10 friends every girl needs! Invite 10 of your closest friends ... Wait. Who has 10 close friends? After reading this, you will.How many friends does a girl need to change her life from pretty good to gorgeously great? The answer depends on your definition of "friend." In school, you might get the idea that defining "friend" and spelling "friend" are one in the same: Put the E after the I because a friend is a friend to the end: FRI-END. Super advice--that is, if you're in third grade and haven't mastered the I-before-E-except-after-C concept. Because, excuse us, a friend is a friend to what end? Lunch period? High school? Life? That's a heavy-duty responsibility when all you're looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. is someone to tag along tag along Verb to accompany someone, esp. when uninvited: I tagged along behind the gang Verb 1. with at the mall. And what about the girl you only talk to when you sit next to her in geometry class? Or, how about the boy-bud who lives down the street that you skateboard with and love to beat at video games See video game console. ? He's fun to hang with now, but you shouldn't have to worry about him or the geo-class friend when you're choosing bridesmaids one day. Can you smell what we're brewin' here? Yes, there are lots of friends--10, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. us--who absolutely qualify as friends without having to include them in your last will and testament. Sure, your BFF BFF Best Friends Forever (chat) BFF Best Foot Forward BFF Ben Folds Five (band) BFF Born Free Foundation BFF Binary File Format BFF Boston Film Festival BFF Biotech Finance Forum could be a lot rolled into one Adj. 1. rolled into one - made up of several components combined into a single entity combined - made or joined or united into one . But why not widen your friendly circle anyway? Here, the 10 best friends a girl can have ... to the end or to whenever. 1. THE PERSONAL SHOPPER Personal shopping is a occupation of people who help others shop by giving advice and making suggestions to customers. They are often employed by department stores and boutiques (although some are freelance or work exclusively online). Who she is: Some girls have an ability to solve algebra problems. Other girls have a curious ease at solving problems like which shoes go with which skirt. This would be your Personal Shopper friend. This is not to suggest that you aren't already of the well-clothed variety. You still need someone who gets it to hit the rounder racks with you. Someone with a lab sense of style who wears heels to the mall but still tirelessly walks that galleria like she's in fuzzy slippers. Why she rocks: You look better for knowing her! This friend has a bulldog's nose for bargains, an Energizer-bunny endurance for big-sale Saturdays, and an infrared-radar for spotting cute guys at the food court. She's also honest, which is key when you're stuffing your gluteous maximus into jeanus minimus. 2. THE SECRET-KEEPER Who she is: If you've ever seen a bee-keeper tending the hives hives (urticaria), rash consisting of blotches or localized swellings (wheals) of the skin, caused by an allergic reaction (see allergy). The swelling is caused by distention of the skin capillaries and escape of serum and white cells into the skin and tissues. on the Discovery Channel or PBS PBS in full Public Broadcasting Service Private, nonprofit U.S. corporation of public television stations. PBS provides its member stations, which are supported by public funds and private contributions rather than by commercials, with educational, cultural, , you've maybe thought: 1) Bee-keepers are weird, and 2) don't any bees ever get inside that nutty, netty Net´ty a. 1. Like a net, or network; netted. get-up? But that's the danger: Bees, secrets ... we're gettin' deep on you, honey. Whether you've got a big secret (you like another girl's guy) or a small secret (you wear a padded bra), trustworthiness is like mental bee-keeper gear--except with your Secret-Keeper, the secrets stay inside. Why she rocks: You can share secrets and gossip with this friend about other people's (obviously misguided) decisions about who to like, what to wear and how to do their hair. You just had to tell someone, so make sure it's this girl, the one who won't sting you by telling someone else. Shhh. THE WEEKEND WARRIOR Who she is: If you like nothing more than working and studying