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"Bonjour, belles! Did you tune in for the season four premiere of Gossip Girl last night? I&amp;#x27;m dying to discuss the un-B.-lievably awesome ep with you...The GG writers managed to pack the hour-long show with (spoiler alert!) cute, Vespa-riding boys, Chuck&amp;amp;#8217;s mysterious whereabouts, Nate&amp;amp;#8217;s suspicious new love interest and the debut of a baby that allegedly belongs to Georgina and Dan. And while all of that was mighty entertaining, the storyline that struck me most was the one about longtime besties, B. and S. As you may remember, the girls left for Paris at the end of last season. Now, Serena is living it up in the City of Light&amp;amp;#8212;and meeting a beaucoup of guys. But Blair hasn&amp;amp;#8217;t been able to move on from her painful split from Chuck. In Gossip Girl&amp;amp;#8217;s opening narration she explains: &amp;amp;#8220;The only beau B. had this summer was on her headband.&amp;amp;#8221; The best friends are enjoying their time together in the dreamy city. But Blair tells Serena that she&amp;amp;#8217;s glad S. will be at Brown in the fall, while B. heads off to Columbia. &amp;amp;#8220;Having separate lives ensures no competition,&amp;amp;#8221; B. explains. Blair doesn&amp;amp;#8217;t know that Serena actually got into Columbia, and she wants to join B. there at the end of the summer. The competition between these two intensifies when B. meets a handsome guy who may actually belong to a royal family. An excited Blair accepts a date with this dashing, possible prince named Louis, and she invites Serena to join them because Louis is bringing a friend. When the men arrive to pick the girls up, Blair is shocked to see Louis driving the car. It appears that he is the driver--and his friend is the royal. B.&amp;#x27;s frustration intensifies at dinner when S. charms both guys. &amp;amp;#8220;So what if Serena always gets the prince and I get the pauper?&amp;amp;#8221; Blair says. At the end of the evening, we discover that Louis is actually the royal--he hid his title to determine Blair&amp;#x27;s interest in him, not just his fine family. But B.&amp;#x27;s behavior up to this point has already revealed how important the royal connection is to her, prompting Louis to leave dinner without Queen B. After Blair finds out that Serena is joining her at Columbia in the fall, she pushes S. into this fountain! It&amp;amp;#8217;s common for close friends to experience a bit of competition. It can be tough when one pal always seems to get the guy&amp;amp;#8212;and in Serena&amp;amp;#8217;s case, the perfectly tousled, just-out-of-bed locks. Blair is gorgeous&amp;amp;#8212;and smart&amp;amp;#8212;but she&amp;amp;#8217;s always felt like she&amp;amp;#8217;s living in Serena&amp;amp;#8217;s shadow. Have you ever had a competitive BFF? How did you deal? What were you two most combative about? Guys? Looks? Success? What did you think of last night&amp;#x27;s episode? Have you ever gotten so fed up with a friend that you did something as extreme as push her into a fountain?! Spill. More love lessons from Gossip Girl! * Comparing Your Relationship to Someone Else&amp;amp;#8217;s * How Cheating and Lying Breeds More Cheating and Lying * Have You Ever Kept an Important Secret from Your Guy? More Ways to Get Glamour Visit Shopglamour.com for cute stuff starting at just $10! Enter the latest Glamour sweepstakes! Follow us on Twitter Add us to your iGoogle homepage Photo: CW"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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