Success in love isn’t about looks; it’s about attitude. The media would have us believe differently. A teenage girl picks up a magazine and reads: “Get that boy’s attention” with an item of clothing, or a certain look. “This nail colour or lipstick will wow him,” the magazine assures her. And what does the girl learn? How to obsess over someone else’s approval. There there is the issue of how the media treats aging. The teenage woman evolves into a twenty-something woman with confidence, and the media bombards her with negative images of aging. The message here is: Two wrinkles and a stretch mark, and she’s “marked down” like the last season’s merchandise that’s sold at half price. And what does she learn? How to obsess over someone else’s disapproval.