I recently came across two of Odyssey's articles on my Facebook feed. The first, a girl who broke girl code's biggest rule, never take another girl's man. The second, a response from a girl who has been on the other side of the game.
So to the girl who's been on the other side of the game, here's what you should know:
It's as much his fault as it is hers.
You claiming she's the reason girls can't trust each other shouldn't even be a plausible reason.
The reason why girls won't trust each other is because of guys like the one she 'stole.' Why do we, as women, tend to put the blame on each other, rather than on the guy?
He should have known better. If he truly loved his ex-girlfriend, he should have known that cheating isn't alright.
Yes, I understand that you have been on the other side, and you have been cheated on, but did you ever take a moment, out of your anger and despise for the girl, and actually put some blame on him too? Did you ever shame him as much as you are shaming these other girls?
When we don't shame men for cheating, it sets the idea that cheating is OK and acceptable, when in actuality, it isn't.
Instead of putting all of your energy into shaming one person, why not put equal blame both?
I'm in no way condoning getting involved with anyone in a relationship, I'm simply tired of the double standards of society. I'm tired of women going against each other, while the guy walks away with no consequences of his actions. I'm tired of women like you preaching against other women.
If a woman cheats, she is shunned and called every degrading name under the sun, when a man cheats, everyone turns the other cheek. Can we stop these double standards?