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It’s always interesting to hear women boast about only having male friends because they’re incapable of being friends with other women. While you may try to spin this as a positive, the inability to sustain friendships with other women says a lot more about you than it does about women in general. If you’re struggling to keep female friends, it may be time for a self-check. Here are ten reasons why your friendships with other women aren’t lasting.
You compete
Are you a highly competitive person? Are you constantly overcome with the urge to one-up your friends and relatives? Does it make you uncomfortable or annoyed when your girl appears to be excelling or “outperforming” you in a particular area? Whether you outwardly act on these feelings or not, it’s likely that your friends can pick up on your overly competitive energy and there’s a good chance that they would prefer not to be around you as a result. This competitive attitude screams insecurity and it makes people uncomfortable.
