How We Make Up Afterward
In the ’90s: This was the pre-smartphone era, so getting through a fight
with your BFF usually involved passing her a note in class, full
of frown faces, dotting the i’s with hearts so she knew how
sad you were without her, and ending it with “LYLAS” — “love you like a sis,”
for anyone who forgot how we used to abbreviate stuff.
Now: The peace offering usually involves a $12 Starbucks coffee drink and a smiling selfie of you two together to put the past behind you.
Friday Night Entertainment
In the ’90s: We’d head to the mall and buy fake nose rings from Claire’s before sneaking into an R-rated movie. We were so bad.
Now: Who goes out anymore? Not us. Give us something on Netflix to binge-watch and a bottle or two of wine, and we’re good to go. Can you say FriYAY?
Playing Wingwoman
In the ’90s: After deciding who the love of your life was using
the almighty cootie catcher, you’d stage a run-in during science class while your BFF kept other girls away.
These days: Every BFF knows the way to help you find lasting love: spending 14 hours stalking him on Facebook with nothing but his middle name.
Squad Goals
In the ’90s: Life was all about finding a few more girls as cool as you so you could pretend to be the Spice Girls.
Now: The good news is you only need one more person to do the Single Ladies dance,
but you’re not much of a people person these days, so your BFF is more than enough.