Disney has given us all this totally unrealistic view of men. They are usually the completely perfect person for the future princess to fall in love with. We have all been challenged to find exactly that in the man than we call our "Prince Charming". He has to meet standard and moral goals, have nice hair and at least be 6 feet tall.

We have Eric, the perfect “tall, dark, handsome” package that was actually kind of an idiot. He fell in love with a mermaid? I guess that would be typical of most men, though, right?

We also have Prince Phillip. He kissed a sleeping cursed girl. Really romantic, right?

Then we have “The Prince” from Snow White. He kisses her and awakens her from her “death”.

However, it all comes down to the best prince of all, Prince Charming. (Yes, I was Cinderella for Halloween. 3 years in a row.) He goes against the advice of his father to marry a servant that looked pretty that one time at the ball. Because no other woman in the kingdom wore a 4.5 shoe? Not likely for those haters out there.

What do all of these princes have in common, you ask? Well, they all got the girl they wanted. All of these princesses (in the Disney version) got to live happily ever after with someone that they thought they loved. If only it was that easy in the real world.

People come and go in our lives before we even get the chance to process why they were there for the time they were there. Sometimes they are there for such a long time that when they leave, we can hardly function without them! I know that it is scary to lose someone that you love. It is always so lonely during those few weeks after with no communication.

But we don’t have to worry. Our Prince Charming is out there. He is going to come into your life when you least expect it. You might have a few “false alarms” before you finally find the one that you eventually refer to as the love of your life. He will come. He might be a few chapters ahead of you. Honestly, he is probably two chapters behind you and just needs to catch up. But, eventually, you will be the one telling your best friend about the boy you met yesterday in your very first grad school class. And you will be so excited.

So, to the girl who is worried Prince Charming will never come,

Just wait. He’ll catch up when he’s ready, which will be perfect timing. God has him planned specifically for us.

Good luck, y’all!

Sydney