But instead of Galentine's Day GIFs the author writes things like "'Galentine's Day' was introduced to the world by Leslie Knope, a fictional midlevel bureaucrat in an Indiana parks and recreation department on the NBC sitcom Parks and Recreation." This book is just a buzzfeed article about 20 reasons Your Galentine's Day Gal is More than Your BFF She's Your LITERAL SOUL MATE (no homo). Everything Schaefer uncovers leads to - and makes the case for - the eventual conclusion that these ties among women are making us (both as individuals and as society as a whole) stronger than ever before. Through interviews with friends, mothers, authors, celebrities, businesswomen, doctors, screenwriters, and historians (a list that includes Judy Blume, Megan Abbott, The Fug Girls, and Kay Cannon), Schaefer shows a remarkable portrait of what female friendships can help modern women accomplish in their social, personal, and work lives.Ī validation of female friendship unlike any that's ever existed before, this book is a mix of historical research, the author's own personal experience, and conversations about friendships across the country.
And she isn't the only one to realize this.
First there was the mean girl cliques of the '90s then the teenage friendships that revolved around constant discussion of romantic interests and which slowly morphed into Sex and the City spin-offs the disheartening loneliness of "I'm not like other girls" friendships with only men the discovery of a platonic soul mate and finally, the overwhelming love of a supportive female squad (#squad).Īnd over the course of these friendships, Schaefer made a startling discovery: girls make the best friends. Kayleen Schaefer has experienced (and occasionally, narrowly survived) most every iteration of the modern female friendship. Text Me When You Get Home is a personal and sociological perspective - and ultimately a celebration - of the evolution of the modern female friendship. From Girls to Parks and Recreation to Bridesmaids, the female friendship has taken an undeniable front seat in pop culture.
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