While we were growing, up a lot of us dreamed of a fairytale. We would meet Prince Charming and we would live happily ever after. However, now we are young adults and that fairytale has yet to come true. We had our hearts broken one too many times and we have given up on love. Why is that? Why do we do this? Why do we take something that's as simple as love and rewrite its meaning to make it so complicated? I don't think that we mean to approach love like this. Sometimes our emotions takes over and we become idealistic, infatuated, bitter, angry, heartbroken, and just torn apart when it comes to love. We all want that fairytale ending and we all wonder why it hasn't happened.
During the 1980s, the United Kingdom's rising pop culture was the fairytale instead of love. Pop culture was something that made people happy and it made people feel free. This is why they named it the New Romanticism Movement. When people heard this music, they had no care in the world. This music had so much passion it was like a new love that a lot of people needed to replace heartache.
Why can't we be like the New Romanticism Movement in the 1980s? Instead of approaching love as a fairytale, we could approach it as a New Romantic. New Romantics embrace who they are. They are carefree when it comes to everything. Taylor Swift is a prime example of the ultimate new romantic. Her album "1989" is a new beginning on how she will approach love because previous albums were about heartbreak and fairytales. This album is about letting go, loving life, and keeping your friendships tight. She looks at love differently now. Love is a beautiful thing and we should cherish it with all that we have.
My challenge to the 2016 young adults is to start over just like Taylor Swift. Enjoy where you are and where you are going. Live life to the fullest. Meet new people because there are some incredible ones out there. Take care of friends and create memories that you will remember for the rest of your life. Yes, we all want that fairytale, but we shouldn't have to give up on love just because it doesn't happen. At the end of the day, if you do get your heart broken, that relationship was worth it. That relationship made you feel something that you never felt before and it taught you something that you never learned before.
Love who you are and be who you are. You might just get that fairytale ending and not realize it because you're too busy dancing to get knocked off your feet. Now, you are a new romantic. The best people in life are free.
