as counter-evolutionary as it might be, i think i just figured out why i've been so depressed, unproductive, and vacant lately: lack of male competition.
hi. i randomly stumbled upon your journal through someone's friends page, and your post made me think of the time my freind Rob said something along the lines of this: "With almost all the male friends i've had, we've all had our different aspects. there is always a dominance/submissive aspect, such as: if you can do this, i can do that same thing better. even for the best of guy freinds. it's just inevitable, weather it be with that video game we all obsess over, or someones girlfriend that we all want to steal and treat better than the other guy can. When the competition stops, even if it's only for a brief time, things usually go sour in the friendship. Eventually it all comes back, we move on and find other things, and of course it's unmentionable...but it's there. It's tough being a guy." it was one of the most intriguing things i've ever heard. if this is totally ridiculous, i apologize. if no, then cool. :)
that's not ridiculous. i think it's true. it's hard to find a balance between friendly competition and being a jerk; i think the former is just more subtle than the latter.
of course it's okay. i should warn you, though, this journal is getting like an abandoned house, all creaky and stale. i'm not sure how much more i'll be writing in it.
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"With almost all the male friends i've had, we've all had our different aspects. there is always a dominance/submissive aspect, such as:
if you can do this, i can do that same thing better. even for the best of guy freinds. it's just inevitable, weather it be with that video game we all obsess over, or someones girlfriend that we all want to steal and treat better than the other guy can. When the competition stops, even if it's only for a brief time, things usually go sour in the friendship. Eventually it all comes back, we move on and find other things, and of course it's unmentionable...but it's there. It's tough being a guy."
it was one of the most intriguing things i've ever heard.
if this is totally ridiculous, i apologize.
if no, then cool. :)
anyway..
hope you feel better soon.
-krystle.
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maybe we can figure something out...
;)
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