Cinderella Screwed Me Over by Cindi Madsen

You see lovey-dovey couples everywhere you go, proving that romance is still out there. You remain optimistic, because you watch romantic comedies now-they’ve become your new, more realistic fairy tales. So you tell yourself it’ll get better when you’re older.

It’s no wonder that by sixteen, you’re shocked when your boyfriend cares more about looking cool or copping a feel than sweeping you off your feet. The brainwashing starts at about two or three years old, when you first hear fairy tales about princesses, castles, ball gowns, and everybody living happily ever after.

Forced down our throats as one of the greatest romances of all time. Instead he was, like, Well, as long as her foot’s that small, she’ll probably be about right for me. You’d think if he were as in love as he claimed, he would’ve gone himself. After all, what did the prince in Cinderella really do? He danced with Cinderella, thought she was pretty, and picked up her shoe. If you rewatch Cinderella now, you’ll realize there are some similarities between Prince Charming and the guys you’ve dated. Jasmine, Ariel, Belle, Sleeping Beauty-whatever her real name was, she had, like, three of them-they all added to it. And really, she doesn’t deserve all the blame.

Cinderella Screwed Me Over by Cindi Madsen