This lady keeps popping up in various contexts. And in many respects, she is a kind of symbol or symptom of the time, with the round-the-clock availability – of anything to her, and of her to anyone. And, of course, the theme of the week – of anyone to her.

Like Ivana T., Britney has come quite a long way, from kid tv star, to best-selling music artist, leading lady in the movies, author of four books, and fragrance designer. However, unlike Ivana, Britney grew up at the turn of the millennium, and was therefore able to go through all the transformations much faster. In the world of any, she swooshed through them before the age of 25.

And, of course, in the world of any, there have been an abundance of suitors calling on Britney. Closest to mind is probably Kevin Federline (the man who was able to transform himself into the brand K-Fed – in the world of any, obviously anything is possible…) Three months after they first met, they were engaged. Two months after that, they decided to live happily ever after and got married. Less than three years and two kids later, they divorced.

But what earned Britney the spot this week is her marriage before K-Fed. The Fed was not her only husband during 2004. On January 3, she married Jason Alexander in Las Vegas. And lived happily-ever-after with him for a whopping 55 hours. Once they left Las Vegas, her mother had the marriage annulled. Staying true to the American saying, “what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas”.

And staying true to the axiom of the Expectations society:  What happens in nextopia, stays in nextopia. All marriages are perfect before they are realized, all promises to live happily ever after are true before they are uttered.