If you are a member of the Overly Friendly Girls Club (OFGC), you have probably faced many false assumptions. As a fellow member, I feel as though it is my duty to clear up these misconceptions in order to preserve our fabulous title.
1. Who are you calling annoying?
It’s in our nature to talk, share and be a part of every social interaction possible. To answer the question, “Why are you so annoying?” The only response is we aren’t annoying, we are filled with millions of thoughts waiting to be shared with the intention of making your life a little bit better.
2. What is wrong with saying hello to everyone we pass on the walk to class?
No, we are not friends with every single person at the college despite the numerous people we say hello to on our way to class. Sometimes saying hello to someone makes their day. It's called being kind.
3. We're not flirtatious, we're friendly.
Overly-friendly girls are often mistaken as flirtatious because we love to interact (both physically and mentally) with others. There is nothing wrong with hugging a friend (key word: friend).
4. No, we haven't “hooked up" we're just friends.
"Did you hookup with that guy last weekend?” No. He sat next to me in biology. Just because we're friendly does not mean we hook up with everyone, it’s called friendship for a reason.
5. No, we don't crave attention, we genuinely enjoy the company of others.
It’s easy to subject the overly-friendly ones to the title of “attention hogs” when really we're probably the ones who desire the least bit of attention. All we really want is to be surrounded by people who enjoy human company as much as we do.
6. We love the sound of our own voices.
False. We actually love the sound of other people's voices, only they often need a bit of encouragement from us in order to feel comfortable holding a decent conversation.
7. We're so popular.
No, not always. More often than not we aren’t the stereotypical “popular girl,” but when you are friendly toward everyone, it isn’t our fault that people want to be our friend.
