10. "You really shouldn't eat that..."
Of course I shouldn't. But I'm going to anyway, and nothing you can say about it is going to stop me. I don't care if it goes to my thighs. Why not be a good friend and eat with me? I promise you'll enjoy that more than the withering stare you'll receive if you don't.
9. "Hey girl, we should hang. Want to watch movies at my place?"
You might as well just ask me if I'm willing to have casual sex with you, because that's what this question communicates. If you really wanted to get to know me you'd ask me out for coffee or something. You know, on a real date where talking is part of the equation.
8. "You're wearing that?"
Yes, I am. And I probably don't care what you think. So why waste your breath telling me that you disapprove? Unless I ask for your opinion, I don't want it.
7. "Hey, girl/honey/sugar/babe, can I get your number?"
Uh no, you can't. I have a name. Maybe if you had used it my answer would be different. Pet names are for relationships. Sorry.
6. "Make me a sandwich."
First off, this joke died in 2009, so stop using it. If you're serious, you obviously need to relearn your manners; a simple "please" would make this request a thousand times more palatable.
5. "You're just here for your MRS degree."
For all you know, I'm a double major in Physics and Aerospace Engineering! Even if I'm not, why don't you ask about my future plans before making snap judgements on extremely broad pieces of information?
4. "It must be that time of the month, huh?"
Even if it is that time of the month, you have no right to belittle my feelings. If it's not, you will automatically lose whatever argument we were having. You're a complete jerk.
3. "You're good... for a girl."
What exactly does this statement mean? Am I actually good at whatever it is I'm doing? Was that actually a compliment? I don't know why you feel the need to qualify your thoughts. It's unnecessary, and slightly demeaning. If you think I'm good at something, just say so.
2. "Wow, I had no idea you were so smart."
No way, you thought I was dumb because I'm a girl? I thought you were dumb because you have the vocabulary of a 12-year-old. I guess one of us was wrong. (Hint: It wasn't me.)
1. "You're not good enough."
Since when did you create the standard that I'm supposed to meet? Of all the stupidly hurtful things you could say to somebody, this one is simultaneously the most stupid and the most hurtful. No one is perfect, and no one has it together all of the time. There's no reason to make them feel worse.
