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" Dear E. Jean: Can you clarify the Girl Code? I&amp;#039;ve been finding myself in some questionable situations over the past couple of years that somehow or other always come down to potential violations of the Girl Code. I may be out of it\u2014I&amp;#039;m 28; you&amp;#039;d think I&amp;#039;d have a clue\u2014but what are the rules among girlfriends? What lines shouldn&amp;#039;t be crossed? \u2014Totally Frustrated Miss Totally, My Truffle: A crone of 28 should be too experienced to follow anything called the &amp;quot;Girl Code.&amp;quot; Here&amp;#039;s the BLC\u2014Basic Lady Code: Never hate a woman you&amp;#039;ve never met, never date a friend&amp;#039;s ex, never reveal another female&amp;#039;s secret, never leave an inebriated friend alone at a bar, never invite a friend&amp;#039;s enemy to a party, never dine alone with a friend&amp;#039;s boyfriend (unless it&amp;#039;s his last meal and he&amp;#039;s being shot at dawn). So much for the elemental stuff; as for those famous &amp;quot;lines&amp;quot; that &amp;quot;shouldn&amp;#039;t be crossed&amp;quot; by girlfriends, here&amp;#039;s the AWC\u2014Advanced Woman Code: \u2022 Never stay silent when a friend is falling for an asshole. \u2022 Never favorite a best friend&amp;#039;s bon mot. Always retweet it. \u2022 Never trust a girlfriend who dates a married man. \u2022 Never refuse to write a recommendation for the offspring of a friend (no matter how big an idiot the kid is). \u2022 Never steal your friend&amp;#039;s thunder at a dinner party\u2014when she&amp;#039;s on, give her room! Pound the table! Bang your glass with a spoon! Laugh the loudest at her story! \u2022 Never give your friend&amp;#039;s business four stars on Yelp. Always give five. \u2022 Never agree when a friend says she&amp;#039;s flabby, baggy, saggy, lumpy, floppy, veiny, squishy, scrawny, etc., etc. Tell her to shut up. Tell her life is too short. Tell her to eat, drink, and be merry. And finally\u2026 \u2022 Never treat other women disrespectfully: It gives men ideas. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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