The man in most fairy tales, Prince Charming in all his iterations, really isn’t that interesting. The older I get, though, the more I realize how fairy tales demand a great deal from the woman. I enjoy fairy tales because I need to believe, despite my cynicism, that there is a happy ending for everyone, for me. There’s a man and a woman-rarely, if ever, do we see stories about a woman and a woman or a man and a man-who must overcome some obstacle to reach happily ever after.
