The Best Quotes From Rom-Com BFFs Who Aren't Afraid of a Little Tough Love

Romantic comedies may be full of clichés, but we can't help but love them. And where would our distressed rom-com heroines (and heroes) be without their trusty BFFs? Oftentimes, these faithful sidekicks are unlucky in their own love lives, flying under the radar with their inappropriate quips, tough love advice, and brutally honest opinions. So in honor of these cinematic underdogs, we're putting the best friends in the limelight for once with their wisest and funniest words of wisdom on dating, sex, and relationships. Because we all need friends who will tell it like it is.

Additional reporting by Lauren Harano

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Peik Lin Goh, Crazy Rich Asians
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Peik Lin Goh, Crazy Rich Asians

"Good for you. Walking away from Nick and his family's fat-ass property portfolio. You have no one, no net worth, but you have integrity. That's why I respect you."

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Nikki, Trainwreck
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Nikki, Trainwreck

Amy: "He called me on purpose."
Nikki: "Hang up! He's obviously, like, sick or something."
Aaron: "I was calling to say I had a really good time last night and was wondering if you wanted to, um, hang out again."
Nikki: "I'm going to call the police."

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Samantha, Sex and the City: The Movie
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Samantha, Sex and the City: The Movie

"The good ones screw you, the bad ones screw you, and the rest don't know how to screw you."

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Donny, Isn't It Romantic
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Donny, Isn't It Romantic

"You can search the entire universe and never find a being more worthy of love than yourself."

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Becca, Set It Up
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Becca, Set It Up

"When I was little, my grandmother, she used to say: 'You like because, and you love despite.' You like someone because of all of their qualities, and you love someone despite some of their qualities."

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Lillian, Bridesmaids
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Lillian, Bridesmaids

"Here's what I don't like about it: you hate yourself after you see him. Every time. And then we go through this and you feel like sh*t. And it's almost like you're doing it because you feel bad about yourself."

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George, My Best Friend's Wedding
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George, My Best Friend's Wedding

"Life goes on. Maybe there won't be marriage . . . maybe there won't be sex . . . but, by God, there'll be dancing."

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Corey, Say Anything
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Corey, Say Anything

"The world is full of guys. Be a man. Don't be a guy."

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Becky, Sleepless in Seattle
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Becky, Sleepless in Seattle

"A movie! That's your problem! You don't want to be in love. You want to be in love in a movie."

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Kit, Failure to Launch
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Kit, Failure to Launch

"Look, I don't see why it's so complicated. You like Tripp. Tell Tripp you like him."

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Marie, When Harry Met Sally
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Marie, When Harry Met Sally

"All I'm saying is that somewhere out there is the man you are supposed to marry. And if you don't get him first, somebody else will, and you'll have to spend the rest of your life knowing that somebody else is married to your husband"

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Shazza, Bridget Jones's Diary
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Shazza, Bridget Jones's Diary

"Exactly. I mean there's been all these bloody hints and stuff, but has he ever actually stuck his f*cking tongue down your f*cking throat?"

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Casey, 27 Dresses
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Casey, 27 Dresses

Jane: George appreciates me for who I am!

Casey: What good is it being appreciated if no one is naked?

Jane: Because sometimes your best friends have to slap some sense into ya.

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Courtney and Jane, The Sweetest Thing
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Courtney and Jane, The Sweetest Thing

Courtney: What do we always tell them no matter what?

Jane: Oh. My. God. Your penis is so big.

Courtney: Good girl.

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Iona, Pretty in Pink
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Iona, Pretty in Pink

Iona: Does he have . . . strong lips?

Andie: How can you tell?

Iona: Did you feel it in your knees?

Andie: I felt it everywhere.

Iona: Strong lips.

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Patrice, No Strings Attached
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Patrice, No Strings Attached

"You always do this. You always find something wrong with everybody who likes you. And I date guys who have real problems. I date guys who steal my credit card and then they tell me it's my fault because I left it out. You find these perfect guys and then you're like, it will never work he's too happy."

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Debbie, Knocked Up
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Debbie, Knocked Up

[On husbands] "You criticize them so much, they get down on themselves, and then they're forced to change!"

