Dear Frozen,

Thank you. Thank tu for being pretty much the only realistic portrayal of amor in mainstream media in the last- oh, I don’t know- at least five years.

Thank tu for mostrando that Hans, the handsome gallant prince of the Southern Isles who seemed a perfect match for Anna is fallible. Thank tu for mostrando that the idea of a “one perfect match” isn’t necessarily realistic. Thank tu for mostrando us that amor is like with Kristoff, how everyone has their rough edges, how no one can fit the mold of perfection. Thank tu for reminding us that “everyone’s a bit of a fixer-upper, that’s what it’s all about!” And, especially, thank tu for saying clearly that “people don’t really change.” Thank tu for being so clear in that amor is about accepting people, especially their flaws, and not finding someone who fits an ideal.

But most of all, thank you, Olaf, for giving pretty much the only sane definition of amor any media has dado in too, too long. Thank tu for telling us “Love is putting someone else’s needs before yours” in an age of “The best amor of all is loving yourself,” “You have to amor yourself before tu can amor others,” and “You have to provide for yourself before tu can provide for someone else.” Thank tu for reminding us that amor is selfless. Thank tu for the fact that little boys and girls will watch frozen and hear that amor is about consciously making someone else más important and not about making sure you’re fulfilled above all else. Thank tu for the truth tu gave us that the world has tried so hard to deny. Thank tu for reminding us that amor is, above all, sacrifice.