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Prince/Princess Illness

Perhaps seriously influenced by cartoons at the early age, or well-read in comic books and novels, some people today behave with an aura of untrue perfection and confidence, like they are princes or princesses in real life, living in castles they imagine. Underneath these self-proclaimed princes/princesses are people who want to be at the center of the universe, but the result is usually far from what they wish for— everyone keeps his distance from them.

Guys with prince illness are extremely narcissistic. They believe appearance says everything in the chase for the opposite sex, so they do everything they can to be attractive and seductive, like wearing perfume. They’re aware that a sense of humor is the first step to get attention but their tricks really suck. They play sport not only to stay fit but also for girls’ screaming and cheering up. They tend to use some English or foreign words in their daily conversation even if they don’t have excellent linguistic ability. They think women are all into rich guys so they drive fancy cars and wear designer brands but they don’t have any personal style, because they only reproduce an ideal prince image. Since these princes exert themselves to be noticed, they forget to reflect on their inside. And when they can’t live up to the aristocratic life style of a prince, they brag.

Patients of princess illness are also narcissistic and egoistic. They believe they are born to be served and pampered so naturally everyone around them should be their subjects and at their service anytime. Whining, dropping tears, playing weak and helpless are their strategies to get people go their way. To meet the princes of their dreams, princesses need to be versatile. They learn singing, dancing, yoga, cooking, playing pianos, embroidering and all the womanly arts you can think of. It’s understandable these princesses set high expectation for their Mr. Right—maybe someone among Fortune 100—because princesses are so good at so many and their parents have invest so much on them. And since marrying the right one is what they live for, princesses never have real girl friends.

A classmate of mine is a seriously-ill "princess". She always approaches me for a certain purpose: either when she needs a ride or when she needs advice on something. I did help her for the first few times, but soon I realized I was treated like her personal driver without any pay. Whenever I sent her to a place, she would keep me waiting or expect me to be of further help without considering that I had my part-time job to do. I never hesitate in giving people suggestions, yet she always responds to my opinions like her ideas are much better. Once her birthday was around the corner, she wrote down a wish list for we classmates to share the price and send her as gifts. "This is how I celebrate birthday with my royal family," she justified. She claims she has a 30-something wealthy boyfriend, but we all suspect he’s a non-existent dream lover she fabricates.

In spite of their unwelcome personalities, since these princes and princesses of modern times are so "impressive," everyone around them has long been accustomed to the way they are: self-centered, narcissistic and pretentious. We have no more comments on whatever they do that should have aroused criticism. It’s just that they can hardly sustain friendship or relationship, because no one would share inner feelings with princes and princesses who wear masks and take advantage of people all the time.