...For A While...

Coworker S and I revisited the idea of "forever" in relationships today; this tends to be an ongoing discussion between the guys and I at work. I'm really quite comfortable as one of the guys, but when it comes to relationships, sometimes I'm definitely the woman in the room. I've touched on this before around here, but it's worth repeating - there's still this idea in my head that some relationships can, in fact, last forever. Happily, even! I will give you that it's something special and perhaps rare. Relationships take such a huge amount of work and both parties have to keep the same goal(s) in mind. That in of itself can take miracles, wouldn't you agree?

On this note, we discussed the idea of "happily ever after" again, and how Disney has been cramming this down our throats (especially little girls) for decades. Is this why so many women yearn for this warm and fuzzy ending, or are we hard-coded for it? Is it simply our nature? Were women filled with this idea before the days of Disney? I expressed that I wince every time I read a Disney Princess story to Madison - they always end with ".. and they lived happily ever after." So Coworker S. gave me an alternate ending. ".. and they lived happily, for a while..." LMAO!