Planet facts

Orbital Speed of Planets in Order

The orbital speeds of the planets vary depending on their distance from the sun. This is because of the gravitational force being exerted on the planets by the sun. Additionally, according to Kepler’s laws of planetary motion, the flight path of every planet is in the shape of an ellipse. Below is a list of the planet’s orbital speeds in order from fastest to slowest.

1. Mercury is the fastest planet, which speeds around the sun at 47.87 km/s. In miles per hour this equates to a whopping 107,082 miles per hour.

2. Venus is the second fastest planet with an orbital speed of 35.02 km/s, or 78,337 miles per hour.

3. Earth, our home planet of Earth speeds around the sun at a rate of 29.78 km/s. This means that we are traveling at 66,615 miles per hour.

4. Mars, with an orbital speed of 24.077 km/s, or 53,858 miles per hour, travels considerably faster than the prior planets.

5. Jupiter travels a bit faster than the previous three planets with an orbital speed of 13.07 km/s. This translates to approximately 29,236 miles per hour.

6. Saturn travels at 9.69 km/s, or 21,675 miles per hour, which makes it the third slowest planet.

7. Uranus is the second slowest planet with an orbital speed of 6.81 km/s. This equates to 15,233 miles per hour.

8. Neptune travels around the sun at a speed of 5.43 km/s or 12,146 miles per hour. Although this is a very high rate of speed, Neptune still has the slowest orbital velocity of any of the planets.

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LADY JANE GREY: THE NINE-DAYS' QUEEN

LADY JANE GREY: THE NINE-DAYS` QUEEN

(A guest article by author and historian Alison Weir.)

A little over 450 years ago, a young girl of sixteen, Lady Jane Grey, was proclaimed Queen of England. She is famous because her reign was to last for only nine days, and she met a tragic end. Of all the traitors executed in the Tower of London, her story is the saddest, for she was the helpless victim of ruthless and greedy men.

Jane was born probably in 1536, and perhaps named for Jane Seymour, who became Henry VIII’s third wife that year. Jane`s mother, Frances Brandon, was Henry’s niece. Four years earlier, Frances had married Henry Grey, Marquess of Dorset, who was later created Duke of Suffolk. Jane was their eldest surviving child, but her sex was a bitter blow to her ambitious parents, who wanted a son and heir. Yet they realised she could be useful to them, for the royal blood of the Tudors ran in her veins. Their hopes of her were high.

In 1537, Jane Seymour died after giving Henry VIII the son he had long craved. The new prince was called Edward. For some years, Jane`s parents plotted to marry her to him, and thus make her Queen of England in the future. They saw themselves becoming a power in the land.

The Dorsets ensured that Jane was well educated. As soon as she was four, they appointed a tutor who would drill her in her lessons and make her a fit mate for a king. Jane was a clever child, formidably bright and able. Much was asked of her, but she did brilliantly in her studies, and grew to love her tutor, John Aylmer.

She was a tiny girl with fair, freckled skin and sandy red hair, plain rather than pretty, but that did not matter too much because she was royal. All her life, her parents would look upon her as a pawn to be moved at their will. Worse still, they ill-treated her in body and in spirit. They beat her and rebuked her for the slightest fault. They made her go hunting, which she hated. They dressed her in rich silks, but told her she would not go far on looks alone.

Two people brought some comfort to the young child. One was her kind nurse, Mrs Ellen. The other was her tutor, John Aylmer, who revered her and taught her to love learning for its own sake.

The best years of Jane`s life were perhaps those she spent at court in the loving care of Henry VIII`s sixth queen, Queen Katherine Parr, who helped this clever and able child in her studies. Like John Aylmer, Katherine was also a staunch closet Protestant. Both of them may have helped to convert Jane to the new faith, to which she would stay staunchly true all her life.

After Henry VIII died in 1547, his son Edward VI, then nine, became King, and Jane went to live at Chelsea Palace with the widowed Katherine Parr. Soon afterwards, Katherine married the charming and cunning Thomas, Lord Seymour, brother of Queen Jane. Seymour now joined forces with Jane`s parents in plotting to marry her to the King. He paid the Dorsets a lot of money to make her his ward, and told them they would soon see their daughter Queen of England.

