Being a guy has its perks: there are never lines in the mens room, we don't bleed from between our legs on a monthly basis, and amongst a plethora of other benefits. Of course, being a guy has its downsides: any time you get physically close to a guy, you have to prevent yourself from doing anything that might seem homosexual, unless both dudes are homosexual. You never, ever talk while in the men's room, especially at the urinals. But what I'm getting at here is that our social interactions are really simple too. You do something wrong to another guy, you say you're sorry, then you guys go back to gaming or just chilling.
It's not the same with females.
A direct comparison with the perks of the guys shows a glaring list of disadvantages of being female. I wouldn't have the experience to comment on the advantages of being a female, other than the ability to have a poor attitude (the vernacular term would be "bitchy") and blame it on the monthly cycle. But in regards to social dynamics, female interactions can be tremendously more complicated than that of males and they tend to have more drama than their male counterparts. Something as trivial as hair can merit hours of attention and criticism. Buying clothes, shoes, accessories, jewelery, etc. tends to be a favorite pastime for many women. And upon displaying an ensemble of purchased clothes, shoes, accessories, jewelery and what have you, women often find themselves in situations where they complement each other's clothes, shoes, accessories, and jewelery.
"I like your bag, where did you get it?"
"Oh this old thing? ON SALE 40%"
"No way!"
There must be an underlying reason for this stark difference between male-male and female-female interactions. Is it because men tend to be social introverts, often found participating in alpha male situations to prove his worth to his peers and potential mates? Or is because women, as social extroverts in comparison to men, need to glorify inanimate objects on their persons to boost the self-esteem of the collective and to reaffirm their self-worth?
Hella guys talk in the bathrooms here, they yell across the shower stalls. The topics are usually, what booze they're gonna get, who they banged/will bang and who got REALLY REALLY REALLY fucked up last night. Some of those conversations are fucking hilarious.
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