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    Then And Now: 17 Heartthrobs You Grew Up Thinking You'd Marry

    When Ryan Gosling was just knee high to a grasshopper, these were the boys we wanted to marry. Be thankful dreams don't always come true…

    PeriwinkleJones
    by PeriwinkleJones

    Community Contributor

    1. Nick Cater from the Backstreet Boys

    Nick Cater now…

    2. Or his little brother Aaron, we weren't fussed…

    Maaayyybbeeee not…

    3. Skeet Ulrich

    Probably still would.

    4. Edward Furlong

    All growed up

    5. James Van Der Beek

    … boy has he grown.

    6. Adam Rickitt

    …aaannnd now.

    7. Ryan Philippe

    … and now.

    8. Jonathan Taylor Thomas

    Hello little lion man!

    9. Prince William…

    … or Harry

    One of them is still on the market

    10. Jared Leto

    Just got better with age

    11. Justin Timberlake

    Amazing what some good grooming can do

    12. Matthew Lawrence

    …and now.

    13. Freddie Prinze Jr.

    Hmmm…

    14. Rider Strong

    Still has that baby face

    15. Boyzone… yes, all of them…

    …and now

    16. Leonardo DiCaprio

    Still a natural blonde

    17. Hanson

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