Why do women so often seem to see other women as the enemy! So many threads on mn or in my real life, posters hate their partners ex wives, call then terrible mums, blame them for everything, call them mad. The bloke is apparently never responsible for the break up or the problems. Even if the bloke had an affair its always because she drove him to it. The new girlfriends or ow are always so keen to hear and believe that the ex (or the wife in the case of those having affairs with married men) is mental, unhinged, tricked him into having children, is too old for him or not right for him, too unattractive for him, an alcoholic (based on nothing more then what the man has said). I've heard all of these. Or that their relationship is crap so it doesn't matter that they are shagging their husband.
When it comes to the whole step parent situation I've heard so many new partners call the old ones names instantly, instant nastiness rather then based on their interactions. So keen to think the worst. If the children are badly behaved its the birth mums fault, if they don't have table manners its the birthmums fault, its never anything to do with the dad! This sounds like such a cliche but have seen it over and over with my own eyes.
Why are some women so keen to believe the crap some bloke say about their exs? Sometimes it seems like women only see other women as the enemy and competition and the bloke know this and play on it. Why so competitive? Why can't there still be mutual respect?
Im well aware this appears to full of huge generalizations but these are all things I've heard women i know say and/or read on here and its driving me crazy!