Were they dream guys or were we distracted by the hair? 🚩

This week on Hose Water, Hot Flashes & Bad Decisions, Karen Cerezo & Paula Fournier revisit the movie crushes, TV heartthrobs, and questionable behavior that had teenage us swooning and adult us asking, “Wait…what?”

From Jake Ryan in Sixteen Candles and Johnny Castle in Dirty Dancing to Ronald Miller in Can’t Buy Me Love, we’re taking another look at the characters we loved and the “good guy” labels we handed out a little too freely. Along the way, we revisit Charlie Sheen’s scene in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, debate whether Mike Seaver was nerdy or preppy, and question our teenage taste.

The conversation also gets personal as we look back at a childhood boundary violation and the things we can name more clearly now than we could then. Expect laughs, disagreements, nostalgia, and a few uncomfortable realizations.

Which ’80s crush still holds up, and which one looks like a walking red flag now? Tell us in the comments.

MEET YOUR HOSTS

Karen Cerezo | NBC-HWC

National Board-Certified Health and Wellness Coach, menopause expert, and TEDx speaker helping women advocate for themselves through perimenopause and menopause.

Website:
https://www.midlifehealthcoach.com/

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https://www.instagram.com/midlife_health_coach/

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https://www.linkedin.com/in/karen-cerezo1/

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Paula Fournier

Certified Coach, specializing in nutrition, mental health, wellness, and lifestyle support, helping you feel better from the inside out.

Website:
https://ewcoach.com/

Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/everydaywellnesscoaching/

LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulafournier/

Gratitude Journal:
https://a.co/d/09Uu9sO6

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