| Is it true love or hunger for power that drives them | | | | woman may not even like the guy she is fighting for. |
| to go all out for the same man? | | | | And the worst part is that the guy in question will |
| Most women are highly competitive by nature, and | | | | probably be the last to know. He may interpret her |
| seem that men have an innate ability to bring out | | | | intense flirting as a sign of genuine interest, not |
| their most competitive streak without even meaning | | | | realizing that he is merely a means to an end; her |
| to. Although some women will gracefully bow out of | | | | feeling of power. |
| they see that the man they have had their eye on is | | | | A good way to tell whether the woman is genuinely |
| already involved with other woman, others will see | | | | interested or just hungry for power is to see how |
| this as a challenge that they can't help but take on. In | | | | her reaction to you changes(if at all) depending on |
| fact, for some, it renders the man in question even | | | | whether or not you are in a relationship with |
| more desirable. But why is this? Why do women | | | | someone else. If she never displayed the least |
| compete for men? To find answer for this question I | | | | amount of interest when your relationship status was |
| have referred "Ask Diana" at Online Dating Guide | | | | undetermined and was all over you once she |
| Service. | | | | discovered that you had a girlfriend, you may want |
| Love: | | | | to question why? |
| The most obvious and least offensive reason is that | | | | Forbidden Fruit: |
| they're deeply in love. If a woman truly believes that | | | | The longing for someone who is off-limits is what |
| a certain man is "the one" and they are meant to be | | | | draws other women to compete for a man. The fact |
| together, she may very well stop at nothing to | | | | that they can't have certain man is precisely what |
| ensure that they end up together. The fact that he | | | | makes them want him. Quite simply, they want what |
| is involved with someone else means nothing to her | | | | they can't have. |
| because, in her mind, he is with the wrong person (i.e. | | | | Many factors, including wealth, looks and the fact |
| not her), he just doesn't it yet. | | | | that the man is involved, can make a man seem like |
| She may try to seek out the other woman's flows, | | | | forbidden fruit to woman. Just hinting that you are |
| insecurities and weaknesses, and exploit these to her | | | | involved may make some woman want you even |
| advantage by bringing them to the man's attention, | | | | more. But do not forget that this action can have |
| thinking that making her look bad will make herself | | | | exactly the opposite effect on the few women left |
| look good by default. She may even go as far as | | | | who actually respect other people and their |
| insulting or threatening the other woman, thinking | | | | relationship. |
| that this will help her cause. | | | | A Few Good Men: |
| The truth is that while the man may be flattered | | | | Another reason woman may vie for a man's |
| that another woman is interested in him, such tactics | | | | attention is that they believe all the good guys are |
| will only make the interested party look disrespectful | | | | taken, meaning that any man that is involved with |
| and aggressive, and will not help her cause at all. True | | | | woman or being pursued must have it going. If a man |
| love is not something that can be found using hateful | | | | is single, women assume there must be a good |
| or underhanded means. | | | | reason. This reasoning makes for a vicious cycle in |
| Power: | | | | which those who are singles remain so, and those |
| An uglier side of female competition has nothing to | | | | who are attached often end up with inappropriate |
| do with love and everything to do with power. | | | | attention being lavished upon them. |
| Unfortunately, there are many power-hungry women | | | | On a lighter note, the good thing about this peculiar |
| who would derive an unhealthy amount of | | | | female reasoning is that guys just try to surround |
| satisfaction by taking away other woman's man. | | | | themselves with as many women as possible |
| That's right: another woman's loss at their hands | | | | whenever they go out, as this will make them more |
| would actually bring them joy. | | | | appealing to women in general. |
| More unsettling still is the fact the power-seeking | | | | |