DON'T GIVE IT AWAY FOR FREE.

At the moment, this is the most important thing I think teen girls need to realise. Yes, be beautiful. Yes, care about your figure. Care about your makeup and hair. Care about your personal style. But after all the work you put into yourself - don't give yourself away. Be sure they've earned it.

This advice doesn't just apply to boys and sex, though it certainly applies there also. It could also apply to friendships and life choices. Your career path. From the start, decide how much you want to be worth, and stick to that. Because as time goes on, if you haven't set your worth - it gets harder and harder to claim that worth.

Don't be impressed with the take-what-you-can-get, sloppy, grungy, easy, drug-addled aesthetic. That might look or seem fun for a minute, but in reality - if you want to travel? See the world? Have a nice car? Have kids someday? Have amazing shiny diamond rings and get your nails done every week? None of that comes free. And the best way to work toward a truly winning lifestyle is to give yourself the best head-start.

Couldn't you have all those things, and not care what a man thinks? Earn them all for yourself? Technically, yes, but you will likely have less fulfilment and happiness in life. And again - as you get older, you start to want those things because they are natural: a husband, a family, a comfortable home.

So set your value. Be beautiful. Hold your head up. Stay out of the gutter, because the girls who wallow in there might seem to be having fun - but it won't be fun when they try to climb out in a few years, and they find that they can't. Give yourself a head-start to a quality man who will work with you to build a quality life.

Get into great shape and maintain your figure.

Find a hair/skin/nails routine that works for you and makes you look and feel your best.

Go to college. Top tier men want educated women. Full stop. If you don’t have a specific career you’re passionate about I recommend nursing or teaching!

Don’t get blackout drunk. I think having a couple drinks is okay and a part of growing up. But don’t embarrass yourself by overdoing it. Nothing good happens past drink #4.

Make lots of friends who have varied interests and lifestyles.

Say yes to fun activities. Concerts, weekends camping, avante garde plays. Expose yourself to as many different things as you can to help you refine the type of lifestyle and husband you are looking for. Being RPW doesn’t mean staying in and knitting all day.

Don’t sleep around. Keep sex for in the context of a committed relationship you think has a reasonable chance of leading to marriage.

Learn to cook!

Just be a nice person. Don’t participate in petty gossip or teenage girl drama.

A lot of quality men do marry their high school or college sweethearts. So pay attention to the young men around you. Don’t get caught up with some jock just because he’s popular, though. Really vet for who you think will make a great husband.

Try to have a good relationship with your parents. Not always easy or in your control but having a solid family foundation will add stability to your life and show that you’re a sensible, caring woman.

Don’t get tattoos.

Don’t be a slob.

Cultivate some friendships with other awesome young women.

I feel like this thread was made for me because I was a red pill teenager until about a month ago, when I turned 20.

Here's some ideas:

1. To echo u/talexanderc, stay in good shape. It's easier to stay in shape than it is to get in shape after piling on the pounds like I'm currently doing. Maybe you like simple exercises like running on the treadmill, but if you don't, picking up an active hobby will help motivate you to stay on track. This ties in with number 2:
2. Get a hobby. (Social media, hanging out with friends, and partying don't count.) This will make you a more well-rounded, interesting person. If you have a hobby but don't do it much, get more active in that hobby if you can.
3. Start building a feminine wardrobe. If you're a teen, your style will probably change at some point, but it's good to have a few staple pieces, such as a cute skirt, nice flats, and a little black dress, and build the rest over time. And don't forget to accessorize!
4. Don't slack off on your education. I've seen this idea of focusing on pursing a captain/staying at home instead of going to school get thrown out there a few times. I wouldn't advise this unless you're married and have talked it over with your husband. Of course, you have to avoid the inverse of focusing on your schoolwork/career to the exclusion of everything else, but you don't know when you'll meet your captain, so it's best to be prepared to hit the workforce. Also, you never know-you could meet him in your classes, and he won't be impressed if you're pulling Ds and Fs.
5. Skip the hookup culture. It's overrated and is a waste of time if you're looking for an LTR. Plus, I think it hurts more people than it helps.
6. Be aware of liberal bias in college, no matter where you lean on the political scale. I consider myself pretty left leaning, and even I'm off-put by how common liberal bias is in universities. You don't have to disagree with your professors or peers on everything just because it's biased, but just know that the bias is there and think critically.
7. Similarly, be aware of left leaning bias in the media. Do you really need some hypocritical celebrity telling you that you're an empowered woman simply by virtue of existing, or can you empower yourself by making choices and living a lifestyle that you're proud of?
8. BE POLITE! Please, thank you, yes ma'am, no ma'am. My parents beat it into my head as a kid. Now I do it out of habit, and everyone seems pleasantly surprised by this. It'll score a lot of points down the line.
9. Practice cooking and baking if/when you can. It's underrated and a good life skill.
10. Don't be afraid of your sexuality. Sex can be a great thing when shared with a long term partner, so don't be afraid to explore that side of yourself (alone-not with a partner you're not committed to) so that you're ready when the time comes. I've seen Tumblr, of all places, recommended on RPW and RPWi to people who want to explore their sexuality but are single/are in nun mode.
11. DON'T RUSH INTO A RELATIONSHIP JUST TO BE IN A RELATIONSHIP. When in doubt, stay single.
12. I'm not going to say "don't have any debt"-I'd be a hypocrite if I said that-but keep the debt as low as possible. Do you really need a single person dorm in a private school out of state, or is a local state school just as good? Can you start at a community college and transfer to a four year college later on? If you can't stay at home for whatever reason, can you fund your college experience with scholarships, grants, work-study, etc.? Also, don't get a credit card. It's a trap.
13. Figure out if you want kids earlier rather than later. I realize minds change, but if you know you want kids you'll probably have a smaller time frame to find a long term partner than those who don't. Get a general idea and act accordingly.
14. Avoid getting pregnant if you and your partner are not ready for the possibility. Might be preaching to the choir here, but take your birth control-or, better yet, don't have sex at all if you're not with someone you would trust should something go south.
15. Don't push pause on dating, having an LTR, or marriage for an arbitrary goalpost like "until my career is stable" or something similar. While it's never a good idea to rush to get married for the sake of getting married, turning down any and all prospects just because "you're not where you want to be" (in reference to career or something similar, not in reference to important maturing or internal development) seems short sighted. Be open to opportunities that may not be picture perfect. If you're waiting for the perfect window to come along, you'll be waiting for a long time.
16. No drinking, no drugs. It's really not cute and it'll wreak havoc on your body down the line. Also, don't take a gamble with illegal substances. Even if no one gets caught 9/10 times, you don't know what time will be the 10th time.
17. Don't be negative. I realize not everyone is Pollyanna Positive all the time, but there's a difference between being realistic and being pessimistic. Don't be the latter.
18. If you have a mental health issue, start getting it treated now.
19. I'm not going to say don't swear because, again, I'd be a hypocrite. But there's a difference between being an occasional swearer and being a complete pottymouth. I've been both during various points in my high school career. Which version do you think I cringe at when I look back? Also, you obviously aren't going to want to swear in front of everyone. If you do choose to curse, but sure to be prepared to have a substitute word when you're with those people.
20. Treat everyone with kindness and respect. Even if they're rude to you first. You'll be amazed at who notices.

I'll add more if I can think of anything else to put with this novel...

I'm 18 and will continue to stay a virgin until the man I'm courting and me will become a married couple. My advise would be to stay a virgin until you find someone to truly commit to and even then wait for the ideal moment, which for me is marriage.