But Seymour had no actual power, and no realistic means of bringing about the marriage. In fact, Edward VI wanted to marry Mary, Queen of Scots or a French princess ‘well stuffed’ with money. He was not interested in making Jane his wife.

Katherine Parr is lying in state and Lady Jane Grey is her chief mourner. From an exhibition at Sudeley Castle.

Because the King was a child, England was then being governed by a protector, Seymour`s brother, the Duke of Somerset. Somerset found out about the plot to marry Jane to Edward, and was furious with Seymour. Despite this, Jane was allowed to remain in Katherine Parr`s household. She must have been deeply grieved when Katherine died in childbed in 1548. Wearing a black mourning gown, ten-year-old Jane acted as chief mourner when the Queen was buried in the chapel at Sudeley Castle.

After that, she had to return home. Her parents wanted her brought up to be good, meek, sober and ready to obey them in all things, and she must have known what that meant.  Her misery was clear to the famous scholar Roger Ascham, when he spoke with her at her family home, Bradgate Park in Leicestershire, when she was fourteen.

She told him, `When I am with my father or mother, whether I speak, keep silent, sit, stand, eat, drink, be merry or sad, I must do it as perfectly as God made the world.` If she did not, she would be pinched, hit or worse. `I think myself in hell,` she wept. The only times she was happy, she revealed, were those spent with her tutor. But in Tudor times, parents had the right to be strict with their children, so no one tried to intercede for Jane, and being a feisty and dogmatic girl, she may have been a troublesome teenager to deal with.

Under Edward VI, England had turned Protestant, and there were no more zealous converts than the Grey family. The last years of the reign saw a growing gulf between Jane and the King`s sister, Mary Tudor, over matters of faith. Mary was an ardent Catholic, Jane a stout Protestant. In 1551, Jane visited Mary`s house, New Hall in Essex, and there, in the chapel, saw a lady bow to the Host on the altar.

`Why do you do that?` she asked.

`I bow to Him that made us all,` the lady said.

`How can He that made us all be there, when the baker made Him?` Jane cried indignantly. Mary was shocked when she heard this. Yet she still tried to be friendly to Jane, thinking her misguided by others. She sent her a rich gown and some jewels. Jane would not wear them, as they were too ostentatious. She herself preferred to wear sober black and white clothing, as became a godly Protestant maiden.

By 1553, the young King was dying. Somerset had been executed – the victim of a coup – and John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland, was ruling England in Edward`s name. Edward and Dudley were now making hasty plans to stop Mary from ever succeeding to the throne. They agreed that the claims of Mary and her half-sister, Elizabeth, should be passed over, and that the crown should be left to Edward`s cousin, Lady Jane Grey.

There were compelling reasons for this. Edward, ‘the new Joshua’, did not want to see his religious settlement overturned. Dudley wanted to remain in power. He could only do that if England had a monarch who would bow to his rule, and Jane was the only member of the royal House who was suited for that role. But Jane proved not to be the meek, biddable little yes-girl that Dudley thought her to be. Clever and outspoken, she was not afraid to stand up to him.

Dudley had already persuaded Jane`s parents, now Duke and Duchess of Suffolk, to agree to a marriage between Jane and his son, Lord Guildford Dudley. Guildford was tall, fair and good looking, but also spoilt and surly. Jane did not want to marry at all: she wanted to be left alone with her books. She hated the Dudleys, and told her parents she would not have Guildford for a husband, but after being beaten for her defiance, she had no choice but to submit. The marriage went ahead, but – contrary to what popular films would have us believe – it was not a happy one. Jane was indifferent to her husband. Nor would she name him king when the time came.

After Edward VI died in July 1553, Jane was brought to Syon House near London and there forced to accept the crown of England. When she saw all the court waiting for her, she began to shake with fright. Dudley led her to the throne and told her, to her horror, that Edward VI had named her his heir. As every person in the room knelt before her, Jane fainted. No one hastened forward to help her.

When she recovered her senses, she resolved to make a stand. She got to her feet and declared, `The crown is not my right. It pleases me not. Mary is the rightful heir.` It did her no good. Dudley, her parents and Guildford coerced her to do their will, and in the end, she had to give way. But she was not at peace with herself. She wrote later, `It did not become me to accept.`

Soon afterwards, according to custom, Jane was taken to the Tower of London to await her crowning. But her reign was to prove the shortest in English history. The country rallied to Mary, the rightful Queen by law. No one wanted Jane; the people of England barely knew who she was. As Mary I was proclaimed to great celebrations and acclaim, Dudley was committed to the Tower. He would soon lose his head on Tower Hill.

