22 Jan 2009

HOW TO STOP BEING A GIRLY GIRL

You've been a girly girl in the past, but now you've grown up and decided that this style and attitude does no longer represent you. So, if you want your immature, ditzy side to convert into a more sophisticated type of feminine, or just want to stop being conceited and ditzy, this article can help you. Read on to find out how to stop being a girly girl.

Steps

  1. Stop dressing like Barbie. Get rid of most of your pink stuff, clothes with prints like hearts and flowers, butterfly-shaped hair clips, and half of your mini skirts. Add some black clothes; they're easy to combine with almost everything.
  2. Reorganize your makeup kit. Use lipstick instead of lip gloss, and go for eyeshadow in natural colors rather than pink, purple, blue, green or orange eyeshadow. Don't cake on makeup.
  3. Talk normally. Stop using "OMG", "like" when it's not needed, "totally", "duh" and such. Example of a typical girly girl talk: "OMG, like, those shoes are, like, sooo cute! I totally need a pair like that! Like, duh, they're awesome!". Avoid talking like that.
  4. Don't smile all the time, especially when you don't mean it. For example, when you argue with somebody, don't smile at them while being mean to them. A smile is nice and welcome in 85% of cases, but that's one of the 15% when it's not appropriate.
  5. Make friends with guys. As a girly girl, you probably had only female pals and the guys were just for flirting. You've got a lot to learn from guys, for example how to take things less seriously, be more relaxed and joke more. Friendships between girls are filled with jealousy, gossip, catfights, betrayal, lies and secrets. Friendships between guys are different.
  6. Avoid shopping at typical preppy stores, like Abercrombie or Hollister. These shops are mostly inclined towards a girly girl style.
  7. Talk in a lower pitch. It's more mature and boys like it more. Guaranteed.
  8. Don't play dumb or ditzy. Just be yourself. You'll have a lot more to earn from behaving like an intelligent person. First of all, people (including parents) will take you more seriously. You will impress guys by acting mature, and you will gain the appreciation of adults too, not only teens.
  9. Start practicing a sport. Other than cheerleading, mind; it's the typical girly girl sport (if it can be called a sport). Play a team sport like basketball, soccer, volleyball or baseball. A sport teaches you how to be part of a team and collaborate with people to attain a certain goal. It also teaches you discipline, solidarity and strategical thinking, plus it's a great way to lose weight.

HOW TO BE A TOMBOY AND STILL HAVE GIRL FRIENDS

So, you've decided to become a tomboy, or maybe you already are one. However, you have friends that are more the "girly-girl" type. This doesn't have to mean the end of your friendship - despite contrary belief, tomboys and girly-girls can get along just fine.

Steps

  1. Accept your differences. Sure, she may prefer manicures to muddy football, and that's O.K. Find something you all (both) like to do, like hang out by the beach or play at the arcade.
  2. Don't seriously tease her. All friends tease each other every once and a while, but don't tease your friend too seriously. Nobody likes a mean friend.
  3. Keep your opinions to yourself. Going around telling everyone who will listen how much you despise girly girls is definitely a bad idea, even if you consider your friend an exception.
  4. Don't force yourself on her, and speak up if you think she's forcing herself on you. This is how friendships can end, and you'll get on each others' nerves.
  5. Find common interests. Even if she doesn't like sports, and you don't like shopping, you probably have other things in common - or else you wouldn't have become friends in the first place.
  6. Stay friends! You may be less girly than some girls, but you still have the same great qualities that your friend loved before. So have fun, and laugh!
  7. Try new things together that you'll both enjoy, and have a special activity that bonds you together. You might find something you really like.


Tips

  • Don't dwell too much on your differences. If all you can think about when you're with her is how pink her clothes are compared to your torn jeans and t-shirt, your friendship may eventually deteriorate with that kind of thinking.
  • Watch what you talk about. It's common for tomboys to forget that their more feminine friends don't like to hear about video games, nasty sports accidents, or whatever other "gross" (in her mind) interests you might have. Let her know, tactfully, if her talk of boys, makeup, and shopping is starting to get to you, too.


