This is a question I have always asked myself several times based on the various 'encounters' I have: Why are women more mean to women?
This post here may shake you up:
1. Researchers say that women try to take down other women whom they perceive as rivals for male attention.
2. This happens in order to 'eliminate competition.'
3. The more attractive a woman is, the more likely she is to be a target for contempt.
Independent of the research findings, I want to share here some of my experience:
Some years ago, I was stranded in Mumbai airport because the pilot couldn't land in Delhi due to low visibility on the runway. So, the flight was diverted to Mumbai. I was traveling alone and recovering very slowly from a bout of jaundice that had left me very weak and worse, my cellphone had developed some technical problem and I was unable to make calls. We reached Mumbai airport at about 12 am but were immediately whisked off in a bus to a hotel that was an hour away.
I knew my…
This post here may shake you up:
1. Researchers say that women try to take down other women whom they perceive as rivals for male attention.
2. This happens in order to 'eliminate competition.'
3. The more attractive a woman is, the more likely she is to be a target for contempt.
Independent of the research findings, I want to share here some of my experience:
Some years ago, I was stranded in Mumbai airport because the pilot couldn't land in Delhi due to low visibility on the runway. So, the flight was diverted to Mumbai. I was traveling alone and recovering very slowly from a bout of jaundice that had left me very weak and worse, my cellphone had developed some technical problem and I was unable to make calls. We reached Mumbai airport at about 12 am but were immediately whisked off in a bus to a hotel that was an hour away.
I knew my…