ins & outs

stuff we hate and stuff we love for 2025

The everygirlz are BACK with a special edition to kick off the new year! When we were originally scheming about what this Substack could be, we had a smorgasbord of wonderful and chaotic ideas. But one thing we knew for CERTAIN is that it would be a space where we could be haters. We may be only four weeks into this medium, but we feel safe here with all of you. While we don’t endorse hating for the sake of hating, or unprovoked bullying and slander (no canceling these girlbosses!), what we do stand by is: You can’t trust someone who isn’t willing to publicly tell you what they DON’T like, to honestly tell you what they do. Thus the section “Things We Hate” was born. Today’s post is an extension of that energy wherein we will be announcing the things we love and hate for the year ahead. If you feel so inclined to share an opinion of your own as you read, we would love nothing more than a comment section flooded with your ins and outs for the new year. A friendly reminder to all of us that free will exists and the thoughts and feelings of the everygirlz in no way dictate the direction in which you take your life after reading this post. With that said, cheers to 2025, may it be a year full of things you love and also things you hate. That’s showbiz baby! (A phrase which, after we use it here, is out)

Let’s get into it.

IN

• balaclavas & platonic love being a priority

• stuffed animals

• carrying cash & finstas

• collecting things & day trips

• calling your friends just because

• snail mail & rom coms

• Ilona Maher

• mixing metals & going out to eat alone

• dance parties (solo and communal)

• tabletop gaming

• wendy’s (not sponsored but hey hmu)

• food blogs (like the OG days, bring them back! but also open to innovation)

• home cooked meals & chain restaurants

• curly hair & hot dogs

• tequila & any cocktail that actually tastes good

• on that note orange wine & also whiskey sours (see above)

• trains & tea

• ear plugs and not being overstimulated

• physical media (should we make a zine?)

• wrestling, boxing; (safely physically fighting)

• live music, Substack, and kissing girls

• gardening of all kinds

• essays

• communes

• being “cringe”

• tankinis & air drying your hair

• having a very random signature emoji

• the energy of Doechii’s Tiny Desk Concert

• putting too much energy into friendships that aren’t serving you (yeah this IS on the ins list)

• slumber parties

• handwritten letters and notes

• having no agenda and just existing

• mismatched nails

OUT

• dirty martinis and choosing a signature drink that actually sucks

• slick back buns & Amazon

• little piles of stuff in your apartment

• situationships and dating app freaks

• maybe Tiktok against our will

• definitely Tiktok shop not against our will

• private equity & return to office mandates

• online shopping and drive-thrus

• being “chill” and/or “cool about it”

• spending on products instead of experiences

• vodka & stay at home girlfriends

• meal prepping & Uber Eats

• top sheets

• long distance relationships

• raw milk & bird flu

• the nuclear family and man bands

• streaming services and skipping meals

• pondering grad school

• over-apologizing

• minimalism and AI

• pilates propaganda

• bad sleep schedules & podcasts for men

• reading for knowledge instead of for fun

• instagram as it’s designed

• gen-alpha slang

• but also pearl-clutching about gen-alpha

• skincare & bows

• camping out for barricade at concerts

• overusing therapy speak and Coachella

• taking shots & needing to have an opinion on everything

Cheers,

the everygirlz

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