I've written about facilitating your own fairy tale in my piece entitled: Get Your Ass In The Pumpkin!!!! So, what happens when you get in the pumpkin, show up for the big event with your brave face on, and the clock still has the nerve to strike midnight?
I can deal with the vanishing fancy clothes. I can manage making my way around town in my own ride. Hell, I've got enough flip-flops to keep me from really missing a stray shoe. At the same time, what I can't seem to deal with is all the questions that inevitably follow. Does anyone care enough to return my "shoe"? How long will it take for "Prince Charming" to realize that's it's not normal to find one random shoe just lying around? Is Prince Charming only interested in bangin me in the back of the pumpkin? And here we go...Question after question, with not a real answer in sight.
Does the answer lie within? Maybe I should be happy to have had one night with a Prince. Perhaps I should just be grateful to be a part of a magical evening that not many people have the chance to experience. I believe there is a balance to be found between complacency and contentment. I'm just not sure I understand how to achieve it.
While all my above ramblings seem metaphorical, the reality is that people all over the world struggle with with this issue every single time they open themselves up to someone they care about. Everyone wants a happy ending. Most people want to believe that love is possible, even in the most unlikely places. While I still wholeheartedly believe that a fairy tale takes effort, there are some things which are simply out of our control.
The Bottom Line: While getting your ass in the pumpkin is important, one has to prepare for what happens next. We can't just plan for that one fairy tale moment in life. We have to give consideration to what happens once the clock strikes midnight. After all, who wants to be seen running all over town wearing rags?
