How Beautiful The Ordinary: Twelve Stories of Identity
Edited by: Micheal Cart.
Pages 24-34 of 350
Dear Reader,
Happily Ever After reminds me so much of my first relationship with a girl in ninth grade. It was all a secret even though everyone knew. I loved her more than anything in the world but it never was the same in return. You can relate to that cant you? You're young and malleable and probably gullible as hell and you will do anything so you think to make it right. Eric is in love with Mark but no matter how much he wishes Mark would come to acceptance that they were meant to be together Mark refused in public or even be sexually intimate with him. They even find a genie "Then i wish to be totally in love with each other and live happily ever after!!" "What you IDIOT! I wish i wasn't gay!" (Happily Ever After, Eric Shanower, pg 28) No matter how much you hope and pray that you will love him/her time counts for everything. No one can make something happen not even a genie. Even though Mark wished not to be gay and Eric wished to love him unconditionally, to them neither of them worked. Eric loved Mark no matter what even when the wish was revoked and Mark never thought of anyone else except for Eric. To me this story touches base that I too had a girlfriend that denied who she really was even to this day. Its the most painful experience that you can watch but there is nothing you can do. But to Still be there for them and understand some people have it worse off. Being open and honest with your self maybe even harder than being open and honest with the public. I really hope, even if you're not a part of the LGBTQ community that you can see that all relationships have problems and scares. People live in fear everyday to love who they want.But at the end of the day YOU are who YOU are you can only live up to your standards. Take a break and love you.
Edited by: Micheal Cart.
Pages 24-34 of 350
Dear Reader,
Happily Ever After reminds me so much of my first relationship with a girl in ninth grade. It was all a secret even though everyone knew. I loved her more than anything in the world but it never was the same in return. You can relate to that cant you? You're young and malleable and probably gullible as hell and you will do anything so you think to make it right. Eric is in love with Mark but no matter how much he wishes Mark would come to acceptance that they were meant to be together Mark refused in public or even be sexually intimate with him. They even find a genie "Then i wish to be totally in love with each other and live happily ever after!!" "What you IDIOT! I wish i wasn't gay!" (Happily Ever After, Eric Shanower, pg 28) No matter how much you hope and pray that you will love him/her time counts for everything. No one can make something happen not even a genie. Even though Mark wished not to be gay and Eric wished to love him unconditionally, to them neither of them worked. Eric loved Mark no matter what even when the wish was revoked and Mark never thought of anyone else except for Eric. To me this story touches base that I too had a girlfriend that denied who she really was even to this day. Its the most painful experience that you can watch but there is nothing you can do. But to Still be there for them and understand some people have it worse off. Being open and honest with your self maybe even harder than being open and honest with the public. I really hope, even if you're not a part of the LGBTQ community that you can see that all relationships have problems and scares. People live in fear everyday to love who they want.But at the end of the day YOU are who YOU are you can only live up to your standards. Take a break and love you.
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