a woman is another womans enemy

Malaysia
August 8, 2008 8:39pm CST
i dont know how many of you are going to think otherwise.. but based on my experience a wonans enemy has always been another woman a mother in law almost 90% of times disapprove of their daughter in law a woman boss almost 90% of times selects a male employee over you a woman employee almost 90% of times considers you as a treat share your thought with me and if you manage to prove me i am wrong i will salute you
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8 responses
• United States
9 Aug 08
hi sanjana...i'm not here to prove you wrong. if that is the way it is in your life then it is true in your life. everyone's life is different. i have had many men that have made my life miserable. some were managers that were bad. one is a relative. then i had woman co-workers and managers that made me miserable. so for me it's a toss up. both genders have made me miserable and there are some in each gender that have been a great help. that's in my life.
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• United States
10 Aug 08
yes you certainly get a variety of people and cultures here.
@rae777 (110)
10 Aug 08
Yes I guess it depend on what your situation is and I guess it can depend on cultures too. Thats what I like about this site you get people from all over discussing things.
• Malaysia
20 Aug 08
thanks
@rae777 (110)
9 Aug 08
One, Where did you get your stats? Link/URL? Two, I doubt its been really studied but 90 % seems awfully high and in my experience I have never seen anything to lead me to believe its that high. I used to write extensively on women in the workforce and the problems they experience which is not to say I am an expert. lol I never saw any stats backing what you say. In fact the trend is in women mentoring other women to help them break through the glass ceiling and what is referred to as the "old boys network".
@rae777 (110)
9 Aug 08
When I said I doubt its been studied and 90% seems high I was referring to the mother in law stat. Also with Mother in laws its not really about gender its about Mothers feeling that no one is good enough for her child be it a a daughter in law or a son in law.
• Malaysia
9 Aug 08
no i did not get the statistic from anywhere just with the group of friends that i have ... everytime we get together all we talk about is our mother in laws said this, our bosses did this and my office made hate this round it up and you get .. another woman have you watched life with raymond, that is one good example of mother in law .. why is she so perfect .. what about all those tele-dramas, why does one woman have to seduce anothers husband. yes you may say the man is weak but if the woman did not interfear or allow him does it happen i agree those example are only from tv not reality but believe me it happens around us note : there are good woman too .. maybe some of us here. and maybe this discussion may put some womans thought straight .. we have to work together
• Malaysia
9 Aug 08
AS I SAID.. IT WAS JUST A GENERAL NOTE .. JUST LET ME SHARE WITH YOU ON SOME EXPERIENCE i) A 10 YEAR OLD GIRL IN INDIA, SAID IN AN INTERVIEW, HER MOTHER WAKES HER UP AT 6 AM EVERYMORNING TO CLEAN THE HOUSE AND COOK BREAKFAST WHILE HER 12 YEAR OLD BROTHER SLEEPS UNTIL NOON THEN HE EATS AND GOES OUT TO PLAY WITH HIS FRIENDS WHILE SHE PREPARES LUNCH .. SHE ASKS .. DONT I DESERVE TO BE A CHILD & PLAY ? ii) A PREAGNET FRIEND OF MINE WHOS HUSBAND WORKS IN SAME OFFICE , SITS AT HIS PLACE AND CRIES, HE WAS AT ANOTHER WOMANS PLACE AT THAT TIME AND SHE KNOWS THAT iii) IN INDIA .. A WIDOW NOT BEING ALLOWED TO DRESS IN COLOURS OTHER THAN WHITE .. THE MAN DO NOT CARE ABOUT IT BUT ALL THE WOMAN WILL CALL HER A ... TRYING TO SEDUCE ANOTHER WOMAN I WILL SHARE OTHERS LATER
@biggerb (2024)
• India
27 Aug 08
A woman is a woman's worst enemy.This is what I recall from bitter experiences.We women condemn men for so many acts of their's but what right do we have to do it?Take the case of a family,Who gives a girl more freedom its the father.When a girl marries and steps into a new family the achievements that a daughter-in-law does is noticed by the father-in-law and brothers-in law but the women in the family make sure its unnoticed and they also try to criticize.Does a girl have a true and honest girl for a friend, very rarely.When you are desperate you will pour out your heart to your friend and feel relieved.No sooner than said what you wanted to hide from public will be circulating in the form of gossip.Is this true friendship?I think in an age where women are excelling men in so many fields the other side of a woman too should change for the betterment.
@artemis432 (7474)
• Abernathy, Texas
24 Aug 08
My M-I-L, I like her but she has told me I was wrong in her own way - nursing - although its the healthiest thing for your child, all his proteins, carbs, fats, vitamins and minerals all day on our visit she was telling me, "he must be hungry, he must be thirsty, he won't grow up big and strong". Her kids grew up on snacks and canned food. And insisted he should have rice milk but he threw it up each time. She didn't believe me etc. I was once given an explanation by my first boyfriend (perfect in every way but he had like a split personality because sometimes he was very mean in words) and his friend of why girls don't like me. They said it was because I was too nice. They thought it was either fake or it was real, making me a threat as far as guys. Guys like the wild girls at first but settle down with the nice girls. Not sure if its true but....
• Malaysia
25 Aug 08
what u said is really true ... man they like the wide girls but when time to settle down the look for nice once .. another note : yes woman normally feel treaten by other woman ... that was the word i was looking for cheers
• United States
9 Aug 08
Oh, Sanjana, I'm so sorry that your experience has taught you this. Women are only the enemy if there's a competition going on that makes them envious. My mother-in-law and I are friends, and we get along beautifully, but my husband makes sure we're not together too much, which prevents a lot of disagreements. I have 6 bosses, or supervisors. Three are male and three are female. The entire staff hates two of the men and one of the women, and the others are great. It has to do with their attitudes toward us, I think. Some just act as if we're dirt beneath their nils, but the rest of them are people we can discuss things with - a very important part of management. As for coworkers, we really get along well. The few exceptions just don't stay there! I hope you'll come to see that women can be your dearest friends!
• United States
9 Aug 08
What a horror! I hope your husband has learned to grow a backbone! You deserve a medal for the wait!
• Malaysia
9 Aug 08
i do have good female buddies in office and otherwise yes i do have #### mother in law ... she stopped my wedding to take place for 14 years .. we got married without approval finally .. and i blame my husband for listening to her ..
@fwangaa (3057)
• China
9 Aug 08
yes,you are right,i have a lot of priends at the same site .and the womans will full of hostility to each other,and don't found friendly to each other.i don't know why lead to this matter.just by fight for the love for the mans i think.
@Bethany1202 (3431)
• United States
9 Aug 08
I don't know what the statistics are. Sometimes women can be ruthless and competitive, but, like everything else, I think it all depends on the people and the situation.
• China
9 Aug 08
haha, meybe you are right,it always difficult to deal with the difference between them,and i always find that some girls are gentlewoman when they are with a boy,but when they stay with girls they will be barbarous.