Warnings

  • School can be a cruel place, and her friends may turn her against you. If that happens, try talking it out with her, or just go with it if all else fails. If she can't be loyal to you, you don't need to be friends.


Don't want to be a tomboy anymore? It's simple but you have to make sure you want to do it!

Steps

  1. Start off with small changes, don't do anything too drastic at first. Like if you keep your hair pulled up most of the time then wear it down. Or try sports-appropriate makeup such as lip gloss.
  2. Start doing bigger things. Like if you wear glasses get contacts or add subtle highlights to your hair.
  3. Go shopping. Go to places like Abercrombie and Fitch or Hollister or where ever all the girls LOVE to shop. If you hate shopping, buy a few key pieces that will last you for a while.
  4. Wear make up. Don't go overboard! Mascara, eyeliner, and lip gloss will do fine.
  5. Try to befriend more girls if all of your friends are guys.
  6. hang with mostly girls


Tips

  • Make sure you want to change. Be ready for anything you have to do. It doesn't mean that you have to give up your sport, just be more feminine.
  • Don't change fast! Take your time. If you do all this over a weekend you'll look weird to other people.


Warnings

  • Be prepared to be viewed as a wannabe. Just follow these instructions carefully and you shouldn't.
  • Many studies suggest that tomboyishness is forged in the womb (check out wikipedia for references) and is inherent in one's character, so be careful trying to become what you're not. There's nothing like being yourself.
  • Having guy friends has it's advantages when you're a girl. Guys can be easier to talk to, and generally don't gossip. Also, if you have more guy friends, you have way more potential boyfriends when the time comes that you want one.
  • There's nothing wrong with being a tomboy, and a lot of nice people like will like you for who you are no matter what, so if you're changing for a boy, and not for yourself, you'd just be doing it for nothing.

WARNING( for 'how to dres like a tomboy')

  • Not recommended if you don't want to be remembered as "one of the guys", it won't help with your love life too much
  • If your asked to wear a dress to a fancy dinner or party you might have to just that one time because if you went in your torn jeans and Nike-T-shirt people who are wearing the fancy dresses are giving you strange looks.



WARNING (for 'how to tell if a tomboy likes you')

  • Don't assume. Bad.
  • Don't tease her about it.
  • Don't confess if you're not sure.
  • If she's in a relationship, you don't need this.

HOW TO TELL IF A TOMBOY LIKES YOU

Tomboys aren't like most girls. They're a lot easier to hang around with and a lot of the time just one of the guys. But they're also a lot more complicated when looking for signs that they might like you.