Jane was at supper on the day Mary was proclaimed. She was aware of how quiet it was, and that the councillors and servants had deserted her. Then suddenly her father bounded in and tore down the royal canopy of estate above her chair.

`You are no longer queen,` he told her. She said she was not sorry to hear it.

`May I go home?` she asked. Her father did not answer, but left her there and fled from the Tower, leaving her to her fate. Soon, the guards came for her.

She was moved from the palace to the house of Master Partridge, the Gentleman Gaoler. She was housed in some comfort and allowed her books. She took her meals with the jailer and his family, sitting at the head of the table. It was not a bad life, and she did not complain.

Jane had not wanted the throne, but in taking it she had been guilty of treason, and Mary was right to fear that she would remain a focus for Protestant plots. So she kept Jane in the Tower, well looked after, but still a prisoner. She did not wish her harm, and meant quietly to set her free one day, as soon as she herself had a Catholic heir to rule England after her.

Notwithstanding the Queen`s wish to show mercy, Jane and Guildford were put on trial at Guildhall and sentenced to death. It was just a formality, they were told: Mary would spare them the axe. `It is believed Jane will not die,` wrote a courtier.

But Mary had now restored the Catholic faith in England. Within months, she would revive the heresy laws that would sanction the burning of those who did not accept it. Having fallen in love with his portrait, she was bent on marrying Prince Philip of Spain, an ardent Catholic, but her subjects did not want a foreign prince to rule over them. Early in 1554, a Kentish gentleman, Sir Thomas Wyatt led a major revolt against the proposed marriage. Mary came close to losing her crown, but she made a brave stand, and the revolt was suppressed. It had been a near thing, and the Council was in a panic.

Jane`s father had been one of the rebel leaders, and had rashly proclaimed his daughter queen once more, an act of high treason. Jane knew nothing about it, nor had she had anything to do with the rising, but that made no difference to those who saw her very existence as a dangerous threat to the Queen.

Mary`s councillors were now insisting that she put to death all who were a focus for any further Protestant plots or revolts. It was made clear to her that Philip of Spain would not come to England and marry her unless Jane was `removed`. The unwilling Queen was in a corner. Effectively, she had no choice in the matter, and a date was set for Jane`s sentence to be carried out. On being told she was to die, Jane simply said, `I am ready and glad to end my woeful days.`

But Mary was deeply troubled about sending this young cousin of seventeen to her death. She sent the Abbot of Westminster to convert Jane to the Catholic faith. Jane was told that if she recanted her Protestant beliefs, she might live. But Jane would not deny her God. `It is not my desire to prolong my days,` she told the Abbot. A kindly man, he was moved by her sincerity and fidelity to her faith, and asked if he could be with her at the end. To this she agreed.

On 11 February 1554, Jane was ready to die. `My soul will find mercy with God,` she had written. Early that morning, a panel of matrons came to examine her to ensure that she was not with child. If she had been, the Queen would have spared her the axe, but she was not.

She put on the same black dress she had worn at her trial and stood at the window. She had not agreed to Guildford’s request to meet and say farewell, but she had promised she would watch him go to his death.  She saw him weeping as he walked under guard to Tower Hill. Not long after, she watched the cart coming back; in it were his bloody head and body, wrapped in white cloths. She cried out, `Oh! How bitter is death!`

Now she saw the headsman on his return to the Tower. It was time.

On the arm of her gaoler, Jane walked to the scaffold. She was calm and brave, but Mrs Ellen and her ladies, following behind, were in floods of tears. Waiting on the scaffold was the Abbot, keeping his promise to be with Jane to the end. She climbed the steps and spoke to the crowd.

`Good people, I am come to die, by law,` she began, then said she had been guilty in taking the throne, but guiltless in never having wanted it. `I die a true Christian woman,` she ended.

The Execution of Lady Jane Grey by Paul Delaroche

She asked the Abbot to join her in prayers, but he was too choked to reply. After reciting prayers, she kissed him goodbye as they held hands. The headsman tried to help her untie her gown, but she would not let him, and did it herself. He knelt, asking her to forgive him for what he must do, which she willingly did.

