The knight in shining armor trope, featuring so prominently and commonly in the cheesy romance novels enjoyed by women worldwide? It is there because self-contained, strong, independent women -- those of us who pay the bills, make the phone calls, take the car for maintenance, stay late at work, fetch the groceries, fold the laundry, scrape up the still-twitching bug carcass from the hallway, unclog the sink at 11 PM, and generally take care of all the things, all day long -- are fucking tired, and we daydream about a man who magically appears, saves us from having to do that one last thing that threatens to make us cry with exhaustion, and brings us a glass of water, tells us we're pretty, and runs his fingers through our hair to help us fall asleep.
We don't really need a lot. We don't need to be rescued from a dragon. We just want to be spared the straw that breaks the camel's back. And, perhaps, to be shown a little love, without being asked for anything in return, in the process.
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