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as
cute as the slightly dim guy who sits next to you in World Civ, but remember it
is more fun to laugh than it is to gaze at a chiseled profile.
    4. If you really can’t stand the guy who’s
just asked you out, say, “I’m so sorry, but I already have other plans.” You
don’t need to elaborate, or invent complicated lies. For instance, if you say,
“I’m sorry, I have to christen a battleship that night,” and then the guy sees
you at the movies instead, his feelings will be hurt. And princesses try never
to hurt other people’s feelings. That’s why a princess would never call every
single one of her friends after turning down a date and go, “You’ll never
believe who just asked me out.” A princess tries to treat others the way she
would like to be treated.
    5. If someone you do like asks you out but you can’t go because
you already have something scheduled for that evening, you need to convey your
regret sincerely, so he’ll ask you out some other time. Say, “I am so sorry I
can’t, I have to assume my place on my rightful throne that night. But I’m free
next weekend, if the invitation is still open.” This way, he will know you
really do want to go out with him, and are not just making up an
excuse.
    Tina says: So
He Dumps You…
    Everybody gets dumped.
Even totally gorgeous movie stars like Nicole Kidman. Even
princesses.
    Here is what you should do while you are
waiting for your heart to heal: Throw yourself into some fun extracurricular
activities. Join your school drama club, or volunteer at your local no-kill
animal shelter, or take up karate, or get a part-time baby-sitting job and
watch dopey Disney movies with the kids. Do something—ANYTHING—to get your mind
off the guy.
    Which is not to say that the merest glimpse of him in
the hallway won’t pierce your heart like a red-hot poker. But in time it won’t
hurt as much as it used to.
    And then one day you will realize that it doesn’t hurt at all , and that this other guy—the one you always liked but didn’t think knew you were alive—actually liked you back all along, and the two of you will fall into each other’s arms and live happily ever after. Even if you don’t happen to be a princess.
TINA HAKIM BABA’S EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH AN ACTUAL GUY, ROYAL CONSORT MICHAEL MOSCOVITZ
 
 
Tina Hakim Baba:
We are extremely fortunate to have been granted access to an actual live guy, Michael Moscovitz, who has agreed to a no-holds-barred interview on the topic of his love for Mia. Michael, first question: Would it be fair to say that your heart sang the first time you saw Mia?
Royal Consort Michael Moscovitz:
Um, well, technically, since the first time I laid eyes on Mia she was six years old, hanging upside down from a set of monkey bars, and her lips were blue because she’d just eaten a Rocket Pop, I would have to say, um, no.
Tina HBB:
All right, well, when did you become aware that your life without Mia was an empty page, a blank book, a flimsy tissue of lies?
RC Michael M:
Do I really have to answer this?
Tina HBB:
You said no-holds-barred.

RC Michael M:
Well, then I would have to say the
first time I saw her on in-line skates. Mia’s the worst in-line skater I ever
saw. She kept falling down. But then she’d get right back up again like nothing
had happened. It was cute.
Tina HBB:
Cute?
RC Michael M:
Yeah. Cute.
Tina HBB:
Moving on. Does the breeze in the trees seem to sigh the word Mia as you walk by?
RC Michael M:
Not really.
Tina HBB:
It doesn’t? Okay. But when your gaze meets Mia’s, do you feel sparks inside?
RC Michael M:
You know what? I actually have to go. I have a thing. A thing to go to.
Tina HBB:
Just one more question: Which would you say attracted you to Mia most:
    a) Her mist-colored eyes
    b) Her tawny hair
    c) Her puckish yet highly kissable mouth or
    d) Her sylphlike figure
RC Michael