I don’t look at the industry the same way I used to. I always looked at the celebrity world as magical, bigger than me, bigger than life. It was all glamorous, and I, along with millions of other little girls, dreamed to be a part of it one day. As I aged, everything in the world seemed to lose its magic, and it began real and technical. Everything was about logistics. It’s about publicists, and magazine covers, and talk show cycles. Being famous started to look difficult and sad. They look prim and proper; they’re polished and articulate, but they’re tired. They haven’t slept in forever just so they can go from one photo shoot to the next and talk about the same damn shit over and over again. To be honest, it still looks glamorous, and they have to love it enough, or at least not mind it enough to keep doing it, right? Well, that’s how I’ve analyzed it anyway.

I used to get annoyed that so many celebrities dated and married other celebrities. I didn’t know why they couldn’t just date other people. Well, it makes a little more sense now that I’ve watched how these poor people have become isolated. They’re only options become those who are isolated with them. We think they’re lucky because they have the option to date these other seemingly wonderful, polished people, but how lucky are they really? There are a lot of wonderful people out there, some that might be better for them, but they don’t have the opportunity to meet them because no one gives them the opportunity to be normal and live a normal life. How could they ever trust anyone’s intentions?

I looked at this magazine today. The headlines for People was Jen and Brad’s relationship and how damn perfect they are. Truth? I’m totally into this relationship. I love them as a couple. I think they look really happy. Also, I pity them because people won’t leave them alone. Look how much pressure is on them. Millions of people look at them as a fairytale relationship, and they depend on these two individuals to keep our dreams of relationships alive. These two people make us believe in love, but they’re just people. Things might not work out, and then not only are they in emotional hell because they’re heartbroken, they have the rest of the world feeling let down and dumped themselves. That’s so not fair.