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A girl next door is a personality type and stock character often used in fiction.

Girl Next Door can also refer to:
For other uses, see Girl Next Door (disambiguation).


The stereotype of the girl next door is often invoked in American contexts to indicate wholesome, unassuming, or "average" femininity; this is contrasted with other stereotypes such as tomboy, valley girl, femme fatale and slut. She is the female counterpart to the "boy next door." To fall in love with the "girl next door" is an archetype of romantic fiction and a key plot element. Unlike the femme fatale, the girl next door does not have hidden plans of her own, partly because her character is open and straightforward, and also partly because her intentions would not need to be concealed. Unlike the princesse lointaine, she is seldom much richer or of much higher social status than the protagonist. The girl next door is most likely someone the protagonist has known for most of his (or her) life, but in the past could not appreciate the depth of his feelings because of his age.

The girl next door is always physically in close range, yet at the same time detached from the male protagonist (she does not necessarily have to live next door). She is the sweet girl he sees every day, a really great friend, or the perfect girl to bring home to his parents. She is often a virgin. Due to her innocent manner, many erotic fantasies portray the "girl next door" image as a pretense behind which a real woman is secretly very sexual. This friction in the archetype is a key element in the 2004 film The Girl Next Door.

Examples from fiction

On television

Further reading

  • Deborah Jermyn, "Death of the Girl Next Door": Celebrity, Femininity, and Tragedy in the Murder of Jill Dando, Feminist Media Studies, Vol. 1 No. 3 (Nov. 2001)
  • Michael Levine, Feeling For Buffy — The Girl Next Door in Michael Levine and Steven Schneider, Buffy and Philosophy, Open Court Press 2003
  • Frank Rich, Journal: The Girl Next Door, New York Times, Feb. 20, 1994
  • Michael Walker, SHE SPITS ON THE GIRL NEXT DOOR, Los Angeles Times, Feb. 6, 1994
  • Elizabeth Wurtzel, Women: Read my lips: Are you a girl next door or a second wife?, The Guardian, Dec. 22, 1998

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Girl Next Door is the debut album of rock/pop artist Saving Jane. The album, originally released in 2005, was re-released in 2006. The re-release found success with the single "Girl Next Door." It went on to sell over 100,000 copies.
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Released December 2005
Format CD Single
Recorded 2005
Genre Pop
Length 3:25
Label Universal Records
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Peak chart positions
  • #31 (US)

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Plot Summary

The story is set in 1950's suburban America, told in flashback form by the narrator, David.
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A girl next door is a personality type and stock character often used in fiction.

Girl Next Door can also refer to:
  • The Girl Next Door, a 2004 American teen film
  • Girl Next Door (album), an album by Saving Jane

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"In God We Trust"   (since 1956)
"E Pluribus Unum"   ("From Many, One"; Latin, traditional)
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Femininity refers to qualities and behaviors judged by a particular culture to be ideally associated with or especially appropriate to women and girls. Distinct from femaleness, which is a biological and physiological classification concerned with the reproductive system,
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A tomboy is typically described as a girl who behaves according to the gender role of a boy, though the term is also applied to adult women. This social phenomenon typically manifests itself through these characteristics:

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The boy next door is an archetype of storytelling. He is often invoked in American contexts to indicate wholesome, unassuming, or "average" masculinity; he is the male counterpart of the "girl next door.
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