User SamanthaParkington started a spot-on thread on Reddit, asking “Which Disney princess marriage would be the most likely to end in divorce?” She added, “Just something I think about after I watch those movies. Like, really, how do they know each other that well?”
Any marriage counselor will tell you a strong relationship is based on communication, trust and common values—not a lovely singing voice (hello, Ariel). That’s why few of the Disney couples had a real shot at happily ever after. Here, we collect the movie relationships Redditors think were doomed and the hilarious reasons why.
CINDERELLA
"They talk for, like, 10 minutes tops." —SamanthaParkington
ALADDIN
"Aladdin and Jasmine....a relationship built on lies and judgement." —sezrawr
LILO AND SITCH
"Society makes mixed marriages difficult." —redundantman
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
"Domestic violence has low success."—iam4real
SLEEPING BEAUTY
"Nothing says romance like Somnophilia." —NietzscheSolo
Which Disney romance do you think is the most ridiculous?
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