The term is used to describe a girl who does everything for external, mostly male validation. Experts weigh in on the damage pick-me girl name-calling can do.

Sad Girl Autumn is like Hot Girl Summer’s cool aunt. She lives in a haunted cottage in the woods, and believes pumpkin-scented candles can cure almost any heartbreak.

A pick-me girl is a girl who rejects classic notions of femininity in exchange for traditionally masculine interests catering to the male gaze. Here's why.

Kaysen first wrote Girl, Interrupted 30 years ago, back when being a “sad girl” was private, shameful, and not at all aestheticized. ... but I think it was meant to be very disturbing.

For me, being a sad girl means being in touch with the way I feel (and feeling it all). It means embracing joy as much as sadness and not having to pretend that I’m someone I’m not; it is ...