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Question For Ya
Posted on January 16, 2013 at 7:35 am, by Kelsey
I’m stealing Kim’s question post idea, thanks gf! Speaking of the word gf (girlfriend), I’m curious what you ladies call your friends.
So, when you’re going out with a friend of yours, are you more likely to say:
A: I’m going out with my friend tonight for drinks.
B: I’m going out with my girlfriend tonight for drinks.
The reason I’m asking is because in the past week alone, I’ve had three seperate people say it’s weird I always say girlfriend. Is that not what most people say?
So, friend or girlfriend??
That’s all the nonsense I have for now!
25 Comments to Question For Ya
Girlllllllllllfrand
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Kelsey Reply:
January 16th, 2013 at 9:29 am
TOTES
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I prefer the first response. Although I’m not old enough yet to get drinks. Happy Wednesday.
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Kelsey Reply:
January 16th, 2013 at 9:30 am
replace drinks with coffee for ya!
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I never thought about it before, but I totally use both. Hmmm.
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Kelsey Reply:
January 16th, 2013 at 9:30 am
BOBBI I NEED TO KNOW
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I always use just plain “friend,” but find “girlfriend” more endearing for whatever reason. Maybe I’ll make the transition.
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Kelsey Reply:
January 16th, 2013 at 9:30 am
That’s how I feel too!
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I do a combo of both but I totally agree with Brittani, girlfriend is more endearing!
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I’m pretty much a “friend” person, unless I need to make the distinction (“I need to talk to my boy friends about this, since my girl friends are no help.” Or something like that). However, I did recently discover that when I say “friend,” people tend to assume I’m talking about a girl, not a guy, which I found interesting. We had some extra stuff at the office that I knew a friend of mine could use, so when I asked my boss if I could give it to my friend, he was all, “Oh sure, she can have it.” I definitely had a guy friend in mind, but you know. Whatever. Haha.
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I say friend. This is the result of being married to my friend Jess on FB for years. Since Jess can be either a guy or a girl, half the people I met thought I was in a serous relationship with a girl and half the people I met thought I was married to a guy named Jess. While this was a rather amusing ice breaker conversation subject, saying I had plans with a girlfriend made things really confusing for people that didn’t really know me. Saying girlfriend does make me feel older, more chic and less white at the same time.
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they’re my girlfriends
unless I’m introducing them to someone else then it’s “this is my friend ___”
I find girlfriends is a little more old fashioned. It’s the same way my grandmother talks about her friends!
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I never say girlfriend. I find it weird but that’s just the way/where I grew up.
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Friend, for sure.
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I’ll say friend or some girl friends, but not girlfriend. When I say it in my head I feel like a sassy gay man.
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I call my regular friends girlfriends. I call you my lesbian lover. Why wasn’t that an option?
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Girlfriend!!!
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Thanks for the shout out!
I always say girlfriend. I sometimes wonder if people think it is weird. Especially since I don’t say boyfriend for my male friends, but I feel like “girlfriend” is more intimate!
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I always say girlfriends…I think because my mom ans gram say that?
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I think I tend to say ‘friend’ now because when I say ‘girlfriend’ I always wonder if they think I am a lesbian. lol
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I don’t think I’ve ever used girlfriend to talk about my friends. But no one around me does either – so maybe it’s a regional thing?
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I always say friends. My mom and grandma always said girlfriends, so it seems old fashioned to me. Plus, I like to keep my social goings on a bit mysterious. This ‘friend’ I’m going out with could be a guy, a girl or a penguin and I’m not giving that info up for free!
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Miranda @ Biting Life Reply:
January 26th, 2013 at 7:04 pm
Hahahahaha I was laughing out loud hysterically at this!
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Interesting, I’ve thought about this before too! I used to think it was weird to say girlfriend but nowadays I find myself saying it more often than not.
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I say girlfriend but I got it from my mom. You think guys could get away with it? I would have a different reaction if my hubby said that was meeting up with his boyfriend. Lol.
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