For the women ~ are you nurchuring your relationships with other women?

Question

Are you taking time to just "be" with other women with your same like-mindedness? Just to have coffee, share parenting tips, cook together, talk about world issues, books, bible study..etc.? Is it lost in our culture today that women can get together and teach and learn from eachother? Or are women detaching themselves from one another in fear, isolation, loneliness, pain? What is your experience and how are you dealing w/it? Do you want to change it? What's up?

for inat - you don't have friends, right?

Answer 1

yeah, inat, get off the comuter with that hateration,
this is a good question, maybe some people will change their points of views on other women.
If I had to guess i would say the reason we are so hsltile to other women is because media has pitted us against eachother. It is all about compitition anymore, Oh I have to look better that any other girl at the party, instead opf going and drinking with the other girls and playing tricks on the boys, (that's always fun)

I will tell you this, if it weren't for my girls, I would have gone CRAZY!!!! friends are the best source of stress relief.

Answer 2

I have a group of 9 friends (there are 10 of us with me) who meet every month for drinks and appetizers in each others homes. We have been doing this since 1987! Sometimes we will go to plays, or out to a movie, but we usually take turns meeting in our homes.

When our children were young, we would also meet at the park a couple times a week, or in the summer, at the pool. We nursed our babies together, supported each other in times of sickness, loss of loved ones, divorces, heart breaking episodes with children - you name it. We have been there for each other for 19 years.

I feel so lucky to have these friends and would recommend this kind of support group to everyone. I think men could use something like this too!

All it takes is someone willing to organize it, and to invite people. I only knew two people when we started out. Friends brought friends, and they became my friends too.

Great question, and I hope you start up a group - you won't be sorry.

Answer 3

There are few women I can be friends with as the relationship is usually fraught with jealousy or backstabbing. It would be nice to have female friends as male friendships can get caught up in sexual tension. Most females I've met are intimidated by me, though I'm not sure why. I just live my life a day at time and enjoy the closeness I have with my family.

Answer 4

I have a few girlfriends that I remain close with and learn things from. But, there are not many women in my area that I would WANT to learn things from. I see how they act when they are in public, and I don't want that sort of negative energy around me. My husband says that I lack friend making skills, but I see it as being picky. I don't want anyone else's drama in my life.

Answer 5

No, i dont believe its lost. I ve always had important re;ationships with women friends. Still i m spending a lot of quality time with my women friends (not just them, but they, as a categorie, dominate i think), i have really great times with them, i support and get supported by them a lot. They are an important part of my life.

Answer 6

I nourish the relationships I have with women.

Answer 7

USE SPELL CHECK!