Work it out
I don’t normally get all that irritated by the stupid things celebrities say. Honestly, if I got worked up every time a celebrity said something dumb, I’d be upset all the time and you know what that means? No time for sex.
But this? This article irritated me. You want to know why? Oh, hush and listen anyway.
Not only is it on the front page of people.com but the headline screams out (Vanessa Hudgens Reveals Secret to a Great Relationship!) like this pipsqueak is really revealing something of value. Not only that, they refer to this knowledge as “sage” within the piece. Sage advice from a 19-year-old. Ain’t that rich.
I want to stop seeing so many stories about High School Musical, those bitches from the Hills and who the hell are those people from Gossip Girl? I’m not saying you can’t enjoy these shows but I’m growing a little weary of People dedicating so much ink to them.
Back to this bullshit article. Off the top, I’m going to need someone older than 19 with more than a year’s worth of dating experience to tell me anything about anything. Relationships, where to buy groceries or how to squeeze a lemon.
Secondly, her advice is stupid. I was trying to think of a better word to counteract that “sage” bullshit but I can’t think of one. To say that relationships don’t require work is dumb, its misleading, it sets people up for failure. And I hate when people set others up for failure by acting as if their relationships are f’ing perfect.
I think we all deserve love. I love love! Yes, I’m aware you were operating under the impression that my heart is black as stone, but, there’s a tiny portion reserved for “love”.
You know what I have learned about relationships? Relationships ARE work. It’s not bad to admit that. The days when R is bugging the shit out of me? It takes a conscious effort to not go off on him, start a fight, argue and break up. Heh.
Like it all happens like that, right? WELL, it could and that’s my point. It’s work to not be selfish, to put someone’s needs before your own, to not always make someone’s life miserable and maybe even make them happy every now and again. That last part is probably harder for me than most of the population but, hey.
Now with R gone all the time, what the hell is this, a tea party? It doesn’t take WORK and EFFORT and DEDICATION to keep this thing called a relationship chugging along? *slap forehead*
You know, on second thought, I really don’t know what I should expect from a couple that shares the same hair styling products.
Back to work. Happy Hump Day.
11 Responses to “Work it out”
Betty on Jun 25, 2008 | Reply
She’s an idiot.
Maddie on Jun 25, 2008 | Reply
“Off the top, I’m going to need someone older than 19 with more than a year’s worth of dating experience to tell me anything about anything. Relationships, where to buy groceries or how to squeeze a lemon.”
AMEN!! Forreals. lol
inga on Jun 25, 2008 | Reply
Amen girl!! Amen to it all!
“It’s work to not be selfish, to put someone’s needs before your own, to not always make someone’s life miserable and maybe even make them happy every now and again.”
I’m telling you - you really need to write that book.
cereal dieter on Jun 25, 2008 | Reply
That is just crazy how People.com would even put that some 19 year old gave “sage” advice on anything…. That is ridiculous!
“You know, on second thought, I really don’t know what I should expect from a couple that shares the same hair styling products” - That line was awesome!!!!
Kari on Jun 25, 2008 | Reply
Cheers to that! I’m so tired of HSM and the Hills camera whores. Some people will do anything to stay in the gossip mags!
nancy k on Jun 25, 2008 | Reply
oy vey. can i puke now, later or both?
you know what else pisses me off (other than dumbass stuff from a teeny bopper)? people who talk about love as if they invented it.
i need to throw up again.
Miss Jo Ladie on Jun 26, 2008 | Reply
Ooooooh, ok. So that’s what I’ve been doing wrong, working at it! My bad shhhhun!
ROFLMAO!
MissPrissy on Jun 26, 2008 | Reply
That is no shit! what can they know about the real world anyway? seriously!
Let her pick up his clothes off the floor, put up with his ass when his sick and being a big puss, that is real…going out in limos is not.
Angel on Jun 26, 2008 | Reply
Well said Mary!! I can’t even believe that People would think anyone would really find a 19 y/o advice on relationships of serious value. Not saying anything bad about young people but they are just young, inexperianced. I have learned that growing old is not a bad thing, its something you earn. Wisdom comes with it and at 19 I was probably just like her! Which was why my relationships really didn’t work…because I was too dreamy eyed to actually wake up and work at it. LOL Sometimes its work to actually just listen to my husband, says to self, “just smile and nod Angel, smile and nod!”
I agree with you whole heartedly. Even though I do find myself enjoying those cheesy HSM songs…shh I know. :)
Corey on Jun 26, 2008 | Reply
*giggles* When I was 19 I thought I knew it all too. I agreed to get married to the guy I was dating at the time and we were divorced 3 years later… because I realized I didn’t know it all and relationships are hard work!
When she is living with the pretty boy and cleaning up his messes and cooking him dinner perhaps we can talk, but until then? Yeah. I still think you are fake dating for publicity.
Mary on Jun 26, 2008 | Reply