![]() When he said we were getting married and that he was talking to his parents regularly about it, I asked him when I’d meet them. “He just wanted to appear successful, I guess.” I then found out he told his friends he got the pass from his agent. When I got him access to NBA All-Star Weekend events in LA, I thought I was being a good, helpful, journalist girlfriend. “He just wanted to appear manly, I guess.” As I’m filling out his client information sheet, I notice an area dedicated to previous visits. I let it go.until a few weeks later when he had to get his chest waxed for an acting gig. ![]() He said no – even though I knew they were clearly groomed compared to the day before. When I noticed his eyebrows looked significantly different one day, I asked if he’d gotten them done. Because he presented himself as this “perfect” Muslim (praying, fasting, not drinking/swearing), I looked up to him - though you could just argue that I looked up to him because he was 6’1”. Aside from being aesthetically pleasing (tall, slim, well-dressed hipster), he and I were on similar career paths and he met the one requirement my Pakistani mother had: he was Muslim. I was in my early 20s – a perfectly marriageable age in the South Asian/Muslim world – when I started dating the guy I would affectionately call ‘H’. You know who else lied frequently and had no remorse until after being caught? All three of my ex-boyfriends (two of whom also have Aladdin-like perfect hair.) Coincidence? I think not. In fact, he only showed guilt and expressed any sort of apology AFTER he was caught. getting the princess), he was OK with it. As long as the lie helped him with his goal (i.e. Which can only mean one thing: Aladdin didn’t give a f*** that he was lying. The thing about Aladdin is, the film did not showcase any element of guilt whenever the title character spoke anything less than the truth. The thing about lying is, if you have a certain moral code, you’ll feel guilty every time you speak a falsity – whether or not you ever get caught. Namely.he lies, and he’s OK with it - until he gets caught. you remove your childhood crush goggles), you can see how Aladdin – like all of us – is a flawed human being. But when you look at the film objectively (i.e. Yes, Aladdin is the harrowing protagonist and he is the hero as it relates to defeating Jafar. Get the recipe for A Whole New World Cocktail here.What I didn’t realize then is that because I was obsessed with Aladdin, a charming, smooth-talking guy who is seemingly underrated and hopes to make a better life for himself, I was conditioning myself to be OK with everything Aladdin represented, and in turn conditioning myself to be attracted to guys who were similar in nature. ![]() It’s so pretty with the pomegranate arils floating on top. This can be made a week ahead of time and kept in the fridge. Just peel and slice fresh ginger and toss it in simple syrup right before turning the heat off. ![]() I remember texting my mom a few weeks before the party asking what she thought of pomegranate juice, ginger simple syrup, lime juice, and champagne for Aladdin and she said, “Perfect!” And perfect it was. This is one of the best cocktails I’ve ever made. Fun fact: Jenny is a news anchor and interviewed me during my first TV cooking segment last year (watch it here) and again for my first Disney Dinners segment a few months ago! I’m so glad I finally got to cook for her and her sweet husband. ![]()
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