and doing chores at home all the time, then you are somewhat of a freak. But if you get that hankering for a hunk of nightlife now and again, the Weekend Warrior is the friend to call. She's her own party, and even just getting ready to go out with her is a good time. But once you're out? Look out! She swerves through parties like a celeb ce·leb n. Informal A celebrity. , makes friends with unknown hotties from other schools like she's their third cousin and knows why the slasher-blood movie is a better choice than the sweet romantic comedy. (Hint: It's cuzza the boys in the audience!) Why she rocks: After Friday night comes Saturday, and she'll be a trooper and set your alarm for noon so you can both get some quality day-trippin' into the weekend agenda. Bikes, hikes, beaches or mall benches, this girl is never bored or boring, and easy as Sunday morning Sunday Morning may refer to:
4. THE BOY MAGNET Who she is: If Jessica Simpson were in the ninth grade, wouldn't you want her to be your lunch-table buddy? Granted, the conversation would be limited to clearing up the confusion between canned chicken and tuna, but you betcha the boys would be aware of your table. Girls like Jessica seem to have a magical allure that makes guys notice. Your Boy Magnet net bud sports a calm exterior around boys, and they like her for it. Whole groups of 'em agree to meeting her (with you!) on Friday nights. And, more important, her crush du jour du jour adj. 1. Prepared for a given day: The soup du jour is cream of potato. 2. Most recent; current: the trend du jour. agrees to double-dating (with you!) and one of his pals. Why she rocks: This friend keeps your mojo rising because her confident demeanor attracts the company of scads of hot dudes. And the more you hang out with guys, the more comfortable (and confident) you'll become around the mysterious male species. Your last crush didn't pan out? She'll help ya find another. She's also excellent at reminding you the obvious details such as removing your retainer before talking to Noun 1. talking to - a lengthy rebuke; "a good lecture was my father's idea of discipline"; "the teacher gave him a talking to" lecture, speech rebuke, reprehension, reprimand, reproof, reproval - an act or expression of criticism and censure; "he had to you-know-who. 5. THE BRAINIAC Who she is: For way too long, girls who got the best, grades also got the shaft. Sometime in the 90s, when teen movies took a shift back to Molly Ringwald-era geeky-girl-gets the-guy plots (She's That Girl, Never Been Kissed Never Been Kissed is a 1999 comedy directed by Raja Gosnell and starring Drew Barrymore, David Arquette, Michael Vartan, Molly Shannon, Leelee Sobieski, John C. Reilly, Jessica Alba, Marley Shelton, James Franco, Giuseppe Andrews, Jeremy Jordan and Garry Marshall. ), the high school world acknowledged that having a big brain is attractive and awesome. And you need some of that. It could be one subject that stumps you--or all of them--or maybe it's time It's Time was a successful political campaign run by the Australian Labor Party (ALP) under Gough Whitlam at the 1972 election in Australia. Campaigning on the perceived need for change after 23 years of conservative (Liberal Party of Australia) government, Labor put forward a to start being a studious stu·di·ous adj. 1. a. Given to diligent study: a quiet, studious child. b. Conducive to study. 2. studette. Whatever the reason, The Brainiac is your study buddy, your pre- and post-exam support, your academic confidante con·fi·dante n. 1. A woman to whom secrets or private matters are disclosed. 2. A woman character in a drama or fiction, such as a trusted friend or servant, who serves as a device for revealing the inner thoughts or intentions . Big test next week? With this friend, her book-learnin' tricks, a library, and endless vanilla lattes ... bring it on! Why she rocks: This acquaintance's relentless acumen in the discernment of the school's deleterious rather than propitious pro·pi·tious adj. 1. Presenting favorable circumstances; auspicious. See Synonyms at favorable. 2. Kindly; gracious. [Middle English propicius, from Old French substantiates any perspicacity unemployed by an otherwise cognitively fathomable friend. Better said: She be smart. 