Does a Perfect Partner Truly Exist?
Is everyone looking for a perfect partner? In June Callwood’s essay “Forget Prince Charming”, Callwood suggests that she does not believe a perfect partner exists. A relationship will never be perfect, since no two humans can interact frictionlessly (Callwood 322). Although “Forget Prince Charming” appeared in the National Post in 2000, it is still relevant in 2016. Callwood’s essay tells of how she has taught her granddaughters from before they were of marriageable age what to look for within their partner, communicating both the realistic and unrealistic qualities of real-life relationships. In recent years, Disney movies and fairy tales have been depicting to children from a young age that love can be …show more content…
The answer is no, as perfection simply does not exist, therefore, no person can be a perfect partner. Of course, each individual’s personal perception of perfection varies, so there must not be a single definition of perfect. Although a perfect person or a perfect partner does not exist, extremely excellent people do exist. Callwood lists a few characteristics that should be expected from potential partners such as integrity, punctuality, and humour, realising in the final paragraph that she has unintentionally described her own “mate”, her husband of more than fifty years (Callwood 323). Ironically, she seems to describe her own husband as perfectly imperfect, since she implies he is not perfect, but still has the characteristics of perfection that she has described. Callwood seems to emphasize multiple times the importance of selecting a partner who has the ability to compromise . This is because relationships are built on the ability to solve and learn from …show more content…
The boyband One Direction released a song in 2015 titled “Perfect”, which indirectly states that although neither person is perfect, they can still have a great relationship that is perfect to them, although it may not be stereotypical perfection. As well, another popular artist among influential young adults is Katy Perry. Katy Perry’s “Teenage Dream” from 2010 highlights a similar concept. She states that “You think I'm pretty without any make-up on. You think I'm funny when I tell the punch line wrong” (Perry). Perry is stating that love can exist, even if neither person is perfect since she describes herself as being imperfect. More evidence towards the belief of a perfect couple not existing is the recent split between Hollywood’s golden couple, affectionately named “Brangelina”. The famous twelve-year celebrity relationship consisting of film stars Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie has recently split, due to Jolie filing for divorce. If they were known as the “golden couple”, a perfect couple, how come they are splitting up? The answer may lie in the blossoming of the relationship. Both stars were highly regarded by the public, and so a high-profile relationship with a high amount of media attention was likely to have many flaws. These flaws were pinholes that slowly ripped into canyons, until the two could no longer be
Is everyone looking for a perfect partner? In June Callwood’s essay “Forget Prince Charming”, Callwood suggests that she does not believe a perfect partner exists. A relationship will never be perfect, since no two humans can interact frictionlessly (Callwood 322). Although “Forget Prince Charming” appeared in the National Post in 2000, it is still relevant in 2016. Callwood’s essay tells of how she has taught her granddaughters from before they were of marriageable age what to look for within their partner, communicating both the realistic and unrealistic qualities of real-life relationships. In recent years, Disney movies and fairy tales have been depicting to children from a young age that love can be …show more content…
The answer is no, as perfection simply does not exist, therefore, no person can be a perfect partner. Of course, each individual’s personal perception of perfection varies, so there must not be a single definition of perfect. Although a perfect person or a perfect partner does not exist, extremely excellent people do exist. Callwood lists a few characteristics that should be expected from potential partners such as integrity, punctuality, and humour, realising in the final paragraph that she has unintentionally described her own “mate”, her husband of more than fifty years (Callwood 323). Ironically, she seems to describe her own husband as perfectly imperfect, since she implies he is not perfect, but still has the characteristics of perfection that she has described. Callwood seems to emphasize multiple times the importance of selecting a partner who has the ability to compromise . This is because relationships are built on the ability to solve and learn from …show more content…
The boyband One Direction released a song in 2015 titled “Perfect”, which indirectly states that although neither person is perfect, they can still have a great relationship that is perfect to them, although it may not be stereotypical perfection. As well, another popular artist among influential young adults is Katy Perry. Katy Perry’s “Teenage Dream” from 2010 highlights a similar concept. She states that “You think I'm pretty without any make-up on. You think I'm funny when I tell the punch line wrong” (Perry). Perry is stating that love can exist, even if neither person is perfect since she describes herself as being imperfect. More evidence towards the belief of a perfect couple not existing is the recent split between Hollywood’s golden couple, affectionately named “Brangelina”. The famous twelve-year celebrity relationship consisting of film stars Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie has recently split, due to Jolie filing for divorce. If they were known as the “golden couple”, a perfect couple, how come they are splitting up? The answer may lie in the blossoming of the relationship. Both stars were highly regarded by the public, and so a high-profile relationship with a high amount of media attention was likely to have many flaws. These flaws were pinholes that slowly ripped into canyons, until the two could no longer be