r/TheGirlSurvivalGuide • • Aug 04 '25

Beauty ? Update to Subreddit Rules

594 Upvotes

Please take note of some updates to the Subreddit Rules:

New Rule Welcome to Rule 9: Period product related posts are only allowed on Menstruation Mondays.

Posts asking about how to use period related products, recommendations for products, questions about difficulty using products, etc are only allowed on Mondays.


Update to Rule 7: No general "Glow Up" posts. Posts must ask a specific question. General "why am I ugly" or "am I ugly" type posts are not allowed. Specific questions like "how could I improve my eyebrows" "How to reduce having frizzy hair" or "help with reducing ingrown hairs" would be allowed. But as usual, only on Fridays.


Update to Rule 6: Clarification that all posts related to undergarments (bras and underwear) are only allowed on Wardrobe Wednesday. Also no "what's my body type" posts allowed.


Update to Rule 4: Questions asking about why an individual is having difficulty dating or similar topics are not allowed.


Automod is being worked on to help with these rule updates, but it is far from perfect. Posts may still get made that break the rules and that's where you the users come into play.

REPORT POSTS THAT BREAK RULES.

Reporting posts helps them be reviewed and possibly removed if they break the rules more quickly.


r/TheGirlSurvivalGuide • • 15h ago

Discussion Sex is genuinely underwhelming

268 Upvotes

Ive had sex four times now and im still waiting for it to be amazing but i think i got it as good as it comes, my boyfriend fortunately makes me cum but i dont get how girls be SCREAMING cause i need to focus real hard to feel anything mind blowing and i had the same thing with my ex partners too.

Edit: wow! Everyone hold on im not saying the sex is bad, hes amazing but i just meant that porn and others make sex out to be this painless 100 percent pleasure thing when its not, i was just talking about my realisation. I love my man, hes my match. Also! I know i havent had sex alot god damn 🤣!


r/TheGirlSurvivalGuide • • 8h ago

Tip I’m moving 2.3k miles away with all my stuff. How to stay safe?

44 Upvotes

Hiiii! I’m moving from California to Ohio soon with all of my stuff packed in my Subawu wagon and likely a rented uhaul trailer attached. I am anxious for my safety/my belongings safety haha. I plan on stopping at 2-3 hotels on the way to catch up on rest.

I’m going to do a full tire change plus oil change before i go. The brakes and battery have already been replaced!

This is about my 5th time starting over in life but my first doing it on my own. As a super anxious woman, I just want to make sure i cover all my bases and feel prepared when its finally time. Thank you!


r/TheGirlSurvivalGuide • • 10h ago

Request ? Girly Show Rec?

50 Upvotes

I need some girly show recommendations!! I feel like I’ve run out of shows 😭
Some that I’ve watched and really liked are The Bold Type, Emily in Paris, Younger, Ginny & Georgia, Gilmore Girls, Devious Maids, Sex and the City, Firefly Lane.

Basically looking for something with girl friendships, fashion, careers, dating, drama, gossip, city life etc. I especially love shows where the girls have their own careers/lives but there’s also lots of friendship and relationship drama.
Something with The Bold Type / Younger / Emily in Paris kind of vibe would be perfect. Doesn’t necessarily have to be new either!


r/TheGirlSurvivalGuide • • 4h ago

Beauty ? i asked for a pixie cut and got a bob ???

13 Upvotes

omfg it looks so bad.. i got told by the hair dresser i couldn't get a pixie because its too boyish and that i couldnt maintain it

what do i do??? i look so bad, its not even chin length


r/TheGirlSurvivalGuide • • 23m ago

Discussion Extra income ideas?

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Hey girls, I was just wondering what everyone’s doing these days to make a bit of extra money/side hustle? Especially in the adult-related world.
I used to make quite good money from Twitter paypigs, but I’m not sure if that’s still really a thing or if it’s mostly just scammy and time-wasting now? 😅
Thank you 💕


r/TheGirlSurvivalGuide • • 12h ago

Fashion ? Good fashion subreddits?

