Hmm - Why Do We See #Scrooge as a Young Man, but never #PrinceCharming as an Elderly? #HappilyEverAfter? #Prince #Charming

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Talking about "troubles with relationships" with a friend, I related it to 'becoming Scrooge (Ebenezer Scrooge) instead of Prince Charming' in hopes of avoiding one of "The Six Ghosts of Fear"—the fear of losing 'the love of someone.'

And then I wondered ... Why don't we ever see Prince Charming growing old together-with Snow White or Sleeping Beauty or Rapunzel or Cinderella or whichever Princess-in-Distress he saves from the dragon/ogre/curse/witch/bad-guy?

I can guess at the reasons, but first ... 'Those names/words' are built on even-deeper sources ... something crucial that firms the foundation upon which the our lexicon stands ...
The word “Prince” is built on “First (Prime) + to Take.”
The word “Charming” is built on “Singing” (Enchanting, |Delightful #Charm #Charmed #Charmer ... I couldn't actually find the given-name or the surname).
The name “Scrooge” is also not an actual surname, but has come to mean “Curmudgeonly Miser” since Charles Dickens used an echo of the word "|Scrounge" to name the "A Christmas Carol"-character.
The name 'Charming' started out (in 1697) as "a description of how the prince was charmed by the distressed princess's voice."

The name 'Prince Charming' was probably first-used ironically in Oscar Wilde's 1890 novel The Picture of Dorian Grey (where a young actress refers to Dorian as her "Prince Charming" before he abandons her & she commits suicide).

The closest thing I can remember to 'an elderly Prince Charming' is ... I think it's Shrek's father-in-law (the king) ... perhaps with his queen commenting on how she had to kiss a lot of frogs in order to find him?

Or maybe I'm looking at it wrong—that's one reason
 Our Father God said "It is not good for the man to be
 alone":  "Because the man'll think he's right until someone else shows
 him why he's not"—Won't you show me
 if I'm right-or-wrong in the comments below?

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