Initially, the princess started to become impressed by the possible prince. After the first round of contact, he hung in. He chatted on IM, sent a few emails, and even called once more. The second phone call was even a bit longer than the first and much laughter was had. The princess thought he was quite possibly a prince after all.
On that last phone call, the princess started to feel around, to see if the possible prince would ever ask her out. After a couple delicate princess-like hints, our possible prince indicated a definite interest. But, seeing as both kingdoms were celebrating their mothers, the queens, on the coming weekend, it was agreed that actually scheduling something would have to wait. The princess felt better though, knowing the interest was there and the date would be forthcoming. Or so she thought.
As it turned out, after that our possible prince fell silent. All news from his kingdom stopped all together. The princess pondered the situation, but her kingdom had been in a flurry of activity lately, so she didnt have the time or energy to devote to determining if she wanted to work on the problem. As more days slipped by, our princess slowly stopped caring if the possible prince was going to bother again.
This morning, when the princess woke up, she realized it had been at least a week since she had heard from her possible prince. In her mind, this quite possibly made him not a prince at all, and indicated a strong possibility that their kingdoms were never meant to merge. Our princess pondered possibly sending a squire to tell the possible prince that the time had come to shit or get off the pot. But she couldn’t decide if such a message was even worth the squire’s time. Especially given the other activities currently going on in her kingdom.
Our princess was torn. Before the dust settled on the kingdom’s current state, she thought she’d like to try out one more possible prince… just to see if she was happy with some decisions she’d been making lately. And while she still could. But our possible prince was proving to quite possibly not be a prince at all, and frankly the princess wasn’t sure he was worth the effort and the squire it would take. And so her dilemma wore on, meanwhile no messages were being sent between the kingdoms.
What should she do? Should our princess walk away? Or should she try one last time to contact the possible prince, just to see? Is he really worth the effort? Your humble narrator would advise you to stay tuned, but I fear this tale will end quietly. With the not-so-possible prince fading into royal oblivion as the princess can simply no longer to be bothered to even care. But she may change her mind. Still, my advice is not to hold your royal breath.
May 15, 2008 at 9:48 am
Don’t do it. Let the possible prince contact the princess, because then she’ll never question what she should do. She dropped the hints, and that should tell the prince that she is awaiting.
Personally, I think the princess is over his mixed signals and odd behavior. I don’t think she’s even really waiting anymore. But that’s just me.
May 15, 2008 at 11:36 am
There was probably a coup and the possible prince is now sitting in the dungeon of some evil witch who plans on feeding him poisoned apples and forcing him into her bed.
I say you let the Prince battle it out on his own. After all….it’s NOT “The Princess rides in on a white horse and saves the Prince” in ANY of the fairy tales.
This is true. Also, I’m thinking he’s really just a regular old peasant. And everyone knows a princess can’t date outside royalty!
May 15, 2008 at 12:36 pm
I observed in an earlier comment that he didn’t seem so princely to me. If he doesn’t come to you, he’s not worth your time.
This smells like an “I told you so”. Granted, you did… so that’s allowed.
May 16, 2008 at 4:42 pm
I am sure you have heard that actions, my dear, speak louder than words. In this case, his inactivity speaks volumes. I say the princess starts looking in a new kingdom.
Or, given some other developments in my life, I could just stop looking for a while. But I agree.
May 17, 2008 at 8:55 am
So many more kingdoms to be conquered, and so little time. What happens to the princess who waits and waits in the tower? An ugly troll comes skipping along and does something stupid and the princess is stuck. Maybe he is not a prince but a troll in disguise? Not worth the wait, and yes, actions speak louder than words. Put on your glass slippers and go and enjoy the kingdom. When you least expect it then the right prince will help you into the carriage and the happily ever afters will fall into place. Good Luck!
Can I do it without the glass slippers though? That sounds uncomfortable.
May 17, 2008 at 2:44 pm
Do it in your bare feet… more comfortable at anytime!
Shoes are cute, but evil. I concur.
May 18, 2008 at 5:58 pm
Alas, what if the possible prince has a terrible curse - shyness?
I’ve known that fear personally and it is a most overwhelming curse, far beyond the reason of a rational man.
Sometimes it is wise to send the squire out just to ensure closure and prevent a terrible feeling of ‘what if’.
Besides, who said we are still living in the mid ages?
Well my dear peasant, there are a few factors at play here. I like a man who makes the first move. I have certainly given the possible prince more than a few opening, and he has proven to not be shy. He has even said he wants to ask me out. But he’s not doing it. (Even after I indicated I would say yes.) Shyness is not the problem here, a lack of follow through is.
And any age that gets the door opened for me and involves men making the first move works for me.