Why Woman Are most jealous or feel competitive with other woman?

@nee_raks (205)
India
April 21, 2009 8:54am CST
Why woman are most jealous or feel competitive with other woman, be it mother/daughter, best friends etc..?
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3 responses
• India
22 Apr 09
hey its not like that we just have a feeling to be the best amongst all either men or women.....we wanted to prove ourself best at every stage and that feeling makes us more stronger..and if we talk about competition we all know that competition is everywhere in men as well as women. we can not say that only women are most competitive with other women,we always want to competete men too...and i on behalf of every women wanted to say that yes we are the best..
@JenInTN (27514)
• United States
29 Apr 09
I think that a lot of it is in their nature. I know that even young girls exhibit a very competitive attitude. It usually starts around the age of 11. I do contribute some of it to the media as certain behaviors among women are deemed exceptable. There is also a standerd set on how girls should look that contributes to a lack of self esteem. Women also tend to like attention and can feel slighted if it is given to one more than the other. I have two daughters and one is very competitive while the other is not. At least not at this point. I try to give her an outlet like sports. It's a healthy way to be competitive versus the alternatives.
@bamakelly (5191)
• United States
21 Apr 09
It might just be a natural occurrence in womens' lives from time to time. I know that I have my insecurities and doubts because I feel I have some flaws that others might not have physically. There does seem to be more competition for women in my opinion. Young and old. Especially the younger girls, especially teenagers. There is always something to attain to whether it be a model in a magazine or someone a teenage girl wants to emulate. I believe that through the ages especially in today's times both men and women alike do strive to either outdo or just be like someone else. The main thing that I have discovered in my life is that you have to be most happy with yourself before you can have any peace and not feel so inferior to others. It is not always easy but once you find the inner beauty of yourself then one might stop worrying about keeping up with others in order to find a place in society.