Have you found your soul mate? Is your partner the person you were destined to be with?
Fated love – the
concept that there’s a pre-destined perfect match for each person in the world
– is a universal theme that can be traced back thousands of years. From oral
folklore to written stories, there is a long tradition of tales about couples
who are somehow cosmically meant to be together. These stories run the gamut of
fated love, where the couple goes on to live a long happy life together, to
ill-fated love, where the couple is destined to fail in their efforts to be
united.
One genre where
fated love is found in abundance is in fairy tales. The recurring theme in many
of these stories is a heroine or hero in distress who overcomes adversity with
the help of the person destined to become their spouse. From Cinderella’s
transformation into the belle of the ball under the loving gaze of the handsome
prince, to Sleeping Beauty who is awakened from a spell by the kiss of her one
true love, the power of connecting with the one person you were meant to be
with has universal appeal.
Everyone wants to
be loved and cherished, and many of us believe that our soul mate is out there
somewhere and it’s our destiny to be together. The idea that life is not random
– that there’s a greater power controlling our fate – can be a comforting
concept for many people.
We see the fated
love theme play out in all kinds of novels. From historical novels like GONE
WITH THE WIND by Margaret Mitchell where the hero and heroine are destined to
carry on a passionate love affair across the backdrop of the Civil War;
contemporary romance novels like THE NOTEBOOK by Nicholas Sparks where the lead
characters overcome many obstacles to finally unite and remain bonded despite
the onslaught of dementia; to ill-fated love stories like A FAULT IN OUR STARS
by John Green where a young cancer-ridden couple fall deeply in love only to be
parted by the tragic disease that consumes them.
The appeal of fated
love is here to stay, and can inspire us as writers of our own romance stories.
From fated love stories with a “happily ever after” ending to ill-fated love
stories that end tragically but teach us meaningful life lessons - destiny is a
powerful concept. ♥
Catherine McNally is an aspiring
author of contemporary romance who recently finished drafting her first novel.
She joined Romance Writers of America in 2013 and found her way to RWA/NYC
where her local chapter members inspire her to pursue her dream of becoming a
published author.
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