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What is ‘Resting Bitch Face’?

Here are 13 things you’ll get if you have this syndrome:

1. When all your extreme emotions look identical:

The struggle.

2. When people think you’re a bad belle because this is how you listen to good news:

I’m actually happy for you.

3. You, whenever people ask “What’s wrong?” or “Are you ok?”

IT’S JUST MY FACE.

4. How people avoid you because they think you are vexing:

Hay God!

5. When people say they thought you were a snob before talking to you.

EVERYTIME!

6. You, wondering if you’ve missed the love of your life because they were too scared to talk to you.

God forbid!

7. When you can’t walk three steps without one stranger asking, “Why you dey squeeze face?”

What is there to smile about? Did you dash me money?

8. What you look like when you actually make an effort to smile.

A for effort, biko.

9. When people stop giving you gist halfway because they think you’re uninterested.

Hian! Should I be shining teeth on top amebo?

10. When you talk and people just assume you’re being sarcastic.

Ugh! Stress.

11. When even your mother always thinks you’re being rude.

See me see trouble.

12. How people react when they find out you’re actually nice:

I don’t blame you.

13. How you feel when you finally find a kindred spirit:

Let us frown together.

NerdEfiko

June 12, 2020

Inside Life

Africa, frown, Lagos, Nigeria, RBF, Resting bitch face, Smile
This smiling-through-the-pain meme works on so many levels, but none quite as much as when you decide to form hard guy after getting dumped.

1. When they dump you then add “…but we can still be friends”.

Instead of you to say no, you’re still there smiling.
2. When you foolishly agree to stay friends and they start gisting you about the new person they like.

Instead of you to say the thing is chooking you, you will even start giving them relationship advice.
3. When your friends are insulting your ex to make you feel better but you’re still in love with them.

Instead of you to tell them the thing is paining you, you will be there laughing with them.
4. When you see your ex with that “just a friend” person they told you not to worry about.

Instead of you to go and listen to Adele’s album and cry better tears, you’re there doing “e no consign me”.
5. When someone who doesn’t know you’ve broken up asks about them.

Instead of you to tell the person to free, you’ll go and be answering them.
6. When your ex said they needed time to be single but you see them with someone new the next day.

Instead of you to vex, you will even go and tell them congratulations.
7. When the first thing they tweeted after dumping you was “finally free”.

Instead of you to unfollow them, you’re still doing “I like their tweets”.
8. When you go and stalk their Instagram page and see they’ve already deleted all your pictures.

Instead of you to block them, you’ll be forming mature.
9. When you get the notification that they have changed their Facebook status from ‘in a relationship’ to ‘single’.

Instead of you to unfriend them, you’ll be forming ‘I don’t care’.
10. When your mum tells you that she never liked them.

Instead of you to tell your mum that the thing is paining you, you’ll be there nodding your head.
11. When you see a picture of them looking hotter than they did when you were still together.

Instead of you to remove your eyes, you’re there scoping the picture.
12. When you text them “I miss you” and they don’t reply.

Instead of you to delete their number, you will be forming odeshi.
13. When your ex does alter call at church to announce their engagement.

*Instead of you to get up and leave, you’re there clapping and shouting hallelujah.
14. When they invite you to their wedding since you guys are now forming ‘friends’.

Instead of you to stand up when they say “whosoever objects to this union…” you’re there sitting on the high table.

Daniel Orubo

April 6, 2016

Oldies

Africa, Break Up, ex, Hard Guy, Nigeria, Pain, Smile

What is ‘Resting Bitch Face’?

1. When all your extreme emotions look identical:

2. When people think you’re a bad belle because this is how you listen to good news:

3. You, whenever people ask “What’s wrong?” or “Are you ok?”

4. How people avoid you because they think you are vexing:

5. When people say they thought you were a snob before talking to you.

6. You, wondering if you’ve missed the love of your life because they were too scared to talk to you.

7. When you can’t walk three steps without one stranger asking, “Why you dey squeeze face?”

8. What you look like when you actually make an effort to smile.

9. When people stop giving you gist halfway because they think you’re uninterested.

10. When you talk and people just assume you’re being sarcastic.

11. When even your mother always thinks you’re being rude.

12. How people react when they find out you’re actually nice:

13. How you feel when you finally find a kindred spirit:

This smiling-through-the-pain meme works on so many levels, but none quite as much as when you decide to form hard guy after getting dumped.

1. When they dump you then add “…but we can still be friends”.

2. When you foolishly agree to stay friends and they start gisting you about the new person they like.

3. When your friends are insulting your ex to make you feel better but you’re still in love with them.

4. When you see your ex with that “just a friend” person they told you not to worry about.

5. When someone who doesn’t know you’ve broken up asks about them.

6. When your ex said they needed time to be single but you see them with someone new the next day.

7. When the first thing they tweeted after dumping you was “finally free”.

8. When you go and stalk their Instagram page and see they’ve already deleted all your pictures.

9. When you get the notification that they have changed their Facebook status from ‘in a relationship’ to ‘single’.

10. When your mum tells you that she never liked them.

11. When you see a picture of them looking hotter than they did when you were still together.

12. When you text them “I miss you” and they don’t reply.

13. When your ex does alter call at church to announce their engagement.

14. ​When they invite you to their wedding since you guys are now forming ‘friends’.

14. When they invite you to their wedding since you guys are now forming ‘friends’.