Why do some girls flirt with people who have a partner? It’s honestly so annoying and just disrespectful. It’s funny because there’s this thing called “girl code,” where you don’t date your friend’s ex, don’t flirt with the person they have a thing for, and most importantly, do not flirt with their boyfriend.

     Well, the actual definition of girl code according to the Urban Dictionary is “Number one rule of girl code is that you DO NOT communicate with, flirt with, or date any man that your FRIEND has dated or fancies.”    Although the “DO NOT communicate” part of the girl code is dumb, the rest of it is valid. It’s simply just respect for your friend or any other girl.

     Girls preach following this code, but they most definitely don’t act on it. Most girls do quite the opposite: Flirt with boys who have girlfriends, or try to get between the couple. And it could be blamed on having a flirty personality, but come on. They should be able to realize that what they’re doing just isn’t right. It’s not that hard to not flirt with someone. Like, really? We’re in high school; everyone should have at least the slightest bit of common sense to not do things like that.

     They make it blatantly obvious that they’re flirting. It’s annoying. Like, what’s the point in doing it? If the guy is in a relationship, nine times out of ten, they don’t want you. So just stop. It’s embarrassing. Are you really that desperate for male attention to go and do all that?

     Also, if you’re already in a relationship and flirting with other people, and you blame it on your “flirty personality,” that’s just wrong. You’re aware that it’s wrong, and hopefully you regret ever doing it, because you know it’s going to hurt your partner.

     Now not all girls are like this, though. Some girls actually respect the “girl code,” and it’s amazing. They won’t flirt with their friend’s boyfriend, they won’t talk to their friend’s ex if they’re on bad terms, they just respect their friends. That shouldn’t be something that’s such a “Wow, really?” type of thing, because it should be normal for your friends to respect that part of the friendship. And, if that’s not normal, then that’s a red flag you should maybe take care of.