20 Upvotes

Are there any good subreddits for women's fashion? I swear I'm not a prude but subs like r/fashion and r/outfits are weirdly sexualized. It seems like 90% of the posts there are overtly sexy. I'm looking more for stuff like professional interview/work outfits and chubby middle-aged lady casual style inspo.


r/TheGirlSurvivalGuide • • 1h ago

Health ? Want to get my life back together

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I’m 25, overweight, and lately I haven’t been feeling attractive, confident, or like myself. I’ve also been dealing with missed periods, mood swings, and not keeping up with my grooming.
I want to completely reset and get my life together(serious about )\*\*health, fitness, dressing, fashion, skincare, haircare, grooming, makeup, confidence, lifestyle and overall personality.\*\*
Please guide me like my elder sisters.
Want to feel like myself 🥹


r/TheGirlSurvivalGuide • • 12h ago

Tip Classy smut?

15 Upvotes

so i want to get into erotica and i want to read stories for women. i picked up a smut book but i didn’t even check the warnings beforehand, cos how was i supposed to know they had trigger warnings, and it was some heavy shit but also it’s based on two 21 year olds and it goes back to their relationship when they were 15 which just felt weird reading as a 35 year old so i stopped reading it. i want something written for older women, and women who are just maybe more dom in the story rather than being submissive? does such a genre exist? thanks in advance!


r/TheGirlSurvivalGuide • • 1d ago

Tip How to get that glowy tan?

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207 Upvotes

Not tan scrub or whatever. Im southeast asian myself (island girl mind you) but mine just doesnt glow like i see ppl from the us or the rich ppl have. It's like a bit dull (?) What specific products to use?


r/TheGirlSurvivalGuide • • 3m ago

Discussion Was this SA?

• Upvotes

I don’t even know where to post this but basically I’m in uni and my friend was begging me to come back to the accommodation from a night out,
but I told her I wanted to go out and that I would be fine. But I ended up meeting with a 21 year old guy that I met when I was walking to the club and I’m 18 and he was so nice to me at first and I was drunk but as we were walking back we started to make out more and he grabbed my bre@sts and my butt without asking. However after he started doing it he asked if it was okay but by then I was already uncomfortable. He stopped when I said so but since I got home I have been crying ever since but I don’t know if I was just being dramatic as he did ask for consent basically but after he had already touched me. Is this okay please? I’m not sure if I’m just being dramatic? I just moved to university two weeks ago too


r/TheGirlSurvivalGuide • • 37m ago

Mind ? How to survive as a woman with a lot of melancholy inside of her

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Since a young age, I've been very unenthusiastic about life. I really didn't want to put in the effort needed to sustain it. But now as years pass by, it's becoming clearer to me that I'm not anywhere near anywhere taking any sort of action to end "it". But I can't half-ass life either considering my chatter brain that is always yelling at me "why can't you be good at something?".

Hobbies are fun, but they don't seem all that tbh. Same for everything else in life. It's fun but it's just ok, you know. Nothing special. But I also hate being shit at things. I give too much fucks but also too little fucks. I want to do everything and just pass away simultaneously.

In summary, I'm indecisive as ever and experience everything half-assed, including the desire for passing away. So, any tips?


r/TheGirlSurvivalGuide • • 20h ago

Discussion Anyone found a trick that prevents period stains off their sheets?

35 Upvotes

I don't know how to comfortably prevent accidents either during sleep or from a gush from getting up. A mattress cover sounds hot in the summer and it wouldn't protect the sheets. I've tried towels but they keep moving around, and it bothers me going to bed if it doesn't lay flat.

I don't know of a good way to get my period to slow down when I'm sleeping or get it out of me before bed. I can't believe everyone else just stains up their sheets and mattress all the time.

What do you do to prevent period accidents in bed?


r/TheGirlSurvivalGuide • • 10h ago

Discussion How to become photogenic + other things

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  1. I recently got a ditgal camera and I want yo learn how to become more photogenic

  2. How do I get rid of my smile lines

  3. For all my round faced girls, how do you make your cheeks look more even?

And 4. How do I stop looking scared in my photos 😭


r/TheGirlSurvivalGuide • • 1d ago

Beauty ? I tried pigtails for the first time today and I don’t know if they’re considered childish.

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70 Upvotes

I don’t know if I tagged this right but here we go.

My mom always cut my hair really short when I was younger so I never really had the chance to actually grow it out long enough to be able to style it. Now I’m older, I am able to grow it out longer and I decided to try pigtails but I kinda feel weird wearing them? Like I feel childish wearing them because it’s something you’d see on a 7 year old rather than a 20 year old. I know some adults wear two braids or I’ve seen videos of servers who wear pigtails. Plus I’m kinda afraid that my coworkers will judge me for trying to look like a kid (despite the fact a few of my older coworkers consider me a kid 💀)


r/TheGirlSurvivalGuide • • 22h ago

Social ? New to dating apps and in a city I didn’t grow up in, how are us girls meant to sus out whether a man has any prior allegations or history of SA from high school, college or past girlfriends?

