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Cinderella Was a Liar

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No Love Life? Blame Cinderella!

It’s all Cinderella’s fault.

“If you have ever sat in front of the television on a Friday night wondering ‘What the hell happened to the fairytale? Where’s my Happily Ever After?’

Then it’s time you knew the truth: Cinderella was a liar,” says Brenda Della Casa, author of Cinderella Was A Liar.

That’s right ladies, we’ve been spending our lives searching for something that doesn’t exist, all because of that damned glass slipper.

And guys, you’ve been through hell and back just because you don’t happen to fit the image we’ve been carrying around in our heads all of these years.

As little girls, we took to Cinderella as through it were gospel.

We were certain that our perfect guy would show up any day on his white stallion, ready to profess his love and devotion and whisk us off to the ball: He’d pop that glass slipper on your foot, and instantly your life would be transformed from sweeping the cinders to true love and the spotlight dance at the big ball.

The men in our lives – decent, stable guys with jobs and receding hairlines and no horseback riding experience whatsoever were thrown back, and deemed unworthy. Or maybe we met someone we were certain was Prince Charming, and he just disappeared into the sunset after the first date.

Sure, he might have been under some sort of a twilight frog spell. Or maybe, you’re one of the “Sisters” no Prince wants to date.

Here’s how Casa describes the various “Sister” types. Are any of them YOU?

The Dramatic Sister

She’s so fair, so fun, and so damn loud! A dramatic sister fashions herself a diva (which she mistakenly perceives as a good thing) and loves to put on a show.

Everything from where to go to the wrenching details of her latest romantic drama is such a huge production that everyone around her feels drained by the second hour. The ugly truth is that she’s an energy vampire: she just sucks.

The Jaded Sister

With more baggage than Eva Peron on her Rainbow Tour, discussions start out light and airy and soon take a turn for the morbid when the topic of relationships comes up.

Still pissed over her ex, who was a total cad and did not deserve her, she often unwittingly makes comments about suitors that make everyone feel they are wearing a wool sweater in a downpour. Oh, and please don’t bother sharing news about your new prince!

She doesn’t believe they exist.

Sister Self-Importance

This sister can’t figure out why she’s not famous yet. She’s a total star!

She is fantastic, interesting and drop-dead gorgeous. Just ask her! She’s always wanted to give one of those celebrity interviews she loves reading which is why she treats every new suitor like an US Weekly journalist.

By the end of the night her date has enough info on her to snatch her identity and she knows his name – well his first one at least.

The Saucy Sister

This sexy maiden loves to flaunt her, uh, appeal any chance she gets.

With her tightly bound corsets, double-entendres, heaving bosom and six-inch stilettos, she oozes sex, dresses sex and talks sex – and then she wonders why all she gets is sex?

The Martyr Sister

Sigh! Move over for Sister Joan of Arc. This is the kind of girl who’s been through hell and back – and that’s just while she’s at work. She’s always suffering at the hands of evil bosses, witchy-bitchy friends, and slimy toads.

If everyone in the world were as kind as she is, things would be so much nicer, wouldn’t they?

Sister Superficiality

In these modern times, magazines and television shows exploit the idea that a maiden’s hair color or a lad’s stock portfolio is more important than their value system.

Thus, it can be difficult to remember that underneath that shell lies a soul – with feelings, needs, wants, hopes and dreams. Whether your basis for placing an overwhelming amount of credibility on the external is based on total oblivion or a lack of empathy, a maiden who does so comes across as vapid and boring.

But The Best Part Was…

What I liked best about Cinderella Was A Liar was that the author spent a lot of pages talking about how to get past the fantasies and find real and lasting love.

How to appreciate the real guys around you, and how to create your own fairy tale life, prince or not. Perhaps the most entertaining parts of the book are the quotes from men – expressing their real feelings on everything from bachelor parties to women who make them crazy to why they fall in love.

Bottom line? This dating book is a charmer!

Do Blondes Really Have More Fun?

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I have been a redhead, a brunette and a blonde.

The red and the brunette came naturally, but my six months spent as a blonde was due to a series of unfortunate accidents at a salon in Florida where the words “just a few auburn highlights, please” was inadvertently translated into “make me look like Anna Nicole” thanks to some glitch in the local dialect.

I never wanted to be a blonde.  Everyone is Florida is some variation of blonde, and I like to stand out. Plus, I quickly grew tired of people talking to me as though my IQ had dropped 30 points at the shampoo sink.

I know a lot of smart blondes. But I never would have imagined that in 2007, in an age of blonde, female CEOs, politicians and doctors, that the color of your hair could affect how people perceive you. Boy, was I in for a shock.

There’s a new survey out from hair products company Sunsilk and website Askmen.com claiming to “get to the root of the age-old debate.”

Have men’s views on blondes and brunettes changed since the days of Marilyn Monroe?  Or are we all still stuck in some sort of foil-wrapped time warp?  Here’s what more than 4,000 men ages 18-34 said about blondes and brunettes:

One Night Stand

“More men are having one night stands with brunettes (59 per cent) than blondes (41 per cent) and more men would make a move on a brunette in a bar if he were given a choice between the two,” according to the survey.  As one dater, Nick, says, “There are more brunettes in a bar. You have better odds.”

Shrimp-to-Sex ROI

According to the survey, “More than 65 per cent of men would rather spend their money on a romantic dinner for a brunette than a blonde.” Why? Well, 63 per cent claimed they have a better ROI or “return on their investment” with a brunette.

Brunette Brides

According to the survey, “More than 87 per cent of men said they have more intelligent conversations with brunettes than blondes, and nearly 75 per cent plan to marry a brunette, if they haven’t already. Almost 80 per cent of men would prefer to bring a brunette home to meet mom.”

Between the Sheets

Some good news for ladies of both hair colors, nearly 60 per cent of the respondents said that they have “an equally good time in bed with both blondes and brunettes.” One dater, Daniel, says, “I have to pick, huh.”

Blondes v Brunettes:  Celebrity Favorites

Most guys have fantasized about a celebrity or two on occasion (hey, he’s not reading People for the articles!)  According to the survey, below are the celebs who top the list:

  • Scarlett Johansson and Jessica Simpson tied for the blonde fantasy with 31 per cent each. Christina Aguilera came in third with 11 per cent.
  • Angelina Jolie was queen of the brunette fantasy at 30 per cent, followed by Carmen Electra at 27 per cent and Vanessa Minnillo at 18 per cent.

Stereotypes Live On

No bombshells here. Blondes have the lead in the following categories:

  • Life of the party (48 vs. 9 per cent)
  • Air-head (63 vs. 2 per cent)
  • Gold-digger (51 vs. 5 per cent)

While brunettes have the advantage in these categories:

  • Intelligent (58 vs. 3 per cent)
  • Serious (64 vs. 4 per cent)
  • Good sense of humor (32 vs. 15 per cent)

Being a brunette myself, I’m pretty happy to take credit for the parts of the survey that I think match my personality (smart, funny) and quick to discard the categories that don’t fit (pass on the one night stand, thankyouverymuch.)  But I wonder if changing your hair color can really change how people perceive you?  Are blondes with dark roots considered to be smarter?  Are brunettes with blonde roots considered to be more fun?

I didn’t like being blonde because it didn’t feel like me.  But I have shy brunette friends who blossomed into the life of the party once fortified with golden highlights.

The great thing about hair color is that you can change it in an afternoon. And the great thing about people is that we are all different and fabulous and interesting in our own ways — no matter what the color of our hair.