Citations:sisters before misters
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Proverb: "a woman should prioritize her female friends over her boyfriend or husband"
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- 2008 — Nancy Robards Thompson, Accidental Princess, Harlequin (2008), →ISBN, page 110:
- When Sophie was a teenager, she and her friends had a "sisters before misters" pact, meaning they'd never date each other's exes and they'd never let a guy come between their friendship.
- 2009 — Kate Hoffmann, The Might Quinns: Brody, Harlequin (2009), →ISBN, page 134:
- "Sisters before misters. Girlfriends should come before boyfriends."
- 2010 — Marsha Warner, Greek: Best Frenemies, Harlequin Teen (2010), →ISBN, page 120:
- "First of all, this competition is about Rebecca, not us, and though her being crowned sweetheart would be good for the house, we put our sisters before misters. Remember?"
- 2011 — Vikki SanSickle, Love Is a Four-Letter Word, Scholastic (2011), →ISBN, page 221:
- "Are you sure? Because if you want me to, I can go with you. Sisters before misters and all that."
- 2012 — Megan Hart, All Fall Down, Mira (2012), →ISBN, page 57:
- Liesel had never felt she needed to compete with a boyfriend, because no matter what happened it had always been sisters before misters.
- 2012 — Kristen Tracy, Bessica Lefter Bites Back, Random House (2012), →ISBN, page 216:
- "Sisters before misters," Macy said.