Suzanne Noble reflects on abandoning her childhood Cinderella fantasy of being rescued by Prince Charming. As a financially secure woman who wants to travel and enjoy life, she no longer needs or expects a partner to provide luxury or rescue.
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How many of us still have that Cinderella fantasy kicking around in our head that we've hung on to since our childhood? You know the one I mean, women, the one that says that there's going to be some Prince Charming that's going to come up on his horse or in a fancy car if we're talking about the 21st century, and he's going to rescue us in some way and provide us with a life of luxury. And comfort that we could only dream about. And I know that I've hung on to this one for a while now, and yesterday I finally decided that I was going to ditch it. It actually hasn't served me very well for a while now. I've done a very, very poor job in trying to find this particular type of person who I suspect does not exist. And I've come to the realization that actually, as an older woman who is financially secure enough and has a desire to travel and to enjoy life and to do fun things, that the likelihood of me having and finding anyone that has the capability the financial ability, any ability to do this with me on an ongoing basis is pretty much zilch. And I'm really happy. I don't need this person that I've— this trope that I've been hanging on to for a while, and it's time to finally ditch for good.