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Which Jo Bro makes Jenna Want's heart skip a beat?

I'm taking a moment to reminisce about when we were younger, when dilemmas were solved with rock-paper-scissors and the only thing you had to memorize was the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air theme song.

All of those things change when a generation grows up, but there seems to be one consistent theme amongst everyone's younger years: we can all agree that we had one teenage heartthrob that was the centre of our lives at one point or another.

I realized this recently as I stripped my walls of my beloved Jonas Brothers poster, which got me thinking, what is it about these high-pitched heartthrobs that get us hooked? Why do they cause tween girls to do the most absurd things?

In my case, for example, when I heard that the Jo Bros were going to be in Ontario, I not only had an instant stream of tears, but I ran around the block four times to blow off some steam. Mind you, I did not even end up within a 10- mile radius of the curly haired brothers. Whenever they had a new CD release, you could count that I would be the first in line at HMV. I once spent an entire afternoon in the magazine aisle at Wal Mart reading all of the latest gossip on them. I was convinced that it was my destiny to marry one of them, or preferably all three. Eventually I did get to see them in concert and from what I saw behind my teary eyes, it was everything I had dreamed of. Last year I also got the opportunity to interview Joe Jonas, which I think I am still having heart palpitations from.

During a conversation with my grandmother, she mentioned that she felt the exact same way about Elvis Presley when she was younger. Funny, isn't it? Teenage heartthrobs are something most people can relate to.

It also doesn't seem like they're going anywhere anytime soon. Look at Justin Bieber and One Direction — I am not ashamed to admit that I sing their songs in the shower every morning. I think we need to give them a little more credit, though; they work their teenage butts off to make their fans happy. From travelling across the globe to making 3D movies, they're doing it all.

So for all of you pop stars reading this article, and I know there are a lot of you, keep up the great work. You're making a lot of people happy. I can't wait to see the generations of heartthrobs to come. By the way, I'm still holding out for one of the Jonas Brothers.

Jenna Want passes on some valuable advice each week in My Series of Unfortunate Events. If you've got a question for her, email her at j_want2@fanshaweonline.ca.