Hello Readers. So going kind of off what I wrote about last week, and more off of what I wrote for my first post in my other blog, I decided to rant a little on Princes, specifically Disney princes and the ones that I like and the ones that I dislike.
So, as in my other blog, I discussed the movie "Tangled". This is one of my favourite movies, mostly because the "prince" actually does something to help the princess achieve her goals, or to save her life. That one fact pretty much separates the Disney princes I love from those that I hate. Before I watched Tangled, my favourite Disney prince was undoubtedly the Prince from Sleeping Beauty, Prince Philip. He fell in love with Aurora even before he knew that she was a princess, and he was willing to throw away his father's favour and the future arranged marriage that his family had set up, in order to be with her. I'm a sucker for romances like that. When the truth is discovered that Aurora is the princess, who had just been hidden away for her safety, it should have been happy. Instead, Aurora gets kidnapped, and the whole kingdom gets placed under a sleeping spell, with the exception of Philip. Philip then goes and saves Aurora, fighting through a field of thorns, and eventually getting captured, and after escaping (with some help from the fairy godmother's) challenges Maleficent who battles him in dragon form. It is only after this that he kisses Aurora and wakes her and breaks the spell that allows everyone else to wake up. This journey he takes, as well as his courage gives Philip top marks in my book. In comparison to Snow White's prince, who basically just stumbles upon her sleeping form and decides to kiss her...LAME!!
I know that the Disney version comes from the Grim Brother's fairy tales, which are dark and mostly twisted (I have a book of a few of their stories) and as much as I love the Grim tales, I much prefer the Disney version of Sleeping Beauty, because the Prince remains courageous and brave, instead of a rapist....Anywho, so the Disney version is better.
I do like the darker version of the Little Mermaid, though. The idea that Ariel would give up her life and her voice to be with a guy, who then decides to leave her and marry someone else, is too rich and delicious to not enjoy. I know it is depressing, and in the end Ariel essentially kills herself, but I like it better than the Disney version, for an unknown reason. I rarely like completely happy endings in things, so perhaps that is why.
Another Disney "Prince" that I have learned to love recently, is Aladdin. He actually does stuff to save Jasmine and protect her. Which pretty much gives him awesome points in my book. I didn't really watch Aladdin much as a kid, but as I was having this discussion (about Disney princes) with my roommate, she pointed out that Aladdin fit into my category. So I re-watched the movie and was happy to find that she was right. Now while he isn't my favourite, because I don't get that feeling of nostalgia when I watch his movie, he is a definite bad-ass, and deserves recognition. Flynn Rider reminds me of Aladdin in some ways, so of course I would have to love Aladdin a little bit.
So, for a recap, I love certain Disney Princes such as Philip or Aladdin, or Flynn Rider, because they assist their princesses in different ways, and go through different trials in order to save them, which is romantic and shows that they actually have feelings for those girls, as no one with a simple infatuation would risk their lives for a girl. Instead of stupid Princes like Erik or Snow White's prince (i don't even know his name, nor do I care to) who just take the easy way out and don't have to truly fight for their love. I admire courage and bravery and stubbornness in men, and perhaps that is why I love these characters so.
Who is your favourite Disney prince? Or favourite Disney character in general?
xoxoxo
Becca
Ohh and here's a link to my post on Tangled: http://reallifeinmypretendworld.blogspot.ca/2013/05/tangled.html
Saturday, May 25, 2013
Friday, May 17, 2013
Dating...
Hello Readers!
I hope that your lives are going well, especially your love lives, which is what I'm going to be talking about today. Now, it is kind of important that you understand where I'm coming from here. My last "real" relationship ended about a year ago, and while I have gone on several dates, and saw a few guys for more than a couple weeks, something always went wrong and I have remained single.
I love being single, don't get me wrong. I enjoy it, and love going out with my girlfriends (most of whom are single as well) and having a great night, dancing with whomever we please. That part is awesome, but life does get a little lonely. I'm not actively seeking a relationship, really, but I felt like I needed to expand my methods in trying to meet people. The whole bar scene is sketchy and being perfectly honest, even if I do give my number to a guy at the end of the night, I rarely get a text from him the next day, and even if I happen to, I usually don't respond. It's like an unspoken code. It is a nice gesture made by a guy at the end of the night to make a girl feel less....used I suppose, but it is not really ever going to go anywhere. That being said, my parents met at a bar and have been married now for 23 years. I don't know if times have changed of if people have changed, or if my expectations and standards are just too high.
