The rules real friends already live by — and the ones some girls forgot. Read it. Take the test. Find out what kind of friend you really are.
How to be a friend, and keep the code.
It seems lately some of you beautiful goddesses have forgotten this little thing most of us go by. It's a simple act of respect for the other women in your life. This isn't complicated — it's basically: are you down for your girls, or not?
These rules were put in place by women who got burned by so-called "friends." Don't be the fake friend, the stupid bitch, or the home-wrecker. Be the girl who actually has the room when she walks in.
8 real scenarios. Pick what you'd actually do — not what sounds good. Find out what kind of friend you really are.
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Stories about friends who lived up to the code — or blew it completely. No last names, no judgment, just the truth.
Thanks for voting, girl! Come back tomorrow for a new one 💗
A little printable page to sit with before you answer.
Not sure what to get the friend who's going through it? Here's the quick-pick guide: for the friend mid-breakup, His Loss or Fuck Them. For the friend who needs her confidence back, Bitch Please or Glow Up. For the friend healing from betrayal, Deserve Better. For the friend who just needs to laugh and manifest something better, Make It Rain or My Best Life. Any of these, paired with the Girl Code booklet above, makes a solid "I've got you" care package.
If she's not sure which one to pick, a gift certificate does the choosing for her. Step 1 — pick an amount:
This opens your own email app, addressed straight to your friend, with your message already written in. Nothing sends automatically — you're always the one hitting send.