"Whenever a new model explodes into pop culture, guys will exclaim excitingly, `I'm in love! That's the kind of girl I want!' Girls are less superficial. We know perfectly well that ideals are different from real life and we stress other characteristics. For girls, I think the media have taught us that though being good looking is important, the perfect date should be funny, well dressed, and most importantly, a gentleman."
At the end, for the sake of Valentine's Day, could there be a happy ending, something between dreams and realties? Do the pristine gods and goddesses prancing around on TV, in magazines, and on billboards cause more unhappiness and frustration? No, both Yao and Tsai agree. They grew up accustomed to force-fed imagery and aesthetic values, and though there's no denying the influences, by now they're well equipped to separate the two. They're just eye candy, best left to the imagination. At the end of the day it's still our real dates that we end up spending Valentine's Day with.
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