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Why don't women get along with each other?
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Anonymous
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it's because the way you raise them.
in other cultures it's not like this. (and in my culture it's worse than here. ) |
Anonymous
Interesting. I went to my high school reunion (all girl school) last year and I really didn't want to go. I didn't have a good HS experience and I was not looking forward to see some of the girls that I thought were rather bitchy. I went anyway - as I'm now very successful and I thought, I'd go and rub it in their faces (yeah, bitchy myself). I had an amazing time! Instead of the old cliques that we were in from school - we talked along the lines of moms, women and adults. We drank wine and laughed about how stupid we were. Maybe "girls" are socialized that way - but as women we know how to act better. |
Anonymous
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gossip. gossip. gossip. women use gossip to bond and it winds up causing drama. teaming up on others is a way to form a quick bond...I've seen it in 3 year olds and 40 year olds. women can't just argue and get over it...they must have people on their "side" to ensure that everyone knows they are right. I worked in an all-women office and that place was f-ed up. I met some of the craziest bi*ches I have ever seen....they spent more time gossiping than working.
I think this may be an example on the really bad end of the spectrum....but it has really shaped my view of women (and I am one). Read "Twisted Sisterhood" - very interesting info there. |
Anonymous
Neither. And note I said "most women". Obviously not all. I've been happily married for nearly 25 years. I just have no patience for the game-playing, gossipy, manipulative nature of most women. |
Anonymous
| Goodness gracious, you are all pretty negative about women. I love my women friends and I honestly don't think I could make it without them. Do some of them cause drama from time to time? Yes, definitely. But they are mostly supportive, loving and well-meaning. If the only women you know are gossipy and mean, I think you ought to try and meet some new women. |
Anonymous
Yeah and you still sound scorned and crazy...and now I am pretty sure you are a woman. Um and to say "most women" does not make your post any better or normal. |
Anonymous
| I'll take women over my gay-male friends. Those guys are back stabbing gossip hounds. Yikes! |
Anonymous
My bad...that was dumb based on the options. 
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Anonymous
| PP here who works in male dominated field and hung out with the guys for many years. Let me clear things up about men that have been stated in error here. Men gossip just as much as women! Let me further clarify: Straight men gossip as much as women. Second men are total a$$hole and make fun of each other all the time. |
Anonymous
Yup. 
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Anonymous
| The Medusas raise their daughters to be this way. |
Anonymous
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Well, here we go: Proof that men are awesome and women stink:
http://bit.ly/kctnUj |
Anonymous
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Hi -
This is Monica from Wired Momma www.wiredmomma.com - I am flattered to see someone comment on my blog - and in a complimentary way. The earlier forum on DC Mom Blogs did get unpleasant and I kept wondering if that was necessary. I thank the person who noted my blog and invite anyone else to read it - sure I can be snarky but that's typically in terms of mocking celebs who pick stupid names for their unsuspecting babies. I've launched a DC Moms expert series where I am featuring local moms who are experts in a range of topics most of us care about - and try to do so each week - so far I've featured an atty with EEOC on issues like pregnancy discrimination and mat leave, my hairdresser with tips on avoiding bad summer hair (I usually look like a lion) and a travel expert with tips on staycations and traveling with kids. In an effort to be positive with other women, I think it's important to know about many of the amazing women that live around us in this area. Hope you'll check it out. And again, thanks for the shout out for Wired Momma. |
Anonymous
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In Tina Fey's book Bossypants, she talked about how the entertainment/comedy industry set women up to compete with one another/tear each other down. When there are, say 4 men in a comedy troupe, and only 2 women, then the women have to fight for more roles. Her suggested solution was for women to see themselves in competition with the men as much as with each other for attention and creative power, instead of buying in to the idea thay they are a niche market.
I know that's about a specific field, but I think both the cause and the solution hold true accross a lot of situations. Women are mean because they see themselves competeing for the one small slice of the pie they are permitted. |
Anonymous
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My personal opinion? Women don't take criticism as well as men. We take it way too personally. I also think that women tend to be more insecure, and we mask our insecurity by trying to justify our choices in life (which is why parenting is such a hot topic).
The real question is why aren't we more secure in our choices and more supportive to those who choose differently? Men seem to embrace differences better - or at least they don't view one person's different way to parent (for example) as an attack on how they parent. They just roll with it better (huge generalization there by the way - but I'm speaking generally). |