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Having someone who you can rely on can enrich your existence in so many ways; good friends can bring out the best in you, and they're always ready to give you a hand whenever you feel like your life may start to crumble apart. 

However, it’s important to give back and remember that every connection has its do’s and don'ts, and there are certain ethics that nobody communicates yet everyone always follows, even if the person in question is a random passer-by:

"Girls of Reddit, what is an unspoken rule of 'Girl Code?’" – this online user took to one of Reddit’s most thought-provoking communities to ask about the unwritten rules that women tend to live by. The question has managed to receive over 30K upvotes and 7.8K worth of comments discussing the most important rules of girlhood. 

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30 Unwritten Rules Among Women That They Secretly Agree On Without Having To Talk About, As Shared Online You help other women who seem to be in trouble. When I was a teenager my mom and I went to Walmart to get groceries. We split up to save time and a man started stalking me through the aisles. I finally got out to a main area and saw a lady with two kids. Walked right up to her and stood as close as possible. She was confused but when I made a motion at the guy, she understood. She loudly thanked me for getting the milk and called me honey. Also referred to her son as my brother. Once the guy left she stayed with me until I saw my mom, and then stayed where she was until I got to my mom and motioned that I was okay. That lady deserves an award for helping me that day.

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Emerald Ocean
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Everyone should help people in this scary predicament. This needs to be at the top!

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30 Unwritten Rules Among Women That They Secretly Agree On Without Having To Talk About, As Shared Online Person 1: I like your dress!

Person 2: Thanks! It has pockets! <displays said pockets>

If your dress has pockets, you let them know.

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Fiona Parky
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You also have to put your hands in the pockets as you say this. It’s a thing

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30 Unwritten Rules Among Women That They Secretly Agree On Without Having To Talk About, As Shared Online If there's a red spot on her pants you tell her discreetly and immediately.

EDIT: A lot of guys are asking what to do if they see a woman with a blood stain. You have two options. You could tell her yourself which may or may not be appreciated depending on the woman. Or you could simply ask another woman to tell her. I love how many guys wanna help look out for the ladies who end up in this predicament! :D

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Dippin Dot
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My son is almost 14 and I have told him if he sees this in school he immediately hands the girl his sweatshirt to tie around her waste - and just needs to say “you’ll want to tie this around your waste. You can bring it back to me tomorrow.” If he doesn’t have a sweatshirt he needs to just be polite and say “I don’t want you to get embarrassed but I thought you should know you have something on your pants” and point to his own butt…

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Luke Deulen
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I don't see why a woman should get mad at a man for letting them know. They're just trying to help and if people want to normalize periods and talking about periods, which I agree with, it should be normal for a man to let a woman know.

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Kaos
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Not mad, just more embarrassing. It definitely should be normalized. But people get embarrassed about anything on their butt anyway! Hahaha!

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WordWeaver
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I don't like it that we are brought up to be ashamed of a natural part of our lives. Has happened to me and oh, the embarrassment! The second time was at the start of menopause, when I was totally caught out by a surprise flow. (Hadn't had a period for years at that point!) I was gobsmacked by the unsupportive attitude of my female boss because I needed to go home and change my clothes. I only lived 15 minutes away but what a fuss she made about getting my class covered for while. No sisterhood there!

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Gail Peterson
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Shame on her. If anyone should empathize with this happening it's another woman.

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ohjojo (you/your's)
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If a guy has to say it to a woman he doesn't know, even if it isn't true, he can always add "I have sisters" "and I would want someone to tell them"

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Hagen Radcliffe
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

THAT is an excellent idea! And here’s something weird—- every guy has a MOM who’s also a women-person. So the sisters” part isn’t necessary; just say “I have a Mom & I’d want people to help her out” and that way every. Single. Man can be helpful & truthful !

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Sarah Jux
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We only feel embarrassed because it isn't normalized and considered taboo to talk about. How is a 100% normal function of our bodies seen as shameful or embarrassing?

