A lesson about the princess.

Princesses are the beginning of a relationship but not the final goal.  A princess is not allowed to make decisions, a princess does not demand equality, a princess does not require the level of commitment that a queen does. The image of a princess brings forth the thoughts of a woman trapped and waiting on a prince to save her. When a man begins a relationship with a woman he should most definitely treat her like a princess.  He should rescue her from whatever life she was living and show her that he can give her a better one.  A man should be the prince that rescues the princess.  At some point along the way though the man should begin to realize that he should begin to act like a king instead of a prince and as such treat the woman he loves as a queen instead of a princess.  A man can’t truly believe that the woman he loves is helpless and in need of rescuing forever. You should begin to realize that you are on a journey together and should treat your significant other as such. A queen is expected to make decisions, to contribute, to be a pillar of support, to be a partner. In contrast a princess isn’t required or expected to be any of these things. A princess is only asked to be present and be grateful. If this is what you expect for too long a period then the whole relationship is doomed. While many men are programmed to be the prince there aren’t many men who have been taught how to be a king.  Our society could be much better served if men were taught how to be the king with a queen by their side rather than just the prince rescuing the princess.  Yes, the prince is an important step in the process but if the prince doesn’t have the ability to grow into the king then the princess will be stifled without the ability to grow into a queen.  Without the ability to become a partner in the relationship the woman will eventually begin to resent the man for holding her back.  This is why I say you can’t keep treating a woman like a princess. Girls are princesses, women are queens.  The difference may seem small but it’s actually quite large.