This past Friday morning, along with a billion other people, I curled up in front of the TV to watch the Royal wedding. Through all the commotion of someone else’s big day, I sat admiring Cinderella-like carriages, stunning bridal gowns and above all, Prince Charming . Image courtesy of clker.com This Royal affair, like Grimm fairy tales , serves to perpetuate the false hope of a young girl meeting her very own Royal Prince. Matchmaker reality TV specials, romantic comedies and TV networks devoted to televising soap o peras, are no better, as they only help to further sustain this myth . All I have to say is, good luck living up to your "princely" expectations boys. I cannot tell you how many little Princesses I saw walking the streets this past Halloween. Little girls all dressed in Cinderella ball-gowns-- elegant little ladies-- who have already been sold the myth of “Prince Charming”. Lillian Glass (2010) discuses this myth as a ...