Teen movie queen Vanessa Hudgens has revealed how you know you’re in a successful relationship…it’s when you don’t have to work at it, because that would be, like, hard and stuff:

“If you really love someone, you shouldn’t have to work at it,” the 19-year-old tells [COSMO Girl]. “You finish each others’ sentences and have the same sense of humor.”

Oh, really.  And here I’ve been spending the better part of two decades attempting to do things like work out our problems and resolve differences and make an effort.  What was I thinking?

The article also describes how Vanessa, when Zac walked into the room, ran over and gave him a big kiss and rubbed his belly in an affectionate way, and this spoke more than her words can say.  If that’s how people gauge true love, I truly despair for young people today.

Let’s ask little Vanessa her opinions on this same subject in about twenty years, when Zac Efron has a bit of a potbelly and his career is in the tanker.  I guarantee she’ll have a different opinion, because this sort of thing only happens in silly teen movies and Barbara Cartland novels.  Sure, after a while you know what the other person is thinking, but that is just a byproduct of spending time together, not necessarily the sign of a successful relationship.  And having the same sense of humor is nothing more than two people who…share the same sense of humor.  Um, HELLO?

A friend of mine once told me that true love is when you’re willing to wash the other person’s dirty underwear.  I’d take that a step further…a successful relationship doesn’t just happen, it is a choice.  You make a choice every day to have a successful relationship when you are picking up their nasty, smelly, stiff socks off the floor for the umpteenth time (that day), when you are listening to Beethoven’s Fifth Fart Symphony, when you’re tripping over the trash that they were supposed to take out yesterday, when they have a headache (again)…

You see, so many times this is exactly where people make their mistake.  Once the “honeymoon” phase of the relationship is over, and there comes a time when the relationship actually requires work, and it isn’t as easy as it was in the beginning, and that sense of humor is working your last nerve and the sentences you’re finishing are the ones in the middle of an argument, people think there is something “wrong” with it.  Then they think it’s time to trade in the one with mileage for a newer model, thinking that because everything is “easy” again this must be “right”.  I know it isn’t as cut and dried as that, and some relationships that take work really are destined for failure, but you get the idea.  It is completely irresponsible for anyone in the public eye to promote this skewed view of relationships.

Yes, it is definitely a choice, and something one has to work at every day.  Anything that you care about takes work, and that includes relationships.  No matter how much “in love” you are with the other person, there will come a time when that relationship will require a degree of work.  But when you are truly in love, and truly in a committed relationship, those choices aren’t a burden to make.  There’s the difference.

Well, not really, but close.  On October 24th, the planets and stars all converge and will orchestrate the simultaneous release of three movies.  First, the Angelina/Jennifer battle:

Jolie’s drama Changeling and Aniston’s romantic comedy He’s Just Not That Into You are both scheduled to be released October 24, Usmagazine.com has confirmed. (Changeling will be out in limited release before going wide October 31.)

Jolie — who earns $12-15 million a movie — is already generating Oscar buzz for her role a mother whose son is kidnapped (”her performance hits home,” a Variety critic wrote).

Meanwhile, Aniston — who rakes in an estimated $8 million a movie — plays Ben Affleck’s love interest in the adaptation of the best-selling relationship book.

And then we’ll let Zac Efron into the ring, because his movie High School Musical 3: Senior Year will be released on the same day.  I know, I know…cover your ears now!

So who will come out on top?  Angelina does appeal to certain people, but she’s much less successful branching out from her bad girl or vixen roles, while it seems more people relate to Jennifer as the girl-next-door.  However, I think Zac might just be the sleeper here, because you can never underestimate the spending power of a tweenage girl, ten of her bff’s, and their daddies credit cards.

Me?  I won’t be watching any of those movies.  I’m a movie exec’s worst nightmare…none of them appeal to me. 

What would possess a young woman who is part of a successful Disney franchise to derail her career by allowing herself to be photographed naked? And not just topless either, Vanessa gives us the full monty.

The Post Chronicle (citing US Magazine as the source) says Disney has parted ways with Ms. Hudgens over the scandal generated from a nude photo circulating on the internet. They are also stating Disney has already replaced her role on HSM:

In light of the scandalous nude photograph recently posted on the web, Walt Disney’s decided to part ways with Hudgens and, according to reports, have even already replaced her part in ‘High School Musical”Due to the recent scandal of “High School Musical” star Vanessa Hudgens’ naked photo scandal, Execs at have parted ways with the star and have decided to replace her with “Cheetah Girls” star Adrienne Bailon.

Well, we don’t know if this rumor is substantiated with fact, but before I saw that headline this morning, I assumed it was a matter of time before Disney dumped Ms. Hudgens. They are a very protective of their “wholesome” image.

So what did possess Vanessa? I have two theories. Perhaps she’s so incredibly naive (and stupid), she thought no one but the taker of the photo would ever see them and therefore it was a safe, albeit ridiculous thing to do. Ms. Hudgen’s official statement would imply certainly imply this:

“This was a photo which was taken privately. It is a personal matter and it is unfortunate that this has become public.”

This was the logical PR move. Pretend they were taken in private, leave it at that and let the media sort it out. This would allow her to keep her “reputation” intact, and perhaps even garner some sympathy for having her privacy violated. Sounds great in theory, but this is Hollywood.

In this day and age, not even the sheltered and naive can be that dumb. So here’s the second theory, and the one I feel best fits the situation.

Vanessa intentionally (though probably not directly) allowed those pictures to surface so she could extract herself from her obligations to Disney. Granted High School Musical is/was a popular show among the tweens and pre-tweens, but honestly, can you blame Vanessa for wanting to distance herself as she enters adulthood. I like musicals as much as the next person, but the genre can really wear thin after while.

Whatever the fallout is from all of this, in the long run, Vanessa’s career will likely improve from this little gaff.

Naked pictures of young starlets is all the rage.

The only lingering question in all of this is WHO leaked the photo? Vanessa is supposedly dating her exceptionally effeminate HSM co-star Zac Efron. Assuming he’s gay (and who doesn’t?) then the photo must have been for someone else’s enjoyment. This all sounds like the work of some sleazy studio-exec.

…Paging Sherlock Holmes.

PS. If you pervs must see this photos, IDLYITW has it, and much more.  Schweet!