Another place to supposedly meet people is in school. This is a great idea, in theory. As someone taking the same class as you must have at least a few common interests, such as whatever subject you are taking. Now while in high school, this was how I met my first boyfriend, in University it becomes a little more difficult. I admit as soon as i sit down in a new class, I scope out the attractive men in the room, and sadly my program (while having more men than others) is very woman dominated--which is great, but not for finding male companionship. Also, the class sizes are generally bigger than they were in high school, and even if they are small there is a division. This past year I was a terrible person, and did not try to make many new friends. I was in third year, and it just so happened that I had at least one friend in most of my courses. This meant that I had no real reason to socialize with other people, which probably closed me off to many opportunities for friendships. While I did make a few new friends this year, it was because they started talking to me and my friend(s) first, so then we welcomed them. When having a friend in class you don't have to put yourself out there. Also, I fret about hitting on a guy and finding out that he has a girlfriend, I don't know why but that would really bother me. I've been hit on when I've had a boyfriend, and it was no big deal, but when the situation is reversed, I feel extremely uncomfortable. So I take the approach of talking to them, neutrally, hoping to find out if they have a significant other or not. This takes time, and can sometimes be a waste. For example. There was this guy, lets call him Mark. So Mark was in two of my classes this past semester. We seemed to get along really well, and he meshed with my friends really well too. Perfect, right? So I went about trying to find out if he had a girlfriend. I'd ask him like, "How was your weekend?" "Do anything exciting?" for Valentine's day I asked him if he was doing anything, and in all those questions he never once mentioned having a girlfriend. So by this point I had decided to make my move, because it the coast was clear. So then it happened, I flirted blatantly and he threw the girlfriend in my face. I was blindsided by this, as I thought I had figured him out. (Also, in a side note. While most people think putting their relationships on Facebook is stupid, I'm an advocate for it, just so single girls like me can creep and see if you are single and free). SO obviously my method of finding out about a potential girlfriend is lacking.
So, where does that leave me? School doesn't seem to work, and I will not depend on the bar scene. A friend of mine recommended online dating. I was/ and am still extremely skeptical of this forum, but I decided to give it a try. Now, I'm not at a point to start paying for someone to match me with someone else, so I wasn't going to go on a dating site where you had to pay for it, I'm super cheap. So there's a free one that my friend had tried, so I decided to follow in her footsteps (she found her present boyfriend on that site). Now, there are a lot of creepy guys that are just looking for sex, or old men looking for a lot younger women, so beware. I've had no real luck as of yet (as I'm still single) but I think it is a alright place to meet people. My philosophy to using the site is that I get to creep people in advance, knowing what they are generally into and doing with their lives, (and knowing that they are single) and after exchanging a few messages, I want to meet. I'm not going to be one of those people who will message a stranger for a year online before meeting them. I give the guy about a week of chatting, and then if he hasn't already asked me out, I do it (yay aggressive women). If the guy doesn't want to, or cancels on me more than once, I cut him lose. I'm not looking for someone to chat with on the computer. I use the site as a initial meeting point. As mentioned above, I'm still skeptical of online dating, and if it doesn't go anywhere I wouldn't be surprised.
There, my dirty little secret is out now. Have you ever tried online dating? Or would you ever consider it? Let me know in the comments, or just tell me any date stories that you may have. I have some horrible ones myself--but that can be a post for a later date.
I guess I'll just have to wait for my true love, Tom Hiddleston, to come and sweep me off my feet....sigh.
xoxoxo
Becca
P.S. I started another blog years ago, which didn't end up going anywhere. I've decided to change it into a forum where I talk about movies I've seen and books I've read. If that interests you, go check it out:
http://reallifeinmypretendworld.blogspot.ca
I hope that your lives are going well, especially your love lives, which is what I'm going to be talking about today. Now, it is kind of important that you understand where I'm coming from here. My last "real" relationship ended about a year ago, and while I have gone on several dates, and saw a few guys for more than a couple weeks, something always went wrong and I have remained single.
