Worth the pain

So, girl meets boy, they fall in love and lived happily ever after.
How cliché?
What's more is that all good must come to an end. Part II of the myth is that guy leaves girl, she gets hurt and he moves on.
Is it not convenient Snow White, Sleeping Beauty and Cinderella all got their happy endings? Where does it leave Part II? Does it still get told, or rather indirectly instead?

Some people only hear the Part Two.
Here is the problem. Part Two doesn’t work without Part One. The girl needs to fall in love first in order to be heart broken; Part Two prevents the girl from doing that which is why it never gets told. It is a spoiler for both stories.
But reality is: sometimes girl does meet boy, they do fall in love, and they do live happily ever after. So where is the problem? The ones who have heard Part Two do not get this chance. They have given up hope to the risk of pain. They have given up happiness for a pain-free guaranteed life. Is it worth it?

Is happiness worth the pain? No pain, no gain? Or is it, no pain, no pain?

Let us imagine this very scenario for a second: She lived her life in the shadows of Part Two. She is in awe by these who are able to believe. But she is haunted by her fears at every point where she turns. So she waits for love to find her. Maybe… One day… she will overcome her insecurities.
Ladies and gentlemen welcome to the story of my life.

Maybe doubts will always be there. Perhaps it is not about making them disappear, but embracing them. Accepting them as part of who we are, as we make decisions into the near future.