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James G. Currie
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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Superstition... In some places, they still believe that a menstruating woman can curdle milk, desanctify holy ground, and make a man's salvation at risk...etc. After all, for millenia people understood that when you bleed, you die; yet women are bleeding life threatening amounts of what is seen as blood, and and surviving an apparent lethal wound. So...women are *obviously* in league with Evil. -- Never call the human animal logical. If something can explain it with a wave of the hand, we want to believe...so eventually we do, even if it ends-up demonising half the species. >Sigh< There is a disadvantage to having intelligence and an imagination.

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ace axolotl (she/her)
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

always give them a jacket, skirt, or sweater to hide it with if you have one

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PJ Tuttle
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In middle school this girl bullied me a lot but one day she saw that I had a blood stain on the back of my pants. She told the guys to stop laughing and gave me her sweatshirt to cover up my bottom. She was then nice to me after that

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Justin Hollowell
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm a single dad with a 14 year old daughter... I have pads stashed every where... pup truck, full size truck and camper trailer

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Sharon
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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Could tell the nearest teacher also. We had a male teacher that was very discreet and helped get the girls to the right place. And this was back in the early 70s so even back then.

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Heather Glomb
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Men, say something like "please don't be embarrassed, it's a normal, natural thing, but your period leaked through your pants." If you're not confident about being blunt, try the more subtle "you might have sat in something, you should go to the restroom to check." Say either quietly, to her, preferably away from others if possible. You absolutely can ask another woman to mention it instead, but if one isn't around, don't wait and hope someone else will notice. Once we start leaking, it's usually a rapid process to stamping the seat with our blood-soaked butts.

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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Btw-a Tip: if your sending someone to pick up pads/tampons for a woman, give them a picture of the packaging people!! I've saved MANY people(men and women) in the period product isle looking VERY confused and stressed!! So many options! ETA- if you don't have a package for the pic, go online and find the proper one for your global location. They differ from place to place

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Amy Stone-Chandler
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have taught me now 19 year old son(and my 16 daughter of course) ALWAYS tell a women if this happens!! Btw, my son will also buy my daughter Fem products if needed. He's not at all embarrassed or uneducated on that topic

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Heidi
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

When I was around 14, I hung out at my friend's house with her, her brother, and a friend of theirs... I had a huge blood stain on my pants, we were sitting on the floor with our legs crossed, and instead of telling me for hours, the boys sat there's staring at me with horrified faces all night. I had no idea and it was maybe the second time I'd ever had my period so I didn't know better.

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Gail Peterson
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That sounds like a nightmare, literally. I was so shy at that age I probably wouldn't have come back into the room even after I had taken care of it. Or maybe ever.

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Roxy Eastland
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Definitely tell her! Say quietly to her 'there's something on the back of your skirt/trousers' and keep walking if you are super shy about it.

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Stephanie Hutchinson
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There was an "unpopular girl" at my hs prom who showed up in this gorgeous white dress with this unreal hollywood transformation. She left the bathroom with a tiny blood stain on tje back of her dress. She was so happy and so amazing no one had the heart to tell her. but also, no one gave her grief. They let her have her night and she killed it.

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Arwen
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

She may be a bit embarrassed, but it would be worse to go all day not knowing & wondering how many people saw it! ALWAYS give a quiet "Hey, u may need to run to the restroom, u have a spot, no worries."

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Patricia Murphy
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have a niece who has a form of autism. When she was in high school, this happened to her, and she was wearing white pants. Noone said anything to her, not even the teachers.

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Gail Peterson
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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's so sad and so wrong. I don't even want to imagine what the other kids might have said behind her back. Some kids can be so cruel, I hope she was OK. 💜

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In high school one of the girls had her. And there was a big red stain I didn't know anything about women's periods so I thought she had cut herself between her legs and I stood up to tell the teacher that she needed to go to the doctor immediately because she was bleeding between her legs. The teacher took me in the hall and told me to go home and ask my mom to tell me what was actually happening. I'm 38 now and I still feel horrible for not knowing at 14 yo that women have periods monthly.

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Ambry Petersen
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

How women dealt with this before pads I have no clue...and I'm not sure I want to know.

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Océane Steffen
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yeah, don't do like those 40ish two women when I was 20 who giggled and whispered in between themselves without telling me anything until I came back to the mat I had been laying on during my now ruined relaxation session only to see a red stain on it...

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Jamie Mcdonald
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I've asked my wife this. She said if there's another woman around have her tell her. If there's not, I can tell her but have to do it very nicely and discretely.

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Rebecca Joan
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If a man wants to attempt, it’s always good to start with, “I swear I’m not a creeper, but…I think you got your period, or maybe Sat in some ketchup or red paint. Just wanted to let you know. Take care.”

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MJ
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So awesome that dudes wanna get in on this. Personally, i would vote for asking another woman to say something. It saves the first woman from maybe getting embarrassed from hearing that from a guy - women take that stuff easier from another woman. To give a nod to the guy, the second woman could tell the first woman what happened.

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Stephanie Hutchinson
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There was a "not popular' girl at prom who looked so hollywood transformation amazing. But, she got a tiny blood spot on her dress, she looked so beautiful. She was on cloud 9 as she should have been No one had a heart to tell her. 💔 but no one disrespected her. Everyone Let her have her night wothout embarassment

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Gladys Hayes Southerland
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Kudos to you & your son. High school is hard enough without adding ppl making fun of you bc of an accident of that nature.

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Dont care. Will say nothing. Do you think for a second someone would tell me that I s**t myself?

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Elizabeth Rose
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Jesus dude! Yes! Yes I'm going to tell you that you've s**t your pants!😂 I'd probably even run to my car and grab my boyfriend's change of clothes in his gym bag for you if I have time! What kind of people are you around?! What kind of question is that?! 🤣

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Yuck. Maybe wear dark pants when the period comes knocking?

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Gail Peterson
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It sounds like you didn't learn empathy growing up. Not every female knows when they're going to get their period, as not everyone's body has a regular schedule. Wouldn't you want someone to give your mother, sister, or girlfriend a heads up so they wouldn't be embarrassed?

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30 Unwritten Rules Among Women That They Secretly Agree On Without Having To Talk About, As Shared Online My personal unspoken rule is keep an eye on other girls drinks when you are at the bar. Even if I don't know them. I have asked random strangers to keep an eye on mine and they are always like, "GIRL YES we have to look out for each other!"

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30 Unwritten Rules Among Women That They Secretly Agree On Without Having To Talk About, As Shared Online If another girl comes over to you and pretends to know you, no questions asked we've been friends for 30 years and haven't seen each other in 5.

And always give a tampon if you have one, and someone needs one.


Edit: never lend tampons, always give.

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30 Unwritten Rules Among Women That They Secretly Agree On Without Having To Talk About, As Shared Online As far as I've ever seen, every girl knows 'the look'. 'The look' is a look a girl gets on her face when she is in a situation that she doesn't want to be in, it's part 'help me' and part 'get me out of here'.

When you see this look, you step in. Doesn't matter if you know the girl or not.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I will be anyone's aunt. ANYONE'S. AUNT. ANY. TIME. I just have to see the look or have them look my way for too long, and BOOM, I swoop in with Auntie check-in. I will also call any female (or male), no matter age, color, nationality, or religion "Sugar Pop" if I think they need help because that is the nickname I call my nieces.

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30 Unwritten Rules Among Women That They Secretly Agree On Without Having To Talk About, As Shared Online No women left behind at the club. You look out for and take care of your girls and don’t let random men drag them away without their explicit permission.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Literally any girl who looks alone or uncomfortable with someone. Always watch out for your girls no matter what.