Steps

  1. Pay attention to how things have changed. A lot of the time a tomboy will be friends with you before she starts liking you. And it won't be a sudden change either. You have to be fairly observant, and this takes skill and practice.
  2. Does she touch you less or show less goofy emotions? Tomboys tend to get more uptight around guys they like because they want you to think of them as girls. And to them, touching is a guy thing, and so are goofy faces. But this isn't always the case.
  3. Does she emphasize the fact that she's "one of the guys"? More often a girl will try to convince you that she hasn't changed, making a noticeable change to everyone. She probably doesn't want you to turn her away or for things to get uncomfortable if you find out, so she denies it to herself and others. You can't stay friends if you know.
  4. Does she get mad a lot around you? Tomboys are a lot like guys in this aspect. If they do something that they think is unattractive, they may think this will hurt their chance with you, if there is any. But you could also be ticking them off.
  5. They probably don't know much about flirting. Boys have always been friends to them, so boyfriends are probably the most complicated thing to them, even more so than how to fix that crack in your gas tank. Probably even more than it is for you, gasp!
  6. Does she hit you for no reason? Like, not the normal, you called her a girl so she's gonna whack you in the arm kind of hit. Like, you're just there and she wants to. She's probably trying to turn you off to her.
  7. Does everyone else joke that you two would make a cute couple? Although it could also be you, guys and tomboys are a lot less secretive when it comes to it. It could also be just joking, but most of the time they have probably noticed something you haven't. Watch her reaction. If it's a regular annoyed "shut up", then it's probably not her. But if you see her blush her tense up, they could be right.
  8. She probably won't confide in a guy, so look to the female friends for hints. If she looks at you like she's observing your reactions, she probably is. Though you probably shouldn't test this.
  9. "Do you like (insert tomboy's name here)?" If her female friend asks you this, there's a ninety-percent chance that she's asking for her friend. Even if she tells you something like "she hasn't said anything to me, I just wanted to know" doesn't mean that's why they're really asking. Of course there's still that ten-percent that she's telling the truth.
  10. You have a gut feeling. Tomboys probably aren't all that sneaky about hiding their feelings. They could really be staring at you when you think they are.
  11. They offer to pay for the meals. She use to always use tricks to get you to pay and now she's "repaying you" or "just being nice". She could be trying to get on your good side.
  12. She goes out of her way to make sure she's not alone with you. You use to hang out just you two all the time, playing video games, watching tv, playing one-on-one sports. But now she's either busy or invites another friend, even though she's an introvert. You haven't had your best friend time in months. Having another person with you guys is relaxing, she doesn't have to try so hard, she has help.
  13. Follow some http://www.wikihow.com/Know-if-a-Guy-Likes-You - girl tips. Tomboys are tomBOYs for a reason. Cold shoulder, copy-cat, harsh teasing, bumping into you. Stuff that you would do to a girl.
  14. When you flirt with other girls, does she look put off or angry? Both are signs of jealousy. She has probably already decided that she has no personal claim to you, but she can still get jealous against her will. If she avoids eye contact or looks sad, that's probably a positive sign. But you may have to look at her eyes. A slight droop in the eye lids or thinned lips mean a lot. But do NOT flirt just to make her jealous, because it could lead to problems in the friendship.


Tips

  • Follow girl tips.
  • Look at ways to http://www.wikihow.com/Attract-a-Tomboy - make a tomboy like you and follow a few of the rules. See how she responds.
  • Keep in mind that all girls are different.
  • They will probably lie to you if you ask them about it. See if they blush.
  • Eye contact.

WARNING (for 'how to be yourself)

  • Just because you don't care about how people perceive you doesn't mean you shouldn't be aware of it, especially in situations where being yourself might be misinterpreted. For example, you might enjoy being friendly and flirtatious, but in some cultures, that might be perceived as a sexual invitation, and you could get yourself in trouble.
  • Don't lose yourself when you're with other friends. Be yourself. Don't be someone else so other people will like you; in the end, you would end up hurting other people and losing yourself.
  • Don't think that being yourself means that you cannot change who you are. You want to be a person that you can be proud of, so if there is some way you can improve yourself, go for it. Don't allow your shortcomings to discourage you, but don't ignore them either.
  • Make sure that you can show the same "you" to everyone consistently. If you feel the need to be secretive about something wrong you've done, you are not really being yourself; it will show and misunderstandings will occur. Do what's right. You cannot truly be yourself unless you can face yourself.
  • Keep in mind that 'being yourself' is not always the right thing to do. Would you tell a despicable person to just be himself and not change a thing? No. Most of the time when people in general perceive you a certain way, it means you don't fit in to your society. Whether you want to fit in or not is up to you, but you are only setting yourself up for trouble when you neglect society's ways. (That is, unless you decide to live in a cave for the rest of your life.)
  • Nobody is perfect. However, if you are outrageously flawed (for example, have a short temper), then you should look into some self-improvement rather than ignoring everyone's cues and "being yourself." Don't deny yourself of the truth by saying it's everyone else's problem and not yours. You'll only be hurting yourself in the long run.
  • While you're being you, remember that "you" might have your flaws that might need to be changed, but only for the better (materialistic things/personality do not count, such as your favorite bag that everybody ridicules, or if you talk quietly). Goals and bad habits count. Say, you have bad acne and you've been stressing on it for a while. Don't say "well, 'I' have bad acne, and I want to be myself, so I'll give up on getting rid of it." Or if you have some bad habits, don't say "it's a part of me, that's the way it is," because you can still change yourself for the better and in ways which will make you grow.