Today, all my teenage dreams come tumbling down. Nick Carter, the young, blond Backstreet Boy is getting married today.
I know I have out-grown my teenage crush. I know I like other men now. I know I was never going to be Mrs Carter. Still. It kinda hurts. I mean, there’s a lot of history. I was the basic 90′s Fangirl 101. I was (still am) a huge BSB fan and, as every other fan, had one boy as my favorite. It was sort of mandatory. In my case, obviously, it was Nick. Duh. Maybe it was because we were closer in age, maybe it was because of those lovely baby blues, maybe it was his gorgeous blond hair (though maybe not some of his haircuts. some were hideous). I don’t know what it was. But I had the hugest teeny bopper crush everrrr!
I could spot his voice the first time I heard a song. I collected his photos (and not just Pinterest. I bought magazines and used scissors to cut out the pics. Fangirling old school, y’all!). I knew the steps to his part of every choreography. I screamed at concerts. Typical 90′s teen. I did all that and loved it. I had so much fun!
And yes, sometimes I daydreamed about marrying him. So what? Who didn’t? No! I don’t mean you all dreamed of marrying Nick, but maybe you wanted to become Mrs Justin Timberlake, or Mrs Robbie Williams, Mrs DiCaprio, Mrs Luke Perry or even Mrs Devon Sawa (btw, does anyone know where the heck this guy is now???).
Tell me the truth, you N’Sync fans, didn’t your former-teen heart break a little when Justin married Jessica??? See?!?! That’s what I mean. It’s like… the end of an era. Like closing the door on one of your dreams from your teenage years. You knew it was impossible, you knew it would never come true. But deep down inside, in the deepest part of your fangirl little, young heart, you still held a little hope.
Today, all Nick Carter fans are turning off that teen hope. We are sad. This means he is not only ours anymore. This means we are getting OLD!!!
Congratulations Nick on your wedding! I wish you all the happiness in the world!
Who is Devon Sawa?
Oh, my crush was Kevin…
Devon Sawa? The kid from the Casper movie!!!
Congratulations Nick!!!! It’s your time finally!
to be honest,I remember well this feeling when it was happening to my AJ and Howie D.
I know, Nita. It happened with all the other boys for me too. But Nick was my fav, so… snif.