Practicing what they
preach & teach:

Dr. Mary-Lou Galician and her husband Dr. David Natharius share a kiss at their 1998 airport wedding — a media event — before their trans-atlantic flight to lead a group in London & Paris. (Read the newspaper story about the wedding.)

Dr. FUN’s
Stupid Cupid & Realistic Romance® Awards™
for the past year's worst and best mass media portrayals
of sex, love, and romance

ANNOUNCED EACH YEAR ON VALENTINE'S DAY
by
Dr. Mary-Lou Galician
(The Original "Dr. FUN")

Based on more than 1,000 of YOUR nominations,
my Awards Panel of Judges assists me in narrowing the field,
and then I make the final decision about each award and personally write the citation
for each recipient in the 26 categories of these annual awards.

11TH ANNUAL AWARDS
announced on Valentine's Day 2013
(for 2012 portrayals)

“The Vow” gets the 2013 overall Stupidest Cupid Award™
for perpetuating numerous unhealthy myths and stereotypes;

“Celeste and Jesse Forever” is honored with the
overall 2013 Realistic Romance® Grand Prize™
for presenting healthy relationship strategies;

popular films, TV shows, songs, and magazines receive 24 other awards

NEWS RELEASE & COMPLETE LISTING OF RECIPIENTS OF ALL 26 AWARDS
WITH THEIR FULL CITATIONS (REASONS EACH GOT AN AWARD)

DR. MARY-LOU GALICIAN (“DR. FUN”) ANNOUNCES
THE RECIPIENTS OF HER 11TH ANNUAL AWARDS™

There are 12 Stupid Cupid Awards™ and 12 Realistic Romance® Awards™.

For each of the 12 myths and stereotypes of my Dr. FUN's Mass Media Love Quiz©, we give a Stupid Cupid Award™ to the media portrayal that most illustrates and perpetuates that unhealthy and harmful myth or stereotype.

For each of my 12 Dr. Galician's Prescriptions© (Rxs), we give a Realistic Romance® Award™ for the portrayal that best illustrates and models the strategy for successful, healthy relationships summarized by that Rx.

And we make two overall awards.

The Stupidest Cupid Award™ goes to the portrayal that perpetuated the most myths and stereotypes, and the Realistic Romance® Grand Prize™ honors the portrayal with the most Rxs.

For a complete listing of the Valentine's Day recipients for the previous years in all 26 categories

with the citations of the reasons they won
— and to read news releases and watch videos of "Dr. FUN" discussing her annual Awards:

VISIT
The Archives of Dr. FUN’s Stupid Cupid & Realistic Romance® Awards™.

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11TH ANNUAL AWARDS announced on Valentine's Day 2013 (for 2012 portrayals)

11TH ANNUAL AWARDS
announced on Valentine's Day 2013
(for 2012 portrayals)