Discussion » Questions » Human Behavior » Why do a lot of people insist women are sneakier, more manipulative, and back-stabbing than men? Men are every bit as back-stabbing and manipulative as women. I've seen men stab other men in the back,

Why do a lot of people insist women are sneakier, more manipulative, and back-stabbing than men? Men are every bit as back-stabbing and manipulative as women. I've seen men stab other men in the back,

especially in business relationships, to get ahead or to ruin someone else's life. Men are just as underhