Barbie Games and Romance

There is something about Barbie games that seems to shout out, “Romance!” to me. Maybe it’s the princess gowns that you always see Barbie wearing, or perhaps it’s the fact that she is always dressed up to impress – with Ken or Derek hanging around on the sidelines waiting to be given the green light. But regardless, while many might think of Barbie games as simply an opportunity to play with fashion and style, there is more to it than that.

Drag out your old Barbie dream house. Then look for some of Barbie’s most romantic clothing – big party gowns, sparkles and high heels, of course. Finally, dress up some of Barbie’s closest friends and arrange the dolls in your dream house as if you were having a romantic party – just the sort of thing Barbie would likely really do in her dream house! How can you say that’s not both dreamy and fun at the same time?

Barbie Games and Wedding Dresses

I've seen a lot of Barbies lately, but the one I haven’t seen is Barbie’s wedding dress. I realize this has a lot to do with Ken and Barbie breaking up all of those many years ago, but still – Barbie has been to every formal dance under the sun judging by her collection of holiday ball gowns, but has she ever actually been married?

Of course, if you’re an avid player of Barbie games, you might find it a bit amusing that she is touted as such wholesome fun for young girls. Of course, this is a relatively new attitude for society to have in regard to Barbie. She used to be considered scandalous. And if you stop to consider how many Barbies seem to have babies – twins even! – you’ll soon realize that now all is as it seems in the land of Barbie and Ken. Maybe he’s just another delinquent father of illegitimate babies and we’ll never see Barbie in a real wedding dress.