"He's your Prince Charming, but you're not his Cinderella?"

“A lot of young women are patiently waiting for a prince charming, but please realize that no one is perfect, not even you!”

I was in the process of writing something for you dear praying unmarried woman, when this quote came to mind and I realized that it is actually very true. 

We as women have come to expect a prince charming. Someone who fulfills all the aspects in ‘our list’, of what we want our future husband to be, however we don’t bother to work on ourselves. We neglect the fact that the manner we judged others (potential suitors) it may be the same way that others are judging us. “Do not judge, or you too will be judged. For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the same measure you use, It will be measured to you” Matthew 7: 1-2

“I have discovered over the years that when singles want to get married, they spend a lot of energy looking for the right person. Somehow, people just assume that when they reach a certain age, they are ready for marriage whether or not they have developed the right qualities and values. 

Marriage is not about your age but character, commitment, discipline, patience, kindness, humility [and much more].

People do not have good marriages because they wish or pray to have a good marriage; it takes a lot of hard work[ to have a successful marriage]. 
This is why it is very important that we not only marry the right person but each of us must also be the right person for the man/woman we intend to marry.”(Odukoya)