It was now that she saw the block. He told her to stand in front of it.

`I pray you do it quickly,` she begged, and fell to her knees. `Will you take it off before I lay me down?`

`No, Madam,` he said.

Jane bound her eyes and felt for the block. It was not there.

`What shall I do?` she cried in mounting panic. `Where is it?`

No one moved as she groped in the air. Then someone came and guided her hands. She laid her head down.

`Lord, into Thy hands I commend my spirit!` she cried. The axe came down. One witness wrote that he had never seen so much blood.

The headsman lifted the head.

`Behold the head of a traitor!` he called out.

Jane`s remains, half naked, were left on the scaffold for some hours before she was buried in the chapel of St Peter, near her husband Guildford. Her father was beheaded not long after, on Tower Hill. Her mother married again almost at once, and lived to see Elizabeth I come to the throne in 1558. Her two sisters lived almost equally tragic lives – but that is another story.

(Copyright Alison Weir.)

 

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KENYA’S LEAGUE OF EXTRAVAGANT GRANNIES

 

Latest project by Kenyan digital artist and photographer, Osborne Macharia.

This is the story of Kenya’s League of Extravagant Grannies who were once corporate and government leaders in the 1970’s but are now retired. They now live the retired high life travelling to exotic and remote areas within Africa to explore, party and enjoy in exclusivity.

We managed to catch up with 3 of them in Somalia soon after they landed. Little is know about them till now…..

MS. M ADHIAMBO – FORMER MINISTER OF TRADE & INDUSTRY (1972-1980)

MRS. KAMAU NJUGUNA – FORMER GOVERNOR, CENTRAL BANK OF KENYA (1980-1985)

MRS. S WERE – FORMER ECONOMIST AND PERSONAL ADVISOR TO THE PRESIDENT (1972-1992)

 

STYLING / PRODUCTION: Kevin Abbra
MAKE UP: Valary Mdeizi
HAIR STYLING: Richard Kinyua (Strand Africa)
CONCEPT & PHOTOGRAPHY: Osborne Macharia

JEPCHUMBA

FOUNDER & CREATIVE DIRECTOR

Jepchumba is an AFRICAN DIGITAL ARTIST and DIGITAL ENTHUSIAST who works hard to combine her two passions: Digital Media and Africa. Originally from Kenya, she has lived around the world developing her interest in philosophy, art and technology. An African digital artist, Jepchumba loves experimenting with motion, sound and various digital effects and techniques and has an extensive background in digital art, web design and development, audio/visual production and social media strategies.

   

This is the story of Kenya s League of Extravagant Grannies who were once corporate and government leaders in the 1970 s but are now retired. They now live the retired high life travelling to exotic and remote areas within Africa to explore, party and enjoy in exclusivity.

AFRICAN DIGITAL ART

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What does it take to be a great leader?

What Does It Take to Be a Great Leader?

No man will make a great leader who wants to do it all himself, or get all the credit for doing it.

– Andrew Carnegie

As the leader of your agency you’re constantly facing challenges, the biggest of which is how to be a great leader, every day. Great leadership is the foundation of any organization, big or small, because without it, growth is impossible.

What Do You Stand For?

Leadership doesn’t exist without followers. It’s about enrolling people who believe in you and what you stand for. You need to know:

Where are you headed?Why should people follow you (and not someone else)?What’s in it for them?

There are many schools of thought and philosophies about leadership. Amazon has more than 26,000 titles on leadership, and a Google search on “leadership” produces 152,000,000 results! World-renowned experts such as Dale Carnegie, Stephen Covey, Jim Collins, John Maxwell, Ken Blanchard, Marshall Goldsmith, John Kotter, and newcomers Sheryl Sandberg, Ed Catmull, Simon Sinek, and Tim Williams (among thousands of others) represent diverse points of view — all of which have validity.

But which one is best? Which one should you follow? Which one will benefit your agency?

We don’t have the answers. You do.

Only you will know which philosophy fits with your core values. What works for your colleague across town may not work for you. You’re going to have to dig deep inside yourself, do some research, and practice until you get the right combination.

