The Differences Between BFF Relationships in the 1990s and Today
In the 1990s, everyone knew of someone who was becoming closer to their BFF.
— that one specific individual with whom we would speak on our late-night mobile calls,
Collaborate on clothing and share rumors about our parents’ rigorous parenting style.
And you realize that a lot has changed when you compare your best friends from the 1990s to those from now.
but the principles are still the same: you spend late nights talking on the phone with your best friend
and you continue to gossip about her now. Even so, you still match your attire, even though you pretend it was an accident.
The truth is that factors aren’t all that different after all. We simply drink a lot more wine since we’re older.
Our closest friends are the siblings we never had. Or maybe we actually had siblings.
However, we simply didn’t enjoy them that much. Despite the fact that your siblings took your favorite
toys and hurried through the outside world while wearing your school bra (*cough* happened to a pal),
Your shoulder and the sole person you would play practical jokes on were your closest friends.
to cry on when you saw your crush on the playground holding hands with another girl.
Without our best friends, we would not be where we are now.
– both equally so in the 1990s and even now, even though things may have slightly changed.
1. The Battles We Enter
In the 1990s: Your best friend made a firm commitment to look after your digital
pet while you were away on vacation, and she later allowed it to pass away. After that, you could not look at her the same way.
As of right now: Elderly folks no longer engage in actual combat. As an alternative,
We purposefully dislike one other’s Instagram posts and leave passive-aggressive comments on Facebook.
2. How We Reconcile After
In the 1990s: Since this was before smartphones, surviving a conflict
Typically, passing your best friend an observer in class is related with full
with lots of furrowed brows, putting hearts on the i’s, so she understood how
Adding “LYLAS” in the end, which means “love you like a sis,” expressed how miserable you had been sans her.
For those who have forgotten how we used to shorten things.
Now: To put the past behind you, the peace offering typically entails a $12 Starbucks espresso drink and a happy selfie of the two of you.
3. Entertainment on Friday Night
When we went to the mall in the 1990s, we would get fake nose rings from Claire’s, which was perfect before we slipped into an R-rated movie. We really were that bad.
Who goes out these days? Not us. Give us a bottle or twelve of wine and anything on Netflix to binge watch, and we’re set. Is it possible to say FriYAY?
4. Acting as a Wingwoman
In the 1990s: Immediately following your decision to hire the love of your life
the ultimate cootie catcher, you’d stage a sit-in during science class, even while your best friend kept the girls at bay.
These days: Almost all best friends know how to help you get long-lasting love: wasting fourteen hours searching for him on Facebook using nothing but his primary identity.
5. Targets for Squads
In the 1990s, obtaining a few more women who shared your sense of style allowed you to pretend to be the Spice Girls.
Now: The best news is that you only need a single additional person to perform the One Ladies dance.
However, you’re not much of a people person these days, so your best friend is more than plenty.
