"But what should I caption it?" echoes through dorm rooms across the world every Saturday morning. Minutes, maybe even hours, go by as friends brainstorm creative and clever one-liners. TBH, the #StruggleIsReal when it comes to picking out the perfff Insta caption. Unfortunately, all too often that struggle results in the use of impersonal and trite phrases. I say it's time to do away with the cliches and just say what we really mean. Avoid being #Basic by trying out some of these caption alternatives to get your Insta game #OnFleek and have everyone thinking #SquadGoals.

1. “Low quality pic, high quality night.”

Try: “It was really hard to get flash to properly light us through that dude’s vape cloud but that didn’t deter us from having a great time!”

2. “The Serena to my Blair”

Try: “This is the only person that puts up with me. We often talk shit about each other but at the end of the day I know she’ll hold my hair back while I yack that 5th vodka cranberry. XOXO, Gossip Girl.”

3. “My person <3”

Try: “I can really only sustain one active friendship at a time because I prioritize binge watching Shonda Rhimes dramedies over socially interacting with my peers.”

4. “New year, same us!”

Try: “Time may pass, but every NYE we somehow end up drinking too much and passing out before midnight on some random frat couch.”

5. “No caption needed.”

Try: (Just don't put a caption.)

6. “I woke up like this”

Try: “OMG, this strip of lighting coming through from the window in my kitchen looks amazing––now I’m sitting in the sink so it hits my face just right.”

7. “(insert event) with this guy!”

Try: “I don’t know how to communicate that I’d like something more than FWB while maintaining my 'cool chick' status because society perpetuates a stereotype that women are clingy and demanding so I am limited to vague, non-possessive Insta captions.”

8. “A brunette and a blonde with an inseparable bond.”

Try: “My best friend and I have spent an unhealthy amount of time together and I fear our personalities have merged into one and our only remaining defining characteristics are physical.”

9. “It’s casual.”

Try: “Look at this semi-candid photo of my friend and me. We stood here pretending to laugh until we were actually laughing at how stupid we looked.”

10. “Good vibes”

Try: “I really thought those pine cone necklaces were super ugly until all of my friends became suburban-gypsy-flower-children. #TieDye #AlienEmoji”