Talk:Ariel/@comment-25464031-20140503011643/@comment-1672596-20140613233035

Yeah, and even Belle effectively loved a prince before she met one. Really, she did, or did you miss what she said when reading to the sheep.

Besides, at least Ariel actually saw Eric when she fell in love with him, not to mention actually observed some characteristics of Eric to judge him anyways. I think the only other Disney Princess who fell in love with a prince during actually meeting them was Snow White (and that's mostly because we see him and Snow White at the Queen's castle in the beginning).