Mindy Kaling’s brash and hilarious honesty is exactly what makes her so relatable. We can’t even count the number of times she’s said precisely what was on our minds, but we’ve narrowed this list down to 21 of our all-time favorites.
1. When she totally described our ideal guy
2. When she made us feel our devotion to donuts was normal
3. When she explained our basic human rights
4. When she helped us make perfect sense of our lives
5. When she made confidence cool
6. When she singlehandedly informed the male species
7. When she struggled between listening to her heart or her head
8. When she made ice cream and boys a priority
9. When she affirmed that sleeping isn’t really all that important
10. When she explained how classy evenings in are not for all of us
11. When she approved of our No. 1 method of research
12. When she understood why we pass on all those fish in the sea
13. When we realized she shared our favorite addiction
14. When she got our friend group
15. When she sympathized with our refusal to pay for Internet access
16. When she appreciated our need to date an employed adult
17. When she was a consummate professional
18. When she grasped the gravity of wearing skirted swimwear
19. When she called out a stingy guy for the sake of good pizza
20. When her love of cookie dough seemed downright therapeutic
21. When she proved she didn’t need words at all