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#8

30 Unwritten Rules Among Women That They Secretly Agree On Without Having To Talk About, As Shared Online Always give each other tampons and pads when needed.

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#9

30 Unwritten Rules Among Women That They Secretly Agree On Without Having To Talk About, As Shared Online If their strap is twisted, untwist it. Always carry extra feminine products, and extra hair Ties. And if she’s being harassed, you just link up and walk with her, no questions asked.

Also, my daughters have a literal code... if they ever text me the secret code, I will drop everything I’m doing and call them immediately, make up a major crisis and demand to come get them immediately. Make it 100% my fault, but give them an immediate out to any situation they don’t feel able to simply walk away from.

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30 Unwritten Rules Among Women That They Secretly Agree On Without Having To Talk About, As Shared Online If she's dating a known abuser, take turns getting her out of the house. Play cards, shop for shoes, ask her to help you lay out the garden, make pie. Never broach the subject yourself - just make sure she knows she's welcome any time, day or night, with or without advance notice.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ummm...what do reusable shopping bags have to do with this topic? You have the wrong picture to go with "If She's Dating an Abuser..."

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30 Unwritten Rules Among Women That They Secretly Agree On Without Having To Talk About, As Shared Online Do not post group pictures on social media with friends unless everyone involved knows & approves of said pic.

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30 Unwritten Rules Among Women That They Secretly Agree On Without Having To Talk About, As Shared Online If you walk into the bathroom and the girl in there is being quiet, you do your business and leave as quickly as you can. Girl is trying to poop!

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

When I am in the ladies room at the mirror and someone's in the stall, I always turn the sink on until I leave. Give them some privacy, even if it's just to pee in peace.

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30 Unwritten Rules Among Women That They Secretly Agree On Without Having To Talk About, As Shared Online Tell her when you see him cheating, snap a pic for proof if you can. I've lost friends for this but I'll still do it every time.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Bruh how do you lose friends for this? I would have a friend for life lol

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30 Unwritten Rules Among Women That They Secretly Agree On Without Having To Talk About, As Shared Online This could be a trend across genders too but when a girl says they love something you are wearing you always tell her where you bought it and how much it was and ESPECIALLY if you got it for a discount.

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flutterbyy
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What if they are the spoils I collected from a robbery, should I tell them the address?

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30 Unwritten Rules Among Women That They Secretly Agree On Without Having To Talk About, As Shared Online Everyone is friends in the bar bathroom after 11, no matter what.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Best friends foreverrrrrr! Until the bar closes and you never see them again.

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30 Unwritten Rules Among Women That They Secretly Agree On Without Having To Talk About, As Shared Online - Protect each other. Don't care if it's your sister or a complete stranger.
- text your friends to check if they got home safe
- stay with them while their uber or taxi etc comes
- Check over that message she is going to send to the guy she likes to see if it sounds okay. Some communications require a group effort
- Sanitary items to all vaginal having humans who need.

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30 Unwritten Rules Among Women That They Secretly Agree On Without Having To Talk About, As Shared Online Do not....f**k your friends boyfriend or ex-boyfriend

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30 Unwritten Rules Among Women That They Secretly Agree On Without Having To Talk About, As Shared Online Lipstick on their teeth, eyeliner in the corner of their eye, skirt tucked into pantyhose. You let them know without making a huge deal about it.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The universal sign for lipstick on someone's teeth is to touch (or come close to) your own front teeth with your index finger while looking at the other woman. Every woman knows what mean.

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30 Unwritten Rules Among Women That They Secretly Agree On Without Having To Talk About, As Shared Online If you get breast cancer, let as many people as possible feel your lump so they know what they are looking for! Before my mastectomy, my breast made a lot of new friends—early detection can mean the difference between life and death.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Eh this one is a little weird for me tho it may just be my introverted self talking

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30 Unwritten Rules Among Women That They Secretly Agree On Without Having To Talk About, As Shared Online Human wall any girl if the only option is to pee in public

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Emma Starr
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yeah, I was on a trip to Poland with a school group and there were no places to go at all...we found a field that seemed to have cover. Nope. Caught pants down peeing on the ground in Poland.

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30 Unwritten Rules Among Women That They Secretly Agree On Without Having To Talk About, As Shared Online if friend drinks too much and starts to puke, always hold her hair back for her

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ace axolotl (she/her)
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

or tie it up. that brings me to another rule: you ALWAYS lend or give hair ties when another girl asks for one! (this is not just for girls of course)

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30 Unwritten Rules Among Women That They Secretly Agree On Without Having To Talk About, As Shared Online If your friend gets back with her s***ty ex you always support your friend but you also tell her the truth and say if the relationship is toxic.

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30 Unwritten Rules Among Women That They Secretly Agree On Without Having To Talk About, As Shared Online This one especially applies to college girls. If you're at a party and you see a girl doing something she might regret the next day due to drinking WAY too much, you go over there and make sure shes okay.

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#24

30 Unwritten Rules Among Women That They Secretly Agree On Without Having To Talk About, As Shared Online You always pretend that you know each other when a guy is being a jerk and you (or they) need a way out of a conversation.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I had a high school friend help me out this way. There was a tall guy in one of my classes that was hitting on me in Jr. college. Would not leave me alone. Followed me across campus. Kept asking me out and I kept turning him down. He was getting particularly aggressive when I turned a corner and my friend from HS grabbed me close and kissed me well! Acted like he was my boyfriend. The guy had been saying I wouldn't date him cause he was black. My high school friend was black. The guy left in shock and did not bother me again. My friend told me to stay away from him because he was bad news. Very thankful he was there when I needed him.

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30 Unwritten Rules Among Women That They Secretly Agree On Without Having To Talk About, As Shared Online Console the crying one

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flutterbyy
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Or offer them water (I'm really awkward at consoling people, so offering water seems to do the trick).

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30 Unwritten Rules Among Women That They Secretly Agree On Without Having To Talk About, As Shared Online if you're wearing a hair tie on your wrist and someone asks for a hair tie, you give it to them (and accept that you likely will never see it again)

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I always carry extra hair ties, tampons/pads, ibuprofen/tylenol, and a nail kit. You never know when someone will need it!

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30 Unwritten Rules Among Women That They Secretly Agree On Without Having To Talk About, As Shared Online Also added to sanitary products, pain killers!! If you got em handy, help a b***h out!

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I applaud the sentiment, but refering to women as bitches gets my back up ... How about just help each other out without resorting to the use of derogatory misogynistic language...

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30 Unwritten Rules Among Women That They Secretly Agree On Without Having To Talk About, As Shared Online Stupid or not, the original Girl Code is that once you have any sort of sexual/romantic link to a guy (even just saying you like him) he is 100% off-limits to all friends.

(This rule is more nuanced when the object of desire is another woman.)

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30 Unwritten Rules Among Women That They Secretly Agree On Without Having To Talk About, As Shared Online The 5-minute rule. If it can be fixed in 5 minutes or less tell her!

If it can't (bloat situation etc..) then there's no need to say anything because it will literally only make her feel bad.

stretchyscrunchie , Old White Truck Report

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30 Unwritten Rules Among Women That They Secretly Agree On Without Having To Talk About, As Shared Online There is an almost imperceptible line between intrusive prurience and interest in the sex lives of your friends that's defined by their inclination to share rather than you inquiring or making insinuations. Many friends will discuss sex candidly, others will use discretion, and some will resent the intrusion; always wait to be confided in rather than commit an indiscretion.

There are weird assumptions about the 'sisterhood' that we talk about penis sizes etc without reserve. This is untrue.

VelvetDreamers , Susanne Nilsson Report

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Women have NO boundaries when it comes to health issues, but only when talking amongst women. Talking about men? Not so much.

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