Dear Frozen,

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

Thank you for ipinapakita that Hans, the handsome gallant prince of the Southern Isles who seemed a perfect match for Anna is fallible. Thank you for ipinapakita that the idea of a “one perfect match” isn’t necessarily realistic. Thank you for ipinapakita us that pag-ibig is like with Kristoff, how everyone has their rough edges, how no one can fit the mold of perfection. Thank you for reminding us that “everyone’s a bit of a fixer-upper, that’s what it’s all about!” And, especially, thank you for saying clearly that “people don’t really change.” Thank you for being so clear in that pag-ibig 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 pag-ibig any media has ibingiay in too, too long. Thank you for telling us “Love is putting someone else’s needs before yours” in an age of “The best pag-ibig of all is loving yourself,” “You have to pag-ibig yourself before you can pag-ibig others,” and “You have to provide for yourself before you can provide for someone else.” Thank you for reminding us that pag-ibig is selfless. Thank you for the fact that little boys and girls will watch nagyelo and hear that pag-ibig is about consciously making someone else madami important and not about making sure you’re fulfilled above all else. Thank you for the truth you gave us that the world has tried so hard to deny. Thank you for reminding us that pag-ibig is, above all, sacrifice.