.....and they lived happily ever after..

this week also saw prince of wales announcing his upcoming marriage to camilla parker-bowles. despite the need for the royal family to get approval from the public and to have camilla to be well-liked, iss that really necessary? perhaps because they're royalty. at the end of the day, they are meant to be together. charles marrying diana, bearing two heirs to the throne, separation and divorce as welll as camilla's marriage, two children and divorce were just obstacles really. from the very beginning, charles knew that camilla is the one.

i am sure those of you who are married knew for sure when you first met your spouse that that is the person is you are going to spend the rest of your life is. i know i would feel the same way when i met the one but i don't know what the feeling is like because i have not yet to meet the one. but my being single is not the point here.

camilla not being the best looking person in the world(by the way, charles isn't exactly the handsome prince either) but they both have a lot of things in common like the country, horseback riding, etc. they hit off very well and getting along is what really matters, doesn't it? looks are not important... it's a bonus, yes but when you know you are not good looking and you are with someone who is drop dead gorgeous, at some point, you'll become insecure. not a good feeling, i must say. i can state examples but i shall not. ;-)

i attended a wedding of a friend last year and the priest said during the ceremony that it is important that couples are friends too. at the end of the day, when physical attraction are gone i.e. gray hair or no hair, wrinkles, losing teeth, etc.... your friendship is going to keep the relationship going. he has a point there and i feel it is important that you have a friendship with your other half. you don't want to be married to someone and then down the road, when the kids are out of your lives, you don't have anything to talk about anymore. by then, it's too late.

so, i think that is what charles and camilla have - the friendship - and even though they had to go through some rough patches getting to where they are now, i believe that they are going to be happy spending the remaning of their lives together, doing and sharing what they have in common. heck what the media or anybody else has to say about this. i know they are happy - you can see it in their eyes. and as a citizen of the world, i am happy for them. happy valentine's day.