Rekindle Old Childhood Flames with These Gen X Celebrity Crushes That Stole Our Hearts in the 80s

Welcome, latchkey ladies. Many Gen X women are now mothers to preteens, teens, and young adults. So, riddle me this: do they still have posters in their room of their celebrity crushes? Back in the 80s, teens would rip out choice photos from magazines like Teen Beat or Tiger Beat to pin up on their walls and pine over. It wasn't just the walls, either. No flat surface was safe -the ceiling, bed frames, vanities, desks, shelves, doors, wardrobes - whatever! 

The 80s were a great time to be experiencing love and attraction for the first time. From Pierce Brosnan's dark and mysterious portrayal of Remington Steele to Ralph Macchio's courageous yet easy-going acting in The Karate Kid as Daniel LaRusso, there was a lot to choose from! Take a walk down memory lane and reignite some old passions you had back when you were just beginning to understand the ways of the world. 

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