Our culture is indoctrinated with a myth that is incredibly widespread and terribly damaging. It's the Cinderella Syndrome-- the belief that there is one person who is predestined as our partner, one & only, significant other, husband or wife.
Loving, as we do, to hear Cinderella retold, brings huge success to movies, novels and music. We want to believe that there is a Handsome Prince for every Cinderella and the trick is to keep looking until the slipper fits. Totally stupid television programs like The Bachelor play off this incredibly ridiculous concept and should be totally offensive to any thinking person with one eye and half sense!
This Cinderella syndrome is also played out in current relationships. If your marriage goes sour, it means you just made a mistake in selection, so you end it and look again-- another all too often choice that is equally as untrue and damaging.
The Cincerella/Handsome Prince syndrome is pure myth and produces relational madness. If you've been damaged by it, have a stroke of sanity and get some help.
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