2007-02-06 11:00:47 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Sociology
Because they feel, after all the harm that was caused by another person that one deserves payback, as like saying what comes around goes around. Getting even teaches a lesson I guess, but sometimes some go too far and over-exaggerate what someone did to them.
2007-02-06 11:04:23 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Those that attempt to get even with another person for what ever the reason, tend to get back 10 times what they have initiated against a person for what ever the reason. Most times they are not justified in their vindictiveness. It makes them look cheap, shallow and without character or morals. They have tribal mentality and are from the neolithic period of thinking.
Women usually attempt to slander other females, when they are jealous, threatened by the stronger female, filled with envy and malice. It leads to their own self destruction. Not to mention all those age lines! :-) What is in them starts to reflect on the outside, making them look much older than they really are. The people they oppose are laughing at them anyway. A mature person should want to grow up and get over it and themselves.
2007-02-06 20:22:10 · answer #2 · answered by Stormchaser 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think it's a conscious decision all the time. I think there are lots of people who have passive/aggressive personalities and they are prone to be very vindictive. But also, there are plenty of people who are just really hurt or angry and the think the only way that that pain can be fixed is to give it back to someone else. Maybe it's a form of transference.
2007-02-06 19:04:20 · answer #3 · answered by Jade D. 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think it is usually because people want justice and they feel like taking it into their own hands and getting revenge is the only way to truly get that justice.
2007-02-07 11:38:20 · answer #4 · answered by London Hatchet 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because we think someone hurt us without Just Cause. And that's not on our Fairness chart! It's not fair and neither is life.
You have to control the need for revenge just as you have to control your lust. We control it for society's sake. If it is just too unfair, then I guess we will eventually have our revenge. @8-)
2007-02-06 19:11:25 · answer #5 · answered by Dovey 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if a person feels they have been neglect or considered a bad seed they set out to justify that they are or not.exactly the same as a person that is said to do great at every thing they do and they do, but with out negetive conjecture.We as a society have create this drama with one basic fundemental concept that has created this evil. Envy,Greed,Lust ect.ect.ect............
2007-02-06 19:15:14 · answer #6 · answered by dark_mirrors 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because it is satisfying. Pretty much, it's human nature to feel that way, doesnt mean everyone is going to act on it but they definently feel the urge to do it.
2007-02-06 19:04:18 · answer #7 · answered by mushroompumpkin 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The short answer is, to make themselves feel better and to level the score.
2007-02-06 19:07:30 · answer #8 · answered by Vanessa 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
its basically like this
when someone does something to you they dig a chunk of you out.
so you do the sam back to them so you can have your chunk back.
revenge brings a feeling of self-satisfaction for some.
thats all
2007-02-06 20:52:30 · answer #9 · answered by nat-ee boo <3 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
jelousy, anger, if that somebody did something to them, or..they just hate the person for w/e reason
2007-02-06 19:03:53 · answer #10 · answered by Rori 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