Having someone who you can rely on can enrich your existence in so many ways; good friends can bring out the best in you, and they're always ready to give you a hand whenever you feel like your life may start to crumble apart.
However, it’s important to give back and remember that every connection has its do’s and don'ts, and there are certain ethics that nobody communicates yet everyone always follows, even if the person in question is a random passer-by:
"Girls of Reddit, what is an unspoken rule of 'Girl Code?’" – this online user took to one of Reddit’s most thought-provoking communities to ask about the unwritten rules that women tend to live by. The question has managed to receive over 30K upvotes and 7.8K worth of comments discussing the most important rules of girlhood.
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#21 If Your Friend Starts To Puke, You Always Hold Her Hair Back
if friend drinks too much and starts to puke, always hold her hair back for her
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283points
#22 When Your Friend Gets Back With Her Ex, You Support Her, But You Also Tell Her The Truth
If your friend gets back with her s***ty ex you always support your friend but you also tell her the truth and say if the relationship is toxic.
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278points
#23 If You See A Girl Doing Something She Might Regret The Next Day, You Go Over And Ask If She’s Okay
This one especially applies to college girls. If you're at a party and you see a girl doing something she might regret the next day due to drinking WAY too much, you go over there and make sure shes okay.
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273points
#24 You Always Pretend To Know Each Other When A Guy Is Being A Jerk
You always pretend that you know each other when a guy is being a jerk and you (or they) need a way out of a conversation.
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256points
#26 Always Give A Hair Tie If Someone Asks For It
if you're wearing a hair tie on your wrist and someone asks for a hair tie, you give it to them (and accept that you likely will never see it again)
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220points
#27 Carry Some Extra Pain Killers
Also added to sanitary products, pain killers!! If you got em handy, help a b***h out!
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#28 Once You Have Any Sort Of Link To A Guy, He’s Off-Limits To All Friends
Stupid or not, the original Girl Code is that once you have any sort of sexual/romantic link to a guy (even just saying you like him) he is 100% off-limits to all friends.
(This rule is more nuanced when the object of desire is another woman.)
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#29 If It Can Be Fixed In 5 Minutes Or Less, Tell Her; If It Can’t, Then There’s No Need To Say Anything
The 5-minute rule. If it can be fixed in 5 minutes or less tell her!
If it can't (bloat situation etc..) then there's no need to say anything because it will literally only make her feel bad.
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#30 Always Wait To Be Confided In
There is an almost imperceptible line between intrusive prurience and interest in the sex lives of your friends that's defined by their inclination to share rather than you inquiring or making insinuations. Many friends will discuss sex candidly, others will use discretion, and some will resent the intrusion; always wait to be confided in rather than commit an indiscretion.
There are weird assumptions about the 'sisterhood' that we talk about penis sizes etc without reserve. This is untrue.
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157points