Think of it this way: When you’re creating a fully integrated strategic marketing plan for a client, you’re constantly weighing which strategies and elements will yield the greatest return. It’s different for each client, each brand, each goal. You start out one way, but invariably you wind up tweaking creative, campaigns, messages, target audiences, media outlets and buys, direct mail, merchandising, social media, etc.

Leadership is no different. As you become immersed in the topic, you’ll see that there are different strategies, traits, and approaches that you’ll combine in whatever unique way suits your strengths and your goals.

10 Traits All Great Leaders Posses

Among all of the experts we noted above, there are 10 qualities we’ve discerned that they agree are essential qualities:

Communication

Great leaders are expert communicators. They spend most of their time listening. And when they speak, they’re not just clear — they are sincere and consistent in what and how they communicate.(This trait, out of all of them, almost always is first on everyone’s list — that’s how important it is.)

Integrity

The greatest leaders in the world are impeccable with their word. Integrity is a conscious choice. Their actions match their words and are congruent with their values. This inspires confidence in their followers.

Values

The best leaders are mindful of their core values. They share them unabashedly and will do whatever it takes to hold true to them. Their values set the tone and provide behavioral guidelines for their followers.

Vision

Great leaders know where they’re headed and why. They’ve always got one foot in the future and one in the present. They view their role as manifesting their vision of the future.

Passion

Passion fuels great leaders. It is a never-ending source of energy that separates the doers from the dreamers. It is what initially attracts followers and inspires them.

Confidence

Confidence is necessary for staying the course when things get tough. Great leaders have an abundance of confidence. (This can quickly turn into arrogance without the next quality to temper it.)

Curiosity

Along with listening, great leaders ask lots of questions. Their curiosity is insatiable. They constantly learn and hone their own skills. They are open about what they don’t know because their confidence lets them learn, absorb, and apply what they’ve learned. And they’re equal opportunity learners — they’re willing to learn from janitors to CEOs, from plumbers to musicians. They are ego-less when it comes to learning.

Positive Attitude

Great leaders might get “down,” but this is not their typical outlook. They are eternal optimists and always see the future as a reality. They find a way to solve a problem or overcome a new challenge. Attitude is often a choice. Great leaders choose to exude the type of attitude that will influence their team in a positive way.

Competence

They are the best at what they do, always accomplishing more than expected. They accept what they’re not good at and are so self-secure that they surround themselves with people whose strengths compliment their own. As a result, they attract followers who are continually inspired.

Empowerment

They set their people up for success. They don’t leave them to fend for themselves, nor do they throw them under a bus — for any reason.

Develop Your Leadership Skills

To become a great leader means taking stock of who you are — all your strengths and weaknesses. It means being brutally honest and humbly hearing how others view you. The most insightful information will come from other people because we rarely see ourselves as others do.

There are lots of assessments you can take, and some will also include options for others to evaluate you. Whenever you have to actually use a skill or ability in an assessment, you may find that information more useful than just your own self-examination.

Here are some tried-and-true, as well as unique and innovative, assessments to take a look at:

Personality assessments (MBTI,Fascination Advantage)Talents and abilities (Highlands Abilities Battery)Influence potential (Keller Influence Indicator)Learning preferences (Learning Tactics Inventory)Leadership style, traits, etc. (360º Assessments, Maxwell Leadership Assessment,Campbell Leadership Descriptor, 8 Dimensions of Leadership [DISC], Blanchard Frontline Leadership)

Commit to Growth

After you’ve done some self-examination, and you’ve come to grips with what you’ve learned about you, it’s time for a plan. But no plan is worth the paper (or pixels) it’s written on without a commitment to see it through. As Yoda said, “Do or not do. There is no try.”

Practice, Stand Accountable, Be Generous

You (and only you) are responsible for the results of your leadership. You don’t get to blame others when you mess up. And you will — you’re human. Honing skills and instilling new behaviors takes time, practice, and perseverance.

Whether you succeed or stumble, always be generous to those around you for their help and encouragement. I’m not saying toss out bonuses left and right. This is about generosity of spirit. If you give credit to others for your successes and shoulder the blame for your mistakes, you will find an endless supply of followers.

When you’re transparent about your intentions and sincere and honest in your actions and interactions, there’s nothing to be embarrassed, defensive, or ashamed about. If anything, your vulnerability can set a powerful example for your followers.

