Once upon a time...

...there was a girl who thought she had found her Prince Charming. Every time they were together it was incredible. They competed day and night to out-run each other or out-bike each other, and enjoyed camping, hiking, and cooking. He was amazing, smart, caring, and so much fun. Much time went by and one day Prince Charming said, "This will never work." The girl was taken aback and couldn't understand. Things were perfect.

The next week Prince Charming told her how much he loved being with her and that he couldn't picture himself with anyone else. The girl was happy again, but this had started an endless cycle. One week the Prince would tell her how much he loved being with her and the next he would tell her to move out. Finally, exhausted, she moved out and was sad.

Months went by until they saw each other again and they couldn't deny the attraction, but the girl realized that trying to mend something so broken was futile, and continued on her merry way. A few weeks ago, the girl and Prince met again and still, there was an attraction. He told her again how he could never picture himself with anyone else and she realized how much she still cared for him. Much discussion ensued and one day, the Prince showed up at her doorstep. She was swept away and renewed her faith in him.

A few days later, the Prince told her again that it could never work and in fact, he was still with another. The girl was crushed and couldn't believe her stupidity. After the initial sadness waned, she could only think of ways to hire a dragon to rip the evil Prince to shreds, but alas, no dragons could be found.

The moral of the story is: Always keep a dragon handy. You never know when you could use one.