But these are more general...
I decided to compile a list of my "go-to" dumb things, my "most played" playlist, if you will, of lunacy. And I'm not assuming all girls do these things. Probably most though. And here's the craziest thing, I can't explain why we, Eve-heirs, do these things. It's in our DNA.
1. Cry over fictional characters
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Usually I start to cry when one of the characters sheds a few salties but sometimes, like the other day, I just started crying because....female.
WHY?
One could argue that we cry because we are more sympathetic than men or that we have a higher level of hormones but that's not really fair- is it?
Nope we cry because we cry. Because it feels so right.
2. Spend too much time saying "Good bye"
Have you ever noticed how quickly guys say good bye, either on the phone or in person?
Typical Guy-versation:
Dude 1: Bye man, thanks fer lettin' me shoot stuff in your backyard.
Dude 2: Anytime. Bye.
Girls take forever.
Typical Girl-versation:
Dudette 1: I have to go but we should totally paint each other's pinky nails again sometime!
Dudette 2: Oh my gosh, yes. I would love that. I have some new paint colors I want to try next time.
Dudette 1: Send me a picture!!!
Dudette 2: Oh I totes will!
Dudette 1: And I just remembered I have a new paint color- I'll send you a picture too- I got at Target yesterday.
Dudette 2: I love Target!
Dudette 1: Oh my gosh- me too! Did you know they have a sale going on today on shirts.
Dudette 2: What kind of shirts? Because I don't really like crew neck. I'm more of a v-neck kind of person...
ETC ETC ETC
WHY?
Well research has proven that girls talk wayyy more than guys but why? Why is this? Why can't we just say good bye and be done with it. I guess we assume that would be rude or uncaring or something. DUH.
3. Assume the worst
Let's pretend your best friend hasn't texted back in three hours. That person is most likely:
A.) hanging out with other people. Jerk. better send'em a few more texts to see what their missing.
B.) Driving. and then hit the median and then slammed into the guard rail across the street and then flew through the window and got her thumbs ripped off by the passing car and can't respond to my text. better send a flood of text messages: "R U OK?" "HELLO" "???"
C.) Ignoring me because I didn't use a smiley face next to "ok" in my text. better send her a smiley face: "R U OK? :)"
OR
D.) assuming you don't need a text back to confirm your existence
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| picture of what happens when you don't text back |
WHY?
Maybe it's our constant need for affirmation that leads us to assume the worst on people who don't affirm us. Or maybe we are totally justified for acting psycho because it leads us to be more caring individuals like mothers who don't let their kids play in the street.
4. Try to read minds
One of the dumbest things I do on a daily basis is read into what people are saying and why the heck they said it in that tone. I live with three guys so I'm pretty much always trying to guess what the deeper meaning of "I want Taco Bell" is - only to find out that there is no deeper meaning.
Girls know that guys don't really mean what they say. What guys really want is for girls to try to read their mind and come up with a different meaning than what they said? Confused? Good.
WHY?
As Yahoo Answers user "Miss_Royalty" so eloquently puts it (click here for question)
"Its just in females nature. Trying to understand everything. We try and find the meaning for every cuz we want everything to mean something."
So there you have it. We have to know the meaning of "every."
5. Believe we are totally different
I will admit. There was a time I believed I was unique and special compared to every other girl on the planet. I thought I had some superior knowledge, like, I'll never fall in love and be stupid at the same time or I won't be one of those girls who gets excited over mason jars.
But the truth of the matter is. I am. I just am. And I'm becoming more of a "girl" everyday. I do cry over puppies and I eat chocolate and I have a Pinterest board dedicated to hand-lettered posters. I'm a girl and I'm not ashamed of it anymore.
It's good to be a girl. God created us male and female for a reason, not just because He has a good sense of humor, but because He knew that through our femininity we could worship Him.
We do crazy weird dumb moronic stuff all day every day. We do try to find out the meaning of "every." But most of all we act like we were designed to act, even if we don't know why.