Romantic Lessons from Pop Culture that We Need to Forget

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"Cruel Intentions"
Reese Witherspoon's good girl Annette loses her virginity to Sebastian in a pretty romantic way, even though his initial intentions were, well, cruel. It's all sweet and set to the Counting Crows with lyrics that even say, "I am ready…" Let's see a show of hands of whose experience was that lovely… especially in high school. Nope, usually it's more along the lines of the Taylor Swift lyrics "Abigail ... more 

Photo by: Cruel Intentions

"Cruel Intentions"
Reese Witherspoon's good girl Annette loses her virginity to Sebastian in a pretty romantic way, even though his initial intentions were, well, cruel. It's all sweet and set to the Counting Crows with lyrics that even say, "I am ready…" Let's see a show of hands of whose experience was that lovely… especially in high school. Nope, usually it's more along the lines of the Taylor Swift lyrics "Abigail gave everything she had to a boy, who changed his mind. We both cried…" Well, at least she got that one right! less