I love being single, don't get me wrong. I enjoy it, and love going out with my girlfriends (most of whom are single as well) and having a great night, dancing with whomever we please. That part is awesome, but life does get a little lonely. I'm not actively seeking a relationship, really, but I felt like I needed to expand my methods in trying to meet people. The whole bar scene is sketchy and being perfectly honest, even if I do give my number to a guy at the end of the night, I rarely get a text from him the next day, and even if I happen to, I usually don't respond. It's like an unspoken code. It is a nice gesture made by a guy at the end of the night to make a girl feel less....used I suppose, but it is not really ever going to go anywhere. That being said, my parents met at a bar and have been married now for 23 years. I don't know if times have changed of if people have changed, or if my expectations and standards are just too high.
Another place to supposedly meet people is in school. This is a great idea, in theory. As someone taking the same class as you must have at least a few common interests, such as whatever subject you are taking. Now while in high school, this was how I met my first boyfriend, in University it becomes a little more difficult. I admit as soon as i sit down in a new class, I scope out the attractive men in the room, and sadly my program (while having more men than others) is very woman dominated--which is great, but not for finding male companionship. Also, the class sizes are generally bigger than they were in high school, and even if they are small there is a division. This past year I was a terrible person, and did not try to make many new friends. I was in third year, and it just so happened that I had at least one friend in most of my courses. This meant that I had no real reason to socialize with other people, which probably closed me off to many opportunities for friendships. While I did make a few new friends this year, it was because they started talking to me and my friend(s) first, so then we welcomed them. When having a friend in class you don't have to put yourself out there. Also, I fret about hitting on a guy and finding out that he has a girlfriend, I don't know why but that would really bother me. I've been hit on when I've had a boyfriend, and it was no big deal, but when the situation is reversed, I feel extremely uncomfortable. So I take the approach of talking to them, neutrally, hoping to find out if they have a significant other or not. This takes time, and can sometimes be a waste. For example. There was this guy, lets call him Mark. So Mark was in two of my classes this past semester. We seemed to get along really well, and he meshed with my friends really well too. Perfect, right? So I went about trying to find out if he had a girlfriend. I'd ask him like, "How was your weekend?" "Do anything exciting?" for Valentine's day I asked him if he was doing anything, and in all those questions he never once mentioned having a girlfriend. So by this point I had decided to make my move, because it the coast was clear. So then it happened, I flirted blatantly and he threw the girlfriend in my face. I was blindsided by this, as I thought I had figured him out. (Also, in a side note. While most people think putting their relationships on Facebook is stupid, I'm an advocate for it, just so single girls like me can creep and see if you are single and free). SO obviously my method of finding out about a potential girlfriend is lacking.
So, where does that leave me? School doesn't seem to work, and I will not depend on the bar scene. A friend of mine recommended online dating. I was/ and am still extremely skeptical of this forum, but I decided to give it a try. Now, I'm not at a point to start paying for someone to match me with someone else, so I wasn't going to go on a dating site where you had to pay for it, I'm super cheap. So there's a free one that my friend had tried, so I decided to follow in her footsteps (she found her present boyfriend on that site). Now, there are a lot of creepy guys that are just looking for sex, or old men looking for a lot younger women, so beware. I've had no real luck as of yet (as I'm still single) but I think it is a alright place to meet people. My philosophy to using the site is that I get to creep people in advance, knowing what they are generally into and doing with their lives, (and knowing that they are single) and after exchanging a few messages, I want to meet. I'm not going to be one of those people who will message a stranger for a year online before meeting them. I give the guy about a week of chatting, and then if he hasn't already asked me out, I do it (yay aggressive women). If the guy doesn't want to, or cancels on me more than once, I cut him lose. I'm not looking for someone to chat with on the computer. I use the site as a initial meeting point. As mentioned above, I'm still skeptical of online dating, and if it doesn't go anywhere I wouldn't be surprised.
There, my dirty little secret is out now. Have you ever tried online dating? Or would you ever consider it? Let me know in the comments, or just tell me any date stories that you may have. I have some horrible ones myself--but that can be a post for a later date.
I guess I'll just have to wait for my true love, Tom Hiddleston, to come and sweep me off my feet....sigh.
xoxoxo
Becca
P.S. I started another blog years ago, which didn't end up going anywhere. I've decided to change it into a forum where I talk about movies I've seen and books I've read. If that interests you, go check it out:
http://reallifeinmypretendworld.blogspot.ca
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