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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Men do this too, OP. We are just socialized not to notice it, or call it healthy, or leadership or whatever.[/quote] I disagree. I know men can be competitive, but I've never encountered men engaged in the kind of competitive [i]friendships [/i]that OP is describing. I do think this is something specific to women -- competing specifically with your friends, as though only one of you can "win", instead of cheering each other on. Just anecdotally, my husband has plenty of people he doesn't like, but he doesn't hang out with them or call them friends. Like he has one coworker that is kind of a rival and he complains about him all the time, but they don't go get drinks together (in non-Covid times, obviously) and our families don't get together. But women will absolutely choose to socialize with other women that they actively don't like. It's weird and it is a woman thing.[/quote]
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