Are Female Friendships The New Relationship Goals?
Women - wives, daughters, aunties; nurturers, motivators, confidants, and caregivers. In other words, natural-born lovers.
Quick Question Sis, Are we investing too much of our happiness into the wrong relationships?
What if we started applying the same degree of loyalty that we generously give out to these men to our girlfriends? As women of high value, why aren’t we valuing our female friends? If you exclude the sexual component (unless that’s your thang *hair flip*) could we not also find fulfillment in our platonic relationships?
Well, the growing movement of successful and financially secure women living their best lives says yes! Ditch that F boy who's been playing with your emotions the past 6 months and put that effort where it can be reciprocated; Your Girl Gang!
*cues Living Single theme song*
You aren’t lonely girl, you’re just bored
There’s been a growing trend over the last decade of people becoming more isolated. As we all know, COVID hasn’t exactly helped with that. While you may feel like you’re missing out on romantic love, what you actually may be craving is companionship.
Trusted companions provide a myriad of both physical and mental health benefits. Plus we the ones out here with all the money. “About half of women say they out-earn or make the same amount as their husbands or partners, according to a new survey from TD Ameritrade.” Female friend groups are out here brunching on yachts, luxury picnicking, and booking extravagant trips all without somebody’s son..
Relationships could never.
Don’t be fooled by these very public Instagram couples. The vast majority of relationships on display these days are not all they are hyped up to be. In fact, many of them aren’t even real. #CoupleGoals has become a successful business strategy for a reason.
It works!
Unplug from social media and reach out to those girlfriends who you treasure most. You know the one who hypes you up endlessly or that friend who is always down for anything. Get dressed up and flex those photos on the gram because sis, we are done posting pics with men whose faces we have to hide.
Summary
Our girlfriends are the real essential workers. Men may pop in and out of our lives as sporadically as Amazon deliveries, but real friends will hold you down. Numerous studies show that these types of friends reduce your stress, improve your mood, and even increase your self-worth. All of which may add years to your life.
For my hopeless romantics out there, by no means am I saying all men are horrible and you should abandon any hope you have of ever finding romance. BUT maybe let’s think outside the box.
Instead of placing all your eggs into one basket, diversify your relationship portfolio by betting big on your girlfriends.
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