Don’t Go It Alone

The old saying “it’s lonely at the top” is all too often true because we make it true. We may isolate ourselves thinking we can’t trust others to tell us the truth or that we need to always be seen as strong, perfect, and in control at all times.

You can go that route if you wish. Or, you enroll people you trust in your journey. For example:

Hire an executive coach who provides an objective perspective and works with you to develop your abilities. You and your leadership team (or other CEOs) could share your visions and plans with one another. Combine that with an executive coach to support all of you. Solicit your followers’ help in holding you accountable for when you deviate off course, violate other people’s boundaries, or don’t live up to your own standards. Hire a leadership consulting firm such as the Center for Creative Leadership, Heidrick  and Struggles, Navalent, orFranklin-Covey to work with you and your leadership team.

Make the Choice

The first step to becoming an effective leader is to know yourself-all that is good and admirable and all the stuff that makes you cringe and want to hide under the bed. Because the good news is you can change and grow. It’s a choice you make. The stronger your commitment and the more often and courageously you act in the face of discomfort, the greater a leader you will become.

How do you stay together forever?

How do you stay together forever?

“You don’t have to agree on everything. Because if you see eye-to-eye on everything, it just means that one of you is lying. And that’s worse than disagreeing a lot.

Just be truthful. And accept each other’s truths. That’s all.”

Betty and Tom, Married 57 years
Cold Spring, NY

5 surprising lessons I learned from Buddhist nuns about dating and relationships

5 surprising lessons I learned from Buddhist nuns about dating and relationships

by Jessica Semaan

I spent two weeks at Plum village, a Buddhist monastery in France. I came to recover from burn out, and what I found was not only wisdom and practice around how to be present with life, but also wisdom on love. While the nuns must abstain from any kind of romantic or sexual activities, they shared heartfelt and grounded advice about dating and romantic relationships. The fact that they must face their desire for romantic love by looking into it deeply, and by cultivating love for the community, they are well equipped to answer any break-ups, marriages and dating questions.

1- The surprising effect of asking why:

when you get attracted to someone, and before taking it to the next level, stop and ask yourself why.

It is easy to attribute it to magic, intuition or chance.

But when you actually ask yourself why, it gives you clarity and honesty. According to one of the senior nuns, more often than not when she is attracted to someone she realizes she is actually attracted to a quality they have, that she wishes she had in her. So instead of clinging to the idea of being with that person, she cultivates the quality in her.

When I applied the advice to myself, I realized that for the relationships that did not last, my attraction was an expression of my loneliness.

2- The importance of slowing down:

Instead of jumping too quickly, be mindful in every encounter, conversation you have with the person you like. Getting to know someone deeply, cultivates understanding and acceptance, which are basis for true love. It also shows care and respect for them.

True love, in the nun’s definition, is the one that lasts even when the passion fades. It is independent from sexual attraction.

3- Manage your anger not the relationship:

During the retreat, we learned that it’s not about escaping your feelings. It is about being with them and getting to know them. One of the main feelings we have as human being is anger. Instead of lashing it out on your partner, or hiding it from them, when you feel it be sure to be honest that you feel anger, and excuse yourself or even ask for time off. Go for a walk, a run, and take as much time as you need.

What the teaching recommends is to tell your partner, that you are angry and suffering and need time to calm down. In this way, you are owning your feeling, and not trying to fix the other person’s feeling. Instead you are creating clarity so you can go back to love and resolve the situation.

4- You do not need to be in a relationship to love:

The way to truly love starts with truly loving ourselves, our parents and our community. According to the nuns, there is no difference between this kind of love and what we call long lasting romantic love. Whenever you are practicing loving yourself, you are becoming a better partner or a better partner to be. You don’t need to jump into a relationship or another to experience and practice love. You can start by simply looking in the mirror.

5- Don’t feed your craving for romance:

The nuns don’t listen to love songs, watch romantic comedies and gossip. In their own words, these are sources that feed the craving for intensity, and the type of romance that leave us heart broken or in unhappy relationships. We underestimate the power of what we passively consume, and how it effects our perceptions and desires.

When little girls watch movies about Prince Charming, they very likely will look for him when they grow older, and the truth is there is no Prince Charming out there, there exists human beings, and as a woman you don’t need saving. I found it particularly interesting that as an adult I often get my craving for romance awakened after indulging myself with Facebook marriages.