Of Prince Charming and Cinderellas??

I read somewhere recently that relationships and marriages are nothing but a mere contract of terms and conditions mutually accepted and agreed upon.

Is the world finally accepting life for what it is? Is people willing to finally let go of the Utopian concepts about love, relationships and marriage? Has the age of people strongly rooted in the realties of life arrived?

Probably its because of the fact that the current generation have come from families which have seen the zeniths of dysfunction. They have grown up seeing and probably analysing the workings of a relationship; making them an effective authority.

What makes a relationship last? Is it just ever lasting love or love coupled with the ability to thread a common ground whilst making mutual compromises?

I have always believed that there is no Prince Charming; neither is there a virtuous Princess awaiting rescue. However, there are people, normal people, who have their shortcomings in life. Sometimes these people with shortcomings can make a relationship perfect by accepting their drawbacks. Thats when a normal mundane life becomes a fairy tale of love and magic.

How many times have you watched a couple and wondered how they manage to be so happy? You just can't understand, what they see in each other. People sometimes manage to surprise you; relations which you thought wouldn't last a week would endure a lifetime and vice versa. What makes a relationship tick?

A relationship endures time when the people involved are aware of what works for them. They know whats good for them, whats not and when neither can be arrived upon they take the middle ground and agree to disagree. Cracks in a relationship appear when people involved expect it to be a smooth ride; when people expect everything to function without any hindrance.
Expectations can crumble a relationship even if it had begun on a note of strong deep love.

Relationships are very much like children, it requires a lot of attention and proper care. It needs to be nurtured and guided to reach a level of maturity. Each decision you make along the way can leave a profound impact. Sometimes, people learn from mistakes and alter their course while others don't. And unless they learn to do so, their relationships will be like a bad seed; beyond repair and deemed to be worthless.

It is a humongous task to make a relationship survive and that exactly is the beauty of it.Those who are too weak and cowardly let it fail and back out from the promises they make; for they are afraid to take challenges. They would rather waste their life hoping for their Prince or Princess to come to their rescue than face the realties of life.

It takes a lot of courage, understanding and dedication to make the institutions of love last; and thats when the Utopian concepts come alive in the form of reality. It is these people who are strongly rooted and aware of the workings of a relationship that makes a Prince Charming or Cinderella.

So lets learn, understand and accept love and its institutions; while strongly grounded to this earth instead of being in a fairytale Far Far Away.