Who is ‘That Girl’ anyhow? Was she a sketchy drunk? An insecure mess? An attention whore? The one thing is clear, the term That woman was a stigma-laden phrase. Anything you’re doing as That lady, rest assured, you’re doing it wrong. But a therapist who listens to ladies fret about becoming That Girl thinks perhaps That woman doesn’t truly exists, or if perhaps she do, she actually is fine.
Dr. Rebecca Kennedy, a clinical psychologist, says she hears everything about That female within her psychotherapy practice. She is “crazy with guys.” She texts “all too often.” She wishes exclusivity straight away. Quite simply, she can become described utilizing the worst feasible insult to a young millennial girl: needy.
Overlook the millennial tag for a moment, because “needy” as a pejorative understands no generational bounds. And also as a descriptor, it is very likely to feel lobbed at female. I don’t know a female alive thatn’t started informed at some point or other she’s being needy for anything from creating an incident of the feels to planning to mention things, you know, over and over again or longer than 5 minutes.
But what the fuck was needy anyway? This means having specifications. The connotation, of course, is that you has so many desires, but it’s hard to find an exact wide range of goals its okay to have. Continue reading “I’ll never inquire a man exactly what he thinks about my bangs and/or recommended model of glue again”