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Don't Be Afraid Of Making Female Friends

My love/hate relationship with girl friends.

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Don't Be Afraid Of Making Female Friends
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Growing up, I had three siblings. No sisters, and I was the baby. When I was little, family members always used to ask me "Do you want a little sister?" My answer was always, no. Without even hesitating. I know that some girls would think otherwise if they didn't grow up with a sister, but for me, it's set in stone.

First of all, girls can be real witches. Sure, guys are mean and all, but come on, they're guys. What do you expect? You would think that girls would be born with the mindset of "girls gotta stick together", but they're not. Girls go against one another, they talk behind each others backs, they judge you for your actions, and they're sometimes bullies.

When I was little most of my friends were boys. I was comfortable with them. I knew how to talk to them, I considered all of them my brothers. I had a few girl friends, they were the exception.

As I grew up, I began having more girl friends and more guy friends; although, the girls were still mean. It felt like living in the movie "Mean Girls" trying to catch up to everything, what to do, what not to do. It was exhausting.

But I must say, having girl friends has it's perks.

I met my current girl best friends back in elementary, when we actually used to dislike each other very much. Crazy, right?

Having girl friends means being able to talk to someone about anything and everything, whether it's about a horrible date or about your sick family member. Everything goes. Once you find the right ones, you feel like if they really are your sisters. Which I can now say, that it really isn't all that bad. Or so I thought, with those girls.

Little did I know, after high school, I got an incredible internship with a local magazine. What I didn't know was it was a magazine of all girls! I immediately turned my defensive side on and thought of everything bad that girls could do. All I could think of was, "Oh my gosh, what have I done!"

But I knew I had to get out of my comfort zone and do it for my future, to get experience and do what I love. Off course, I was always quiet, timid, and barely even talked to them while at the office. But as time went on, it didn't feel like work as much anymore.

And now, three years later, I'm glad I can refer to them as my great friends. The kind that I can tell anything to without feeling judged and the kind of friends that I know will always be there for me no matter what.

I guess what I'm trying to say is:

In other words, why can't we just get along? Don't judge a book by it's cover, read the chapters first and then find out whether you like them or not. Get out of your shell, out of your comfort zone! Try something new, join a club with all girls. Experience the love/hate relationship all girls have with one another, but first take a selfie with them. If they do an ugly face, you'll be BFFs. Trust me. There's nothing more personal than the double chin selfies.

Yes, some are better looking than others, some are smarter than others, some are shorter than others, and some are different than others. But why is any of that any reason to turn against each other instead of embracing what makes us unique and rule together!

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