Every generation has a Prince Charming. A fairy tale hero, a knight in shining armor. For many growing up in the 80s, it was Jake Ryan. Was there ever a boyfriend as hunky, as dory, as swoon worthy as Jake Ryan? Every girl (and many a boy, I’m sure) who daily lived the social awkwardness…
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Happily Ever After and Other Urban Myths
I was never a Cinderella girl. Never a fairy princess dresser or a tutu wearer or a tiara dreamer. Never big on unicorns or rainbows or frills, though I did harbor a desire to be a Rockette for a while, but I think that was mostly due to my height and the fact that I…