Most women have indulged in a session of male criticism with their girlfriends at some point. When they are tired of the males in their lives, many women indulge in this compulsive practice. Because it has a domino effect, it is addictive. Once a group of women start complaining about their less than ideal spouses, the other women in the group often join in, and a major bonding session about how “terrible” guys are usually starts. These dialogues significantly damage women’s relationships with males and their sense of self-worth since unfair generalizations are made.
This type of talk tends to become a natural response to any upset regarding their male partners, and the more often that women engage in these so-called bonding sessions with their girlfriends or simply carry around this negative type of thinking, the more addictive and negative these thought processes become. However, there is a distinction between healthy venting to a female friend and continually complaining to one another about men in general. This is not to argue that there is anything wrong with venting when angry or sad. Maybe some females simply don’t get how harmful and damaging this behavior is.
How many times have you heard women launch generalized attacks on all men, or even just the males in their lives, when they are upset with their men? Several instances include:
Men lack consideration.
Men are egocentric
Men tend to lie.
Women are hurt by men.
Could it be that we women may change these generalizations into affirmations that males are good? These could be stated as:
Men are thoughtful
Men are kind.
Men are trustworthy, and they make us happy.
