There was a time I was a little girl, reading fairy tales and dreaming of my prince charming. As a kid, there was a time where I wrote to myself in my diary what I wanted to do in my dream wedding or things to do with my sweet love.
In my diary, age 8, I wrote to my diary Sally that I wanted a prince charming who would take me to the ice cream store nearby my home (which was Baskin Robbins) to share an ice cream sundae with me. We would end the trip by sharing the cherry on top. Another diary entry talked about who my prince charming was. It was never a specific person so the vague description I wrote was a prince charming with eyes that were clear as the sky, hair wavy as the wind, and a gentleness that rivals my fears (spiders, thunder, Halloween and the dark).
Age 12, in my diary now named Philip, I wrote that I wanted a prince charming who was smart in math that could help me in algebra homework. I wrote that I wanted my prince charming to be strong enough to fly me in the air like my dad used to do. Or carry me when I was hurt or hold me when I was sad. I dreamed about what I wanted to do for my honeymoon. I couldn't decide if I wanted to go to Hawaii or to Disneyland. Why so hard? Hawaii has a lot of adventure and relaxing in the tropical weather and beach fun. Disneyland is just fun for everyone with the rides and the events.
Age 14, I wrote about high school romance where the movies was a date hotspot. The prince charming title I grew up using changed to the title of boyfriend. Together we would go to small cafes or coffee shops for dates. I also wrote about going to school dances and sharing a slow dance together. I dreamed my friends would support me and when they find boyfriends we would go on double dates. The most iconic thing I wrote was the idea of going to prom together.
Age 16, I had my first secret crush and accomplished some of the dreams I wrote in my diary as a child of things to do with a guy I like. He was a childhood friend of mine; we would joke about and play pretend. Old Sacramento became our date hotspot and going to school dances was the good fun times. My diary changed into the modern form of love letters; emails. We spent our times just hanging out and growing in our own way.
Senior Year of high school, my crush and I started a relationship. I had my dream of going to prom with the guy I liked. We did and it was a truly special event. I graduated and held a graduation party which he attended. After I left for college, we had a long distance relationship before we broke up. It was heartbreaking but it didn't mean love ended there. I formed friendships with the community I lived with in the dorms and the people of the school. I got to know people. My best friend since freshman year became my new relationship. He showed me it is not the actions that showed love and care but it is the heart and mind that makes the commitment to who you are and someone who will pursue to be with you every step of the way.
Looking forward in the future, my ideas of who my prince charming is, is and will be changed. I was just looking for a boyfriend but what you are looking for is someone you want to get to know more and share dreams and memories. To spend time with them and look into the future and to love them all in all. And that's my true love. What is yours?
