Women and Men: The Problem of Separation
From a very young age, girls are taught that their value and worth are often measured through the prism of relationships with men. This can be a love interest, a partnership or just entertainment. Thus, when a woman enters into communication with a man, she is perceived not as a friend, but as a potential object for a romantic or sexual relationship. This often creates situations in which it is difficult for women to walk around as truly selfless friends among the opposite sex.
It is not uncommon for a man to find a “friend”, but with a hint of infatuation, which makes it difficult to maintain a pure friendship. No matter how we call such relationships “friendship”, in reality there is always an element of undeclared interest in them. Relationships between men and women cannot always exist in their “friendly” form, because subconsciously or consciously, many of us expect that at the moment they will develop into something more.
Women and women: dependence, competition and rivalry.
The interaction of women with each other is no less complex. At first glance, friendship between women is an ideal relationship, filled with care, understanding and sincere conversations. However, problems with rivalry, envy and hidden conflicts often arise in the example. In conditions when society still evaluates women through appearance, career achievements or marital status, it is difficult today to maintain a place for sincere relationships between countries without elementary comparison.
While men can compete for periods, it is increasingly difficult to abstract from social standards that determine their value. This base creates an atmosphere of hidden factors, jealousy and doubts. Women can be friendly, but there is often a feeling that their wariness hides a hidden interest or ambition. Often, friendship between women becomes an arena for fighting for attention and the state, which makes sincere communication difficult.
Love or friendship?
One of the most basic questions that sometimes arises in such discussions: is it really possible to separate friendship and love? Often, especially with twenty women, they cannot be completely separated. Women often really have the question: "Can I just be a friend to this person, or does he expect something more from me?" This problem can overshadow even the most sincere and friendly relationships.
In the lives of women, there is a fine line between friendship and love, and sometimes they cannot be separated. Love and categoricalness are often sharply intertwined with what we understand as a real friend. This may be due to the fact that women tend to open their hearts only to those they truly love, which is often the case on the street, the familiar model of "friendship without obligations."
Crossing boundaries.
In life, women often face this paradox: on the one hand, they want to create strong, selfless connections with other people, on the other - social and cultural expectations for their perception of even French relationships through the prism of romance or competition.
Of course, every woman is unique, and not all of them face such problems, but for many of us this question remains open. An important point: this does not mean that true friendship is impossible for women. It is just that in a world where boundaries between feelings so often arise, the role of the other becomes the basis of protection.
Perhaps it is not worth saying that a woman has no friends. However, we are not a party to the fact that social and cultural realities often impose restrictions on the perception of friendship between women and men, creating space for hidden emotions and reflections. Love, dependence, competition - all this is sometimes so intertwined that the line between friendship and something more becomes blurred. But despite all these difficulties, true friendship, like love, may still exist – it may just look a little different. Marina