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writes:Let me tell you a story.When I was a little girl I used to pretend that I was a princess who was awaiting prince charming. He was always the picture perfect man: tall, lean, stunning, poetic, and the type of guy who'd sweep you off your feet. I kept the ideal man in my mind as I aged and progressed through elementary and middle school, fueled by all the books I read and movies I watched.But then as high school rolled around, my picture perfect man started to shatter. I saw all the shallow relationships around me and I began to wonder if this perfect guy was even real. I used to revel in the thought of "true love", but after my first relationship ended with my ex saying, "Oh, well, we were just sex buddies without the sex," I started to severely doubt. To me it was then obvious that there was no such thing as true love and everyone who believed in it was extremely pathetic.So I breezed my way through a year of high school completely by myself, scorning all my friends' relationships and yet offering them advice when they wanted to cry on my shoulder. I never told them how broken-hearted I was that true love didn't exist, and that I was beating myself up over the fact that I'd never find someone who'd love me... For me.But then something strange suddenly happened, and of course it was when I least expected it. The summer before my last year of high school something happened that changed my views on love forever. Sliding into a seat at a karaoke bar across from me, a cocky smiling man held out his hand and said, "Hey. I'm Nick. What's your name pretty lady?" Now I know a lot of people don't believe in love at first sight, and let me tell you I never did either. But in that exact moment looking him directly in the eyes in that dimly lit room, I realized my whole life was about to change. Call me crazy or call me a liar, I know what I felt in that instant.And shazam! just like that I'd found my prince charming, albeit tweaked a little. As time went by and I became closer and closer to my prince, I realized that true love DOES exist. The only hard part is waiting for it to come around. Not every man is going to be "the one", and not every woman is going to love you until the end of time. But when you're ready and you need that person the most, you'll be surprised where you can find them (or in my case they can find you).I suppose the moral to this story is that you can never give up on love, because love will always find you when you're willing to take it in. Sure, I could've ignored the guy sitting across from me, got up, and walked away, but I chose to take a chance and found myself happy. Yes, you might get hurt. Yes, you might have heartbreak. But those moments of sadness will only amplify the good when your prince (or princess) charming comes galloping into your life.So take a chance. You'll be surprised where that can lead you.
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reader, anthonynj  +, writes (7 July 2010):
 WOW
Amazing story !
Thanks for sharing !
And yeah, I'm waiting for my princess....though I'm not ready :-)
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reader, kitty-cat=] +, writes (1 July 2010):
![kitty-cat=] agony aunt](/avatars/4e276644-588c-43d2-bf37-fe35b92660b5.png) awwww thats adorable! really reassures me =] im happy you found your prince charming... i have sort of a similar story only it ends before i meet my prince charming. oh well your story gives me hope :) thanks
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reader, olderthandirt  +, writes (29 June 2010):
 wow, I am impressed, he's a lucky guy
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reader, chigirl  +, writes (29 June 2010):
 Thanks for sharing this lovely story with us
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