Do women pretty much all hate each other?
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Anonymous
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I'm a male, and I often find myself in a position to observe women interacting with each other, and from what I can tell they all pretty much hate each other, both overtly and covertly. My kids attend an all-girls school and you can see how it begins in middle school and carries forward through high school. The women I work with trash on each other relentlessly behind each other's backs. Ditto for the moms when I volunteer at school. They're mostly cliquey and exclusive, and seem to have no problem talking shit about (or to) each other.
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Anonymous
| Nope. I just think you are in with a bad bunch. |
Anonymous
| I'm sure it is because you are so sexy and they are all just battling or your attention. When you are not around we are fine. You are just so hot we can't be adults in your presence. |
Anonymous
| Why I have few women friends... |
Anonymous
Interesting theory, delivered with exactly the kind of bitchiness I'm referring to, only I usually witness it being directed at other females. Thanks for adding to the pool of evidence. - OP |
Anonymous
Clearly you just hate women. -NP |
Anonymous
I used to be this way until I grew up. |
Anonymous
Because I asked a legitimate question, and defended myself against an ad hominem attack? |
Anonymous
Different guy here (just so the OP doesn't get blamed). Despite the sarcasm, I think there's something to what this poster says. I've observed a lot of men in the workplace who still carry the attitudes of being in high school, and I think that's probably true of women, as well. With guys it's more overt competition for status, and some of them never actually grow up, but I've also seen a lot of women carry "Mean Girls"/"Queen Bees and Wannabes" mode into adulthood. I've seen some women who are supportive to other women, but I've seen far more who undercut each other and compete for status in a very high school clique-ish way, even at the professional level. |
Anonymous
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^^pp - Obviously, I meant the bolded "we can't be adults," not the rest of the snarky comment.
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Anonymous
No. The women in my work support one another and have a lot of fun together. I would have been miserable without them. |
Anonymous
I also volunteer in school and have not heard anybody trashing other parents. Maybe you are stuck with gossipy people. Which school do your girls attend? |
Anonymous
+1 The women I surround myself with are not like this at all. |
Anonymous
| No. |
Anonymous
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No.
But I think they often let their own insecurities lead to negative feelings toward other women that result in hateful and hurtful behavior. Most women (most people) want to be liked and accepted. I think when many women feel that they are not, the results can be nasty. |