I can't help if I'm a romantic!

I have a confession to make.
I'm a romantic.
I know.
Gag.
But here's the thing: I love a good, sloppy, cheesy, ridiculously schmaltzy happy ending.
I think most of that comes from the fact that I haven't seen a whole lot of real happy endings in life. I'm sure they happen, but in my life I have never seen them. Want to know why? The reason is because there really never is an ending until someone has died. Once they die, we can see if they had a happy ending.
That's reality.
However, I don't like to live my life thinking about that because not only is it depressing, but it isn't very encouraging. I can sit outside on a beautiful day or night and think about what my guy might look like someday. I'm sure tons of girls have done this and will continue doing this until the dawn of time.
That's reality as well.
Dreaming of what might come until it actually gets here.
I haven't met my guy yet, but I know that when I do, it will not be the guy of my dreams.
People aren't perfect.
They can't be perfect.
You can't ask them to be.
Because there is no such thing.
But you can think they are perfect for you....you might hate some of the things they do and they might get on your nerves sometimes, but they could fit you like a glove. They might get annoyed that you do certain things, like maybe you aren't supper affectionate or maybe you forget to hang your towel up. But that's who you are and if they really care about you, all that other stuff won't matter in the long run.
Both people will need to adjust.
And I hope it happens to me so unexpectedly.
Out of left field.
I really do.
Because it will be so much sweeter.
So much more exciting.
Even if it looks ordinary on the outside.

I'm talking about this today because of a post I read and I wanted to respond and had no idea where to respond.....then remembered that I had a blog conveniently waiting for me. Imagine that. Here is the link to what I read:
http://sean.terretta.com/dont-date-a-girl-who-reads-charles-warnke

I really appreciated where the writer is coming from and have met a few people like the one he's describing. A person who really understands reality will know that there is no such thing as your absolute perfect match. It doesn't exist. However there are going to be people you fit with, just like your best friends fit you, and the two of you can work together to make something really great. I love reading romance novels, but I know they aren't real and that those endings don't happen, and if they do it is very rarely.
Life isn't a movie, it's life. I think people forget that sometimes.
But for people like me, there is nothing wrong with daydreaming or dreaming up a little romance.
That, too, is reality.