6. THE COMEDIAN Who she is: How many BFFs does it take to change a lightbulb? One, dope--it's a lightbulb. She's changing a lightbulb, not Kelly Osbourne's hair color (again). But you don't need the Comedian to be a BFF, and you don't need help changing a lightbulb. Nyuck, nyuck. You need this friend because she makes you laugh. She gets you to belly chuckle at the good and bad. When your crush asks another girl to the formal or you miss getting a B on the big test by two points or you eat a whole row of Oreos for no good reason ... this girl says or does just the right thing to make you crack up. When life is so ridiculous it feels like a joke, it's good to have a jokester around. Why she rocks: This friend is funny. Ain't nothin' better. She's hysterical, witty, and knows just what makes you bust a gut. Anyone who makes you laugh so hard that the soda comes out your nose? A keeper. 7. THE SAGE Who she is: Gilmore Girls is always a good bet, if for no other reason than to dramatically improve your vocabulary. The relationship between Rory and Lorelai is a totally accurate example of the typical Sage relationship. Lorelai's older than Rory, but so what? No one ever said all your buddies had to be on the same puberty schedule as you. (You won't be even if you are all the same age.) Friends, as we hope you've learned by now, can serve lots of different purposes. The Sage is a groovy groov·y adj. groov·i·er, groov·i·est Slang Very pleasing; wonderful. groov  i·ness n. time, while still influencing you in lovely, mature, good-for-you directions. And she can be your mom, an aunt, an older sister--even a neighbor who doesn't seem bothered that you conveniently happen to show up every time she's making chocolate-chip cookies. Why she rocks: The Sage can tell you which shade of lipstick truly looks good on you and what to do when some creepy guy grabs your butt at the school dance. She's wiser (well, you get that now), very cool, and she won't give you bogus or too-strict advice ... because it's coming from her own experiences. Plus, she can pay for lunch. 8. THE PARTNER Who she is: In cop movies, it's cool. In square dancing, it's goofy. But the Partner friendship should never go unappreciated. This friend is the toy at the bottom of the box in whatever situation (or mess) you've wiggled yourself into. Got a school project with an abusive deadline? You and your Partner are about to bond! Stuck pouring decaf de·caf n. Informal Decaffeinated coffee. de caf adj. for minimum wage? Your same-shift co-worker is sweeter than rainbow sprinkles. Or, say, on the softball team, you're the pitcher, she's the catcher. Outside of team activities, you might hardly hang. At practice or games, she's your girl. Why she rocks: This is a love formed out of circumstance. You play or work or even carpool car·pool n. also car pool 1. An arrangement whereby several participants or their children travel together in one vehicle, the participants sharing the costs and often taking turns as the driver. 2. together, and it's cool--because this is a unique-to-the-sitch friendship. Just don't tell your BFF you just don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. what you'd do without this girl. Even if she fronts, she'll be secretly jealous. 9. THE BOY Who he is: Boys are excellently fun hang buds a bonus to your romantic life. The Boy is key to any girl's existence because he keeps you grounded on all matters unfamiliar to boy-budless females. For example, your crush mentions Babes in Toyland Babes in Toyland may refer to:
Why he rocks: Freedom looks like this: The Boy so wishes you'd put on a T-shirt, forget about your hair and, dude, come on, so you can get to the skate park. Get it? 10. THE Rock Who she is: Ever heard of Sisyphus, the guy who pushed and pushed the boulder up the hill, only to watch it roll down every time? That's how life feels sometimes. Enter the Rock. She's got her own probs, it's true. But she's also got a knack for handling your cares and worries and, when it's all too much, your tears. Her back is strong, so you can go to her to shoulder the angst of whatever ails you. This friend is also macaroni-and-cheese for your emotions. When you need to talk about it, she's ready to listen. Why she rocks: This friend is there for you. When there aren't too many happy, shiny Kodak moments in your life, the Rock is right by your side. "It's OK," she'll say, because it is. She's simply the friend who reminds you how fine everything is going to be, no matter how cloudy and dreary it feels right now. |
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