Fairy tales are undoubtedly one of the worst sources of dating advise in the world. Based on my reading of many fairy tales, I have attempted here to reduce some of the more amusing aspects into short quips. Some of the quips have been gathered from numerous comics or kitschig items. Notes explaining the tie to fairy tales are given for some quips, but they should not be blamed on the brothers Grimm, Hans Christian Andersen, or any other person who is responsible for the writing or telling of the tales from which the quips derive.
Enjoy the quips, and, oh, no my social life is not this grim.
Fairy tale romance: three pages and then the word 'the end.'
Fairy tale romances are intoxicating: just consider how many djihn are involved. Note
"I felt like I was wandering aimlessly in the woods of life until I found a beautiful maid lying asleep. I kissed her, and she awoke. She told me Saturday was her day to sleep in so I should get lost."
"It was an enchanted romance. If I ever find the guy who broke the spell, I'm going to give him a piece of my mind." Note
Beware the silent types! They have large families. Note
The youngest, dumb brother always gets the girl. Note
When the prince has as many warts as the frog, ...
Many frogs request a kiss, claiming to be a prince, but most are lying. Note
Djihn In tales from the middle east and Persia, e.g., 1001 Arabian Nights, many men make their fortune by finding a djihn (usually called a genie in colloquial english) who has many smaller djihn at his command.
Spell Breaking In the German tales the spell is usually placed on a man by a wicked princess to keep him from remembering his true bride from whom he has been separated by fate. The true bride always gets him back, and usually gets three beautiful dresses in the process.
Playing hard to get The number of suitors seems to be directly proportional to the difficulty of the task whose completion wins the hand of the princess in marriage. Note, however, that this inevitably leads to marriage no matter how much the bride protests.
Into the woods Princes or kings always marry the first maid they find in the woods.
Go hunting Princes who hunt in the woods inevitably find a maiden more beautiful than the sun has ever seen waiting to marry the first prince who finds her.
Silent type In many tales typified by "The Swan Princess" a young sister can only break the spell cast on her brothers by remaining silent and not smiling until she finishes sewing special shirts and casting them on her brothers. The standard number of brothers in these tales is seven (7).
Dumb When multiple brothers vie for the same princess, it is always the youngest who wins. He is usually simple minded.
Frogs Perhaps the tale of the frog prince would be more popular with women if the Grimm Brothers' version were told. In this version the spell on the prince is broken by throwing the frog against the wall, not kissing him. She still marries him.