Teen Girl Mag Prepares for Life of Disappointment, Lies

The August issue of Seventeen (don’t ask) has a particularly juicy “LIES He Tells You Straight To Your Face” column! This is an interesting editorial component. Is it… service? Is it fear-mongering exploitation? Somewhere in the middle? Mostly I can’t decide which of these two boys sound more evil. (Who am I kidding, THE CAT LIAR. SOMEONE THROW HIM OFF A BRIDGE IN A BURLAP SACK.) I am just so glad this kind of editorial didn’t exist when I was a teen — if I’d know the truth about humans, I don’t know if I would have ever left the house or spoken to anyone. (Though I guess it’s reassuring that teen boys are mostly just like 29-year-old boys?)