Lasting Love Requires Chemistry and Commitment

Little girls dream about love. Young girls long to be loved. Maturing young women desire love. Actually, from the womb to the grave the need to be loved is a craving that must be satiated. Love can be an ever eluding force to be reckoned with. In contrast, love can capture a heart in a moment and last a lifetime. Love can be found in the imaginary world of fairy tales. However, love takes on a whole new dimension when one views it through the lens of reality. True love can last a lifetime.

Little girls begin to watch fairy tale stories pertaining to love long before they can ever really understand such a thing. Yet, they are born with the need to be loved. There are many Disney movies that depict the fairy tale love that are the dreams dancing around in the head of almost every little girl. Jacob and Wilelm Grimm wrote what is believed by some to be the original version of the Cinderella story. The story differs from modern-day versions of the tale. Cinderella’s mother was dying. The mother said, “Dear child, I must leave you now, but I will look down on you from heaven. Plant a tree on my grave, and when you want something just shake the tree, and you shall get what you want. I will help you in time of need. Just remain pious and good” (Gromm 405). Cinderella remained pure in heart and good despite all that her evil stepmother and stepsisters caused her to endure. Furthermore, true to her promise Cinderella’s mother became her saving grace. She always provided what her daughter needed. It was through that provision that against all odds Cinderella found true love. In the fairy tale, the difference in social status did not thwart love.

It would have been highly unlikely that the prince would have chosen Cinder...

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...r would lead to a security that would allow total abandonment of one’s self to another.

While the little girl who needs love is growing into the woman who will experience love, the little boy is playing war games and growing into the man who will protect and provide for the woman. Men and women define love differently, experience love differently, and express love differently. However, both in their own way deep down in their inner most being long for and would do almost anything to obtain a love that will last a lifetime.

Works Cited:

Carey, Benedict. "The Brain in Love." Lztterell, Catherine G. Remix. Bedford/St. Martin's, 2010. 400-404.

Gromm, Jacob and Wilelm. "Cinderella." Latterell, Catherine G. Remix. Bedford/St. Martin's, 2010. 405-413.

Hooks, Bell. "Baba abd Daddy Gus ." Latterell, Catherine G. Remix. Bedford/St. Martin's, 2010. 372-378.