People often roll their eyes at my obsession with a fictional character from a teenage drama series, Gossip Girl. I'm often asked why I would want to associate myself with the chronic...brat, Blair Waldorf.
The simplest answer I can give is that she gets what she wants, which in turn makes her sound like an even bigger privileged brat. But I don't mean because her mother is an extremely wealthy fashion designer and she was born into a filthy amount of money. But because she's determined and motivated. Simple as that.
She's a character who developed from a catty teenage girl who pouted at the fact her high school boyfriend liked her best friend more than her into a beautiful, strong young woman who didn't settle for less than she deserved, in any way, shape, or form.
She didn't have many friends, and most people of all ages feared being around her, but she had enough friends she could count on one hand that she would do anything for, and vice versa.
Her friends became her family, something she lacked growing up (or at least, a stable one). She wanted a family, so she built one. There were hiccups along the road (drama and scandals galore) but at the end of the day, her friends were the ones she loved most.
Whenever she found herself feeling vulnerable and not in control of her emotions, she would take time to herself and run from whatever was making her question her strength until she was in control again. She did not take being used lightly, and did not like being left in the dark.
When there was something of importance she wanted to know, she found out. Ignorance was not something she cared for, and she always liked to be on top of the situation.
Blair Waldorf is not a doormat, and she will not allow you to believe so.
That is why I admire her confidence, and her strength to run from the things that treated her wrong (She might have kept running back to Chuck, but she let him know what she would and would not tolerate).
And of course, I envy her closet and net worth.
