Dear Frozen,

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

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