mean Disney Princesses had the life. First of all, they always had perfect hair. And they always ended up with the Prince, the Knight in shining armour, the man they were wildly in love with. Even if Tiana still had to kiss a frog to get her prince, everything turned out great for her?! Belle stayed with a possessive beast with anger issues, and he ended up loving her. And from every other Disney princess movie from my childhood, the princess was rescued and her prince swept her off her feet. So clearly, that's what was supposed to happen. You're young, meet the "prince," and live happily ever after (probably while having perfect hair).

But, as almost anyone could tell you, life is far from a Disney Princess movie. Boys are complete idiots sometimes, and this is disappointing Disney Princesses everywhere.The first time a boy ignored my text, I thought, "Cinderella wouldn't stand for this nonsense." Or when I hear people talk about what's considered wife material, I think "Mulan saved China and Li Shang freaking loved her." Snow White would probably never stand for a 2 a.m. "Sup" text, and Rapunzel would never accept anyone who stood her up. Even if Tiana did kiss a frog, at least he treated her with some respect.

So my standards are high. And because of this, my dating life has been small and unexciting. And honestly, it's because I refuse to deal with disrespect or dishonesty. Of course, life is nothing like a Disney movie. Apparently I'm never going to wake up with that perfect Disney Princess hair (dang it). But, this doesn't mean that my standards should lower. I'm not about to go around kissing all the frogs around me, hoping that he may just become my prince one day. Of course not. I'm going to be my own Mulan, and I run into my Shang, then that's icing on the cake. So, yes, Disney has ruined my dating life. But it is because my standards were raised to the highest and I will expect nothing less. I'm not going to start kissing frogs and lowering my standards because of it.

Because we should all live happily ever after.