We've just had a school trip and the class had a party evening afterwards.
I was struck by the friendship dynamic of a friend of mine with an alpha mum at our school. The 'alpha' is very confident and stylish and my friend seems to cast herself as a poor relation by comparison.
My friend told me how people often mistook her as her alpha friend's PA or assistant as she is so ordinary and couldn't hold a candle to the Alpha's beauty and just general fabulousness. She told me, on a Mums evening out, that she was happy to hold her bag etc.
I find this very odd. My friend is bright, attractive etc and has lots going for her. I've noticed that some of these 'uber' types often have similar sorts of friends. In other words friends who don't have equal power in the relationship.
Do others know what I am talking about?
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To wonder why some women cast themselves as the 'poor relation'?
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