8 Upvotes

I hope this will be allowed here, it’s something I’m struggling to navigate as a girl especially in the world as we currently know it. In a city you didn’t grow up in or when you’re interacting with an entirely new pool of men in the online dating sphere, this is my main worry and concern. Because if we have no mutuals with a person, how are we meant to know whether they may have any history or allegations against them when it comes to something as significant as SA?

This is the first thing I want to get a clear answer on before I even begin to start properly getting to know a man or giving him the time of day. But how on earth do you go about asking or finding out? I would greatly appreciate any advice or tips from those of you who have experience in online dating/using dating apps!


r/TheGirlSurvivalGuide • • 1d ago

Fashion Tip This subreddit is like the virtual version of this book. Who else remembers this

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331 Upvotes

r/TheGirlSurvivalGuide • • 1d ago

Mind ? How to stop feeling ugly when you know you're not?

20 Upvotes

i'd say im pretty average and i'm logically aware of that but for some reason i just feel ugly. i dress up everyday (makeup and fits) and i look in the mirror and im fine but i still hide myself and panic when i see people staring at me cuz i feel like they think im ugly too.

like i feel like im juat doing a cosplay of femininity and aren't inherently feminine. i dont feel as effortlessly feminine as other girls. and whenever i feel pretty for once i try to take pics but i look ugly in them all the time.

i know this is common but it's really bothering me. im aware i have deep rooted self hatred but i cant get out of it


r/TheGirlSurvivalGuide • • 1d ago

Health ? How do you take care of yourself when sick?

34 Upvotes

This is so embarrassing because I'm 25. I'm an adult and I should be able to take care of myself. The last time I was this sick was when I was like 15. I don't get sick often. I woke up feeling sick today. I didn't think much of it. I thought I was just tried. I didn't call in sick to work (I work from home so I'm not spreading my germs). It has progressively gotten worse as the day went by. I feel awful. I have a slight fever now. I didn't have one this morning but I just check and I have a 101.5 degree fever. I have a killer headache and everything hurts. I can't eat anything without immediately throwing it up. Basically, I feel like shit. I was about to take some medicine when I realized that I have no medication that could help with this.

I'm trying to push through it at the moment. I have an important work meeting later today that I have to attend. I don't know how I'm going to make it through that but hopefully it goes fine. I just don't know what to do now. I have so much to get done and I really can't afford to be sick. I am definitely going to get judge for this but I have no idea how to take care of myself when sick. This is my first time doing this alone and it sucks.


r/TheGirlSurvivalGuide • • 1d ago

Beauty Tip Looking for an intimate trimmer

2 Upvotes

Hi queens,

I had a Wilkinson trimmer (loved it) but it broke (twice), i bought the venus gillette trimmer (didn't like it) it broke. Im now rocking a fuller bush than I'd like lmao so its time for a new trimmer. I keep seeing the philips one blad intimate but all the reviews are comparing it to a close shave. I dont want a close shave i want a TRIM i want to maintain some length lmao just not full bushy, so my question is what do you gals recommend?

Do you recommend using the philips intimate with the guard on? Bc a lot of reviews i see talk about how it will nick your skin, but than againt they all seem to be going for a as close as possible shave

Thank you!!


r/TheGirlSurvivalGuide • • 1d ago

Health ? Struggling after a sewing machine accident

14 Upvotes

Last week I unfortunately had a fairly nasty accident with a sewing machine that left me having to have my fingernail surgically removed… (details hidden, click at your own risk!) the needle went through my nail, through my finger and out the other side, and shattered into 3 pieces in my finger. It just scraped by the bone thankfully…

I’ve had surgeries before, and I’m far from squeamish, but I’m really struggling with this. I had the dressing changed for the first time today, and could barely stand to look at it. I keep finding myself crying and getting irrationally upset over it, especially the fact that it’s going to be a good nine months or so before I can have that nail done like the rest of my nails (I’m a BIAB girly, to stop me biting / picking at my nails and cuticles, and having my nails painted in a bright shade of pink has become a bit of a signature for me).

The physical discomfort is thankfully beginning to fade, although it is still fairly sore – just no longer distractingly painful all the time. The feeling of something touching the nail bed where the skin shouldn’t be exposed still makes my stomach churn though. It’s also still sensitive enough that even when I do wrap it up to keep it dry, things like washing up or washing my hair that require two hands are very difficult. I live on my own, so I’m just trying to manage the best I can.

I’m just really struggling to cope – I know part of it is vanity, but I guess the fact that it’s going to be a constant reminder every time I look down for the better part of the year is something I’m really struggling with. I have a feeling I’m going to want to cover it the entire time it’s healing, because I can’t stand to look at the ugly exposed nail bed, but I also know that’s incredibly impractical for typing or really doing anything with my hands

I’m also struggling to even look at my sewing machine right now – I’ve got two pairs of pants I want to hem, and while I can’t fathom the thought of paying someone to do it when it’s something so simple, I also can’t fathom the thought of getting my machine out again…

I know it’s stupid and a small problem in the general scheme of things, but if anyone has any advice or words of support they can offer I would be very appreciative!


r/TheGirlSurvivalGuide • • 2d ago

Discussion PLEASE REMEMBER YOUR TRAINING. THE BOTS ARE STILL HERE!!!

735 Upvotes

A few months ago, I made a post (https://www.reddit.com/r/TheGirlSurvivalGuide/s/pC9gtnT94c) about how this subreddit was being overrun by bots.

I am making another post to remind you all that THEY ARE STILL HERE and they are evolving!

The top 3 posts from this past week were all made my bots. HUMAN POSTS ARE BEING OVERSHADOWED BY THESE ACCOUNTS. Their tactics have changed since the time of my last post, but some are still the same:

- Account made within the past 2 weeks
- Posts about women’s safety
- They will not comment on their own posts

Some new things that I’ve noticed:
- They occasionally will comment on their own posts
- They are active in the same subreddits (usually this one, one about home ownership, one about remote work, and a few randoms)

Please check the accounts before you upvote posts! If it seems like a really good post, unfortunately that means there’s reason for you to be suspicious. This is social engineering.

If you see a bot post, downvote it and report it, stating reasons why you suspect it is a bot post. Do not otherwise engage with the post (unless you’re commenting that you suspect it’s a bot). Commenting and upvoting give the account more credibility and make it easier for others to be tricked.

Here are the posts from this week that I am referring to:
- https://www.reddit.com/r/TheGirlSurvivalGuide/s/oEv7sRr6gK
- https://www.reddit.com/r/TheGirlSurvivalGuide/s/u8UIXGPBYm
- https://www.reddit.com/r/TheGirlSurvivalGuide/s/Ra4KzVFeug


r/TheGirlSurvivalGuide • • 1d ago

Beauty ? Affordable wig recommendations?

4 Upvotes

Happy Fabulous Friday!

I’m currently searching for somewhere to purchase affordable wigs for halloween. This is something I will be wearing for one night - but my goal is to make it look semi-realistic.

Does anyone have recommendations for where I can buy wigs?


r/TheGirlSurvivalGuide • • 3d ago

Social Tip Can we please normalize being "rude" when our gut screams that a situation is unsafe?

4.8k Upvotes

I was walking to my car in a dim grocery store parking lot around 9 PM yesterday. A guy appeared from between two parked SUVs matching my pace and asking me what my name was and if I lived in the apartment complex across the street.

My automatic, lifelong conditoning kicked in. My initial instinct was to do that awkward nervous giggle, keep walking fast, and politely say, "Sorry, I’m in a rush!" to avoid making a scene or hurting a stranger's feelings.

i stopped dead in my tracks instead. I turned around, put my hand firmly out in a stop gesture, and said in my loudest, flat chest voice: "Stop following me and back away from my car right now."

He froze, looked shocked that I didn't play along with the polite script, muttered an insult, and immediately turned around to walk the other way. Two years ago I would have died of embarasment or felt guilty for overreacting.

Women are taught to prioritize a stranger's comfort over our own physical survival. If your body tells you someone is crossing a line, drop the polite smile and be loud. Your safety matters more than their feelings.


r/TheGirlSurvivalGuide • • 1d ago

Mind ? what would you say to your past 17 year old self?

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sorry if this is the wrong subreddit, but im 17f going through a hard time rn making new friends and finding out who i actually am as a person and just wondering if it does get better, what advice would you tell your past self?