Noble, gallant, and magnanimous.
He who would fight for what is righteous. He would stand up for you, and will always
have your back. He won’t let you get weary; chivalry is something he won’t
lack. For you, he’d open and hold doors, he’d walk you home every night, his
heart would be truly yours, with his shining armor he is your knight.
Who wouldn’t want to be that guy?
Me. I wouldn’t want to be that
guy.
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| Unless that guy is the dark KNIGHT in the iron man ARMOR! |
Now don’t get me wrong. I actually
grew up with the idea of being the proverbial knight in shining armor. I’d do
anything for the girl I love! But something made me think otherwise.
I was watching this anime
entitled “No Game No Life” and just a quick synopsis; it is about a brother-sister
video game team called ‘Blank’ which is arguably the best in winning games. They
get transported into this alternate world where everything is decided by games,
and early in the series they become the King and Queen of the human kingdom in
that world. While the main focus is still the elder brother, Sora, he wouldn’t
be able to do even a fraction of what Blank achieved without his little sister
Shiro. In other words, they complemented each other towards dominance. The girl
did not blindly depended on the guy. Instead, they became a source of strength
for each other.
So why can’t this be applicable
to couples as well?
When I said I wouldn’t want to be
that guy, I didn’t mean that I would be a big douche bag bad boy who won’t respect
or care women. Far from it actually. I’d still treat her with the utmost
respect and admiration, but rather than treat her like a trophy, I’d prefer to
treat her like how she should be treated; a partner, an equal or heck, even
someone who is actually better than me! Some guys might not have the guts to
say that, or have their “manliness” threatened by having an actually awesome
girlfriend/wife, but not me! It’s a different kind of awesome to see an
independent and strong, yet still sweet and caring, woman. Forget about being a
knight in whatever kind of armor, I want to be the King who rules over his
mighty kingdom, side by side with his queen. I don’t want us to be Mario and
Princess Peach, Prince Charming and a Disney Princess, or Naruto and Sakura. I
want to be a freaking emperor with her being my empress, both ruling over this
awesome empire.
I grew up wanting to be the
knight in shining armor. Maybe it is time for the knight to grow and become a
king as well.
Not a knight, but a king.
Not a damsel in distress, but a
powerful queen.
Not a male-only-solo-act, but a power couple with a pact.
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