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Holly, The Wedding Singer
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Holly, The Wedding Singer

Holly: I mean, you know why she's marrying him, don't you?

Robbie: The money thing? Security? A nice house? I guess that's important to some people.

Holly: No, it's not important to some people, Robbie. It's important to ALL people.

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Lucy, 13 Going on 30
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Lucy, 13 Going on 30

Jenna: Wait, listen to me. I'm 13!

Lucy: Jenna, if you're gonna start lying about your age, I'd go with 27.

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Kit, Pretty Woman
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Kit, Pretty Woman

"Hey, he asked you right? Maybe you guys could, like, um you know get a house together and, like, buy some diamonds and a horse. I don't know."

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TJ, The Wedding Date
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TJ, The Wedding Date

"Darling, why spend anymore time on that horse's ass when Mr. Tie-Me-Up-Tie-Me-Down is standing right over there?"

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Cyn, Working Girl
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Cyn, Working Girl

"Sometimes I sing and dance around the house in my underwear. Doesn't make me Madonna. Never will."

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Kate, Only You
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Kate, Only You

Faith: Why couldn't we just have arranged marriages in America?

Kate: Yeah, at least you could spend the rest of your life blaming your parents instead of yourself.

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Zoe, Something's Gotta Give
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Zoe, Something's Gotta Give

"This is really fascinating, what's going on at this table. Let's take you and Erica. You've been around the block a few times. What are you, around 60? 63. Fantastic! Never married, which as we know, if you were a woman, would be a curse. You'd be an old maid, a spinster. Blah, blah, blah. So instead of pitying you, they write an article about you. Celebrate your never marrying. You're elusive and ungetable, a real catch. Then, there's my gorgeous sister here. Look at her. She is so accomplished. Most successful female playwright since who? Lillian Hellmann? She's over 50, divorced, and she sits in night after night after night because available guys her age want something — forgive me, they want somebody that looks like Marin. The over-50 dating scene is geared towards men leaving older women out. And as a result, the women become more and more productive and therefore, more and more interesting. Which, in turn, makes them even less desirable because as we all know, men — especially older men — are threatened and afraid of productive, interesting women. It is just so clear! Single older women as a demographic are about as f*cked a group as can ever exist."

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Dionne, Clueless
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Dionne, Clueless

Tai: Cher, you're a virgin?
Cher: You say that like it's a bad thing.
Dionne: Besides, the PC term is "hymenally challenged."

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Peggy, Runaway Bride
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Peggy, Runaway Bride

Maggie: Do you think I flirt with Cory?

Peggy: Yes.

Maggie: I don't mean it.

Peggy: I know. I think sometimes you just sort of spaz out with random excess flirtation energy and it just lands on anything male that moves.

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Patti, Under the Tuscan Sun
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Patti, Under the Tuscan Sun

Patti: I refuse to screw up your love life.

Frances: Don't be ridiculous, Patti. You are my love life.

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Penny, The Wedding Planner
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Penny, The Wedding Planner

Mary: For an entire Summer he followed me around asking me if I had a vagina!

Penny: I think that's adorable!

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George, My Best Friend's Wedding
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George, My Best Friend's Wedding

George: Michael's chasing Kimmy?

Julianne: Yes!

George: You're chasing Michael?

Julianne: YES!

George: Who's chasing you . . . nobody, get it? There's your answer.

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Becky, Sleepless in Seattle
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Becky, Sleepless in Seattle

"Verbal ability is a highly overrated thing in a guy, and it's our pathetic need for it that gets us into so much trouble."

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Marie, When Harry Met Sally
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Marie, When Harry Met Sally

"Everybody thinks they have good taste and a sense of humor but they couldn't possibly all have good taste."

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Courtney, The Sweetest Thing
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Courtney, The Sweetest Thing

"Fifty percent of what people say when they are joking is true, which means, you do wanna go to this wedding but you are too afraid to admit it. So, by making some sort of joke about it, you get to say what you really want without being vulnerable."

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Iona, Pretty in Pink
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Iona, Pretty in Pink

"Andie, hon. Listen, it's after 7:00. Don't waste good lip gloss."