Sometimes in relationships everything is fine and dandy and as sweet as candy, He hugs you just right, he makes you laugh, and He’s thoughtful and he’s considerate. You both plan dates, meet each other’s friends and family. It feels like He’s the one. Falling in love is just like all those love songs you hear and all those Disney movies you’ve seen growing up. Things can be so great in your relationship nothing can go wrong right? That’s not true. You are both imperfect people trying to have the perfect relationship and that will never happen. I learned this myself the hard way. When I was a single, love in reality was not like the Disney movies especially in the gay world. Who I thought would be my Prince Charming was on apps looking for the next man-dragon he could slay in some dank bathroom at a gay bar, or in his little castle. He didn’t have enough patience to wait and kiss sleeping beauty.

Sleeping beauty wanted to talk and get to know you emotionally first but False Charming wanted to get a bite of your apple, he assumed some half-hearted chivalrous messages, cheap Mexican food and small talk could get him the golden ticket. In my experience I ran into many villains who claimed they had my best interest they gave me magic carpet rides that led me astray, they offered me beautiful wishes that never got granted, If I did not hook up they were gone before the clock struck twelve. I kissed so many frogs I gave up on finding my prince instead I was happy in my own little corner in my own little chair, minding my own business.

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I deleted my dating accounts and I started to enjoy my single life without any questions. I saw the beauty in solitude until one day I bumped into this dorky guy, with huge glasses and a gap tooth and we hit it off. He was awkward at the beginning and I was skeptical of making a new friend but something about this dork was highly intriguing, we talked about life, our childhood, music, and poetry. It turns out this dork and I had a lot in common. I guess he saw the dork in me too; the part of me that wasn’t accepted by the other false charming’s and evil Knights. He appreciated my flaws and embraced them all, I was not as embracing as I would had liked, I questioned his motives, I was too happy, what’s the catch? Did you put a spell on me? Are you another villain trying to break my heart? Take off your mask! Show me your true intentions!

The dork takes off his glasses and I see tears falling from his eyes, there is no mask, no hidden agenda, no spell. Just tears, the dork looks at me and say’s “I have loved you since the first day we met.” I couldn’t believe it how can someone be so genuine and not want to hurt me? This person doesn’t want to offer me a poison apple, nor lock my heart in a castle. I was his villain; I was False Charming how could this be? I thought I was the hero. I failed. I run away to my own little corner to have my own peace, I sit and I sit. He comes and sits with me days, and nights roll by time always speeds up when I’m with you, we laugh again, talk, connect deeper and deeper. I fall in love with you and you fall in love with me. I make my mistakes and you made yours I realize no matter how mad I get I still love you. I can’t shake you off my mind, nor my heart. I tell you one night under the stars that “I love you” and you say “I love you too.” I realized that night that reality is not like Disney completely but a guy can dream. This dork wants to cherish me forever; this dork wants to grant every wish I ever wanted. This dork is not who I expected to be my Prince Charming but he is and I’m glad I bumped into him unexpected and saw the genuine heart he opened up to me. I never want to look back at False Charming, the evil Knights, nor the Villains. I have my King next to me.