I was chatting with Cece today about how competitive women are with each other. (I guess this can apply to men as well, but I KNOW it applies to women.) I don’t mean in a good way either. I mean in a petty, bickering, infantile way.
Working in a small business with ALOT of women, I see it often. You know what I’m talking about . . . the way your ‘friend’ will tell you that she doesn’t see what’s so attractive about “Joe”.
“He’s pretty high on himself,” she says.
Yet, when he’s around, and paying attention to you, she’ll flirt with him. Even go so far as to come on to him!
Or
How about clothing, and hairstyles? You have a ‘friend’ that says they don’t like women with short hair, it’s not feminine. You get your hair cut short, and it looks great! So a month later, she gets hers cut short.
Or
Weight loss. You’re struggling with your own self- image and trying to lose weight. You tell your “˜friend’ this, and suddenly she’s always got some sort of junk food in front of her. Chocolate bars, cheesecake. All those things you love, but don’t want to be around because you’re trying to lose weight. And of course, she can never eat them all herself so she tries to share with you.:angry:
Cece calls it THE TODDLER SYNDROME. They way a child doesn’t want to play with an old toy that sits in the middle of the floor…until another child reaches for it.
Just some random thoguhts I felt like sharing! :blush:
UPDATE:I didn’t mean to sound like I was saying all women ARE snarky bitchs! :blush: Just that we CAN be! :hehe: It’s a ‘thing’ for me…how all women tend to compete with each other, even unintentionally, (It’s like an instinct or something). Especially when you get a group together, like the dozen women I work with! :rolleyes:
Women are the WORST! Even if I am one.
I know when I got my last (second) tattoo, a few months later my cousin went out and got a new tattoo in almost the same spot. Okay hers was much smaller (and lower on her foot) but still. So, yes I know exactly what you mean. 😥
Men can be just as bad, they are just competitive in different ways. I’ve been tearing my hair out lately over a sudden influx of all these guys trying to be smarter, wiser, more intellectual etc. I’ve found with competitive men, it always seems to be "I’m smarter than you, nyah nyah nyah." There’s a couple on the fashion wavelength, but they usually just get laughed at, er, at least I laugh.
Laughing is a good way to deal with it! :hehe:
Now, to get intellectual about it . . . I think it’s because some of us struggle to be individuals , to be ourselves. And others, are not so sure HOW to be an individual. So they feel they either have to a) insult people to make themselves feel better, or b) copy those that are individuals in a misguided effort to boost their self image.
You know what, sug? I think you’re right. And I think I’m gonna go blog about this in a sec 🙂
That last comment explains my youngest sister…she always insults me about things. The Toddler Syndrome would explain why some men are only attracted to married woman :hehe:
That and the men think it’s safe to go after married women because they believe the women won’t want anything from them. Silly rabbits, ‘tricks’ are for kids.
Jordan, isn’t that what a cougar is for…I kept trying to explain that to this one guy who wanted and affair with a married woman. Find a cougar, they are supposed to be independent and only want the same thing out of a encounter as the man. :hehe: On second thought there are those DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES.
Sasha I worked in a restarant for a little while I ended up leaving because of the teenage girls and the ones that never grew up. We did have a lot of gals that just wanted to get there day done and go home, unfortunatly I got drawn into the politics. Another job I lost because the supervisor was jealous over the fact that my hubby had a job (hers is a drinker) and I didn’t NEED to work. She made it difficult by changing the rules till us married gals quit.
"Silly Rabbit" :laugh: