I was wondering why men make friends easier than women and women arent as friendly and outgoing towards each other, it's like women are against each other and guys just spark up friendships it doesnt seem like their trying to out do each other. For Example, I just moved somewhere new and all the men in the neighborhood have become buddies with my husband already and not one woman has approached me with a kind word or warm welcome. It also seems women hold grudges more. I am a woman myself and I still dont understand it, maybe somebody else can put it into perspective.
2006-10-13 18:11:38 · 7 answers · asked by Lanie 3 in Family & Relationships ➔ Friends
It has to do with in the past and history. Women were (once)considered property of men, that is why their names changed at marriage, since they were owned and hence part of the male's property. This is not bad, as it protected them and gave them property rights too.
So, you had females in the past competing for a strong provider. It's an oppressive way that women have seen other women practice to get the best life for themselves and their offspring. It's about attracting the most and the best, so that when you want to have a family you can provide the best for them. In women's studies, this is considered part learned, part instinctual.
Now, women can work, own their own property, all do pretty much the same things that men can in North America, so...it is not necessary to be demeaning and oppressive towards other women. Still, some try to compete and back stab other women out of fear and lack of confidence.
2006-10-13 18:15:39 · answer #1 · answered by Myra 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It may just be that every woman in your neighborhood is just like me... I have five children and I'm a full time student. I don't have time for homework, much less socializing. The only reason I have time to answer questions is because my two year old won't go to sleep!
But really, I haven't figured it out either. I always had guy friends because I just didn't understand the mentality of other girls my age (or any other age, for that matter). It seems that they look for a reason to hate another female. If you figure it out, make sure to announce it to everybody else!
2006-10-13 18:19:15 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
not all men make friends easy i have a lot of trouble making new friends as a man.I have a best male friend for many years though ..my son is completely opposite he can make friends easy but he doesnt have a best male friend like i do .It seems to come from inside us my dad could make friends easy but i missed out why who knows .But even though they make friends easy they dont seem to keep them as long .The world is becoming more compeditive for women than men we want to be the best but have nothing to prove to each other .I suggest you take a serious look at yourself and see if you would want to be a friend of yourself.Some times you need to make the first step by saying hello to a woman she may have friends that can become yours to .when i was young i made friends with an older man who needed a friend the group of friends became larger because of interest in music as his son grew up we became friends .this can be done by a woman too all you have to do is start talking to other women one day one will be your starting point .hope this gives you some ideas goodluck ....john.
2006-10-13 18:39:58 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think of that girls people have been opressed for generations and have consistently had to paintings harder than adult men to get equivalent rights, yet in right this moment's international, whether that's not completely equivalent, it extremely is extra equivalent. whether, women people nonetheless have that 'workaholic gene'. So after my long rant, sure, i think of that girls people are extra aggressive than adult men.
2016-10-16 04:29:37 · answer #4 · answered by dmitriev 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some people may bristle at your question, so be prepared.
I happen to agree with you. It is a broad generalization (pardon the pun), true enough. It just so happens that this broad generalization, from my perspective, happens to be accurate.
God's will, I suppose.
2006-10-13 18:14:42 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
cuz men only have 1 choice - fight or friends. we cant scream at eachother like girls and get away with it.
i think we are equally competitive though.
2006-10-13 18:14:07 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
What? I thought it was opposite.
2006-10-13 18:13:42 · answer #7 · answered by Baby Jack born 4/5/09 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