Ladies I wondered about your opinions on this. I was talking with a friend and we were discussing how on one hand women can be so incredibly supportive, loving and close with each other and yet on the other hand can be downright catty and jealous of other women. Its a human condition I will state as I have many guy friends and they can be bigger gossips than the women I hang with, but the real jealousy and tearing each other down seems to be more of a women's issue. Do you believe this is a real issue in your life? And secondly if it has been how did/do you deal with these people?
For me it has been an issue and I am always surprised when it crops up. I go on about my life doing the best I can each day in work, home, friendship and parenting areas. I am fairly oblivious to the crap factor around me. I don't think I am incredibly hot, well off, popular or whatever someone else would have anything to be jealous of so can not always reconcile why they would have an issue with me in the first place. But hey sometimes they do. For me its continuing to do what I am doing UNLESS their issues begin to cause problems for me in workplace, home life or with other friends. Then its confrontation time and I simply let em know that I know what they are up to and that their gossip or perceptions are not true and should they have further issues in the future take it up with ME please! Made a few people cry when I let em know what their actions and talk have caused in my life and the venom with which I will defend myself when this is a long term thing and I have had enough.
For me it has been an issue and I am always surprised when it crops up. I go on about my life doing the best I can each day in work, home, friendship and parenting areas. I am fairly oblivious to the crap factor around me. I don't think I am incredibly hot, well off, popular or whatever someone else would have anything to be jealous of so can not always reconcile why they would have an issue with me in the first place. But hey sometimes they do. For me its continuing to do what I am doing UNLESS their issues begin to cause problems for me in workplace, home life or with other friends. Then its confrontation time and I simply let em know that I know what they are up to and that their gossip or perceptions are not true and should they have further issues in the future take it up with ME please! Made a few people cry when I let em know what their actions and talk have caused in my life and the venom with which I will defend myself when this is a long term thing and I have had enough.
