You never intended for this to happen. It might have started when you unironically looked into wearing flower crowns or circlets on the daily. Or maybe when you were totally taken by a particularly beautiful array of glitter or fabric. And suddenly you realized...you're actually a real life princess. Whether you choose to embrace this lifestyle (like me) or reject it, you're sure to face some problems thanks to it. Here are some of the most common problems us modern princesses face on the daily.

1. The look you want to achieve is almost always out of budget.

Beautiful clothes often come with a pretty high price tag, especially clothes befitting your princess-esque style. Many people are unable to afford clothing that empowers them due to overpriced clothes, especially when it comes to beautiful dresses and skirts. Women and people assigned female at birth make less than their white male counterparts and transgender individuals face little to no protection from being fired due to their gender identity across the country. You can understand that this is a problem when style comes with a ludicrously high price tag.

2. Those Pinterest beauty tips are too often full of lies.

There are so many tutorials on Pinterest guaranteeing you the perfect winged eyeliner or contour blend. Unfortunately, sometimes these things don't work out exactly as planned, mostly because the people who post them are often professional makeup artists and the people you see on the internet with beautiful makeup normally have it professionally done. This can sometimes discourage people, especially those who want to try makeup for the first time due to any number of reasons, to not pursue wearing makeup in the future. Just remember that all makeup that makes you feel good is good makeup and, sometimes, those tips really do work out!

3. Sometimes people question your fashion choices.

Just because I like wearing tulle tutus doesn't mean that I'm weak, stupid or unintelligent. Femininity and femme fashion is often looked down upon and is seen as something less than. But finding a style that makes you happy and feel comfortable is nothing to be ashamed of. It is also difficult for individuals who are not assigned female at birth to safely access feminine clothes without fear of harm by friends, family and fellow shoppers alike. Misogyny is a huge problem and much of it is equated to the idea that feminine is an immediate negative trait and all that are associated with it are less.

4. Speaking of clothes...this has happened to you at least once.

Yes, that's a picture of me, taken by my lovely roommate, Leah. Having an affinity for flowing fabrics and, if we're being real here just really enjoying spinning around in skirts like this, you're going to get stuck...more than once. This can be a little scary when this kind of fashion is used to promote rape culture. Many will say that people should avoid wearing flowing clothing in order to not be more of a target of attack. Obviously, the advice that should be being given is for people to stop attacking people in feminine clothing, and actually all people, and not to blame those crimes have been perpetrated against due to clothing.

5. Femininity is equated with traditional Western beauty standards.

As a white woman, I am allowed to express my femininity more freely than almost any other group. Representation is important and I have more than my fair share of feminine people who look like me in media and society. Supporting media that pushes back against exclusively Western beauty standards in femininity is so important and learning to unlearn this inherent bias will help combat this as the norm for feminine beauty. Princesses should be intersectional in their feminism too.

6. And is normally incredibly physically restrictive.

Like many others, I adore heels. I love wearing them. I love looking at them. I love seeing other people feel confident while wearing them, too. But heels are some of the most difficult pieces of footwear to wear, especially for long periods of time. Many people who enjoy wearing heels may not be able to physically wear them. Expectations of wearing physically restrictive clothing and footwear, like heels and corsets, has long come with femininity and femme style, yet many people are unaware of just how taxing these articles of clothing are, especially with people with disabilities. Alternatively, there are very cute (and affordable!) options like flats (some even with built in support!) to make fashion and feminine style more accessible to all.

7. You just want to live your damn life.

Looking, dressing or having a feminine style is not an invitation for you to give me you unsolicited opinion on what you don't like about me. Being feminine and liking feminine things does not make anyone any less than anyone else. Stop asking to touch people's hair or ask intrusive questions about size and other personal things. Instead, learn to respectfully compliment others if you have something nice to say and, if you don't, maybe just say nothing at all. Remember, being a princess or having the style of one is restricted to no gender, sexuality, age, race, ethnicity, religion, or body type. However you want to express your style that makes you feel the best is perfect for you.

And one last thing, "your highness" is a gender neutral term and anyone can be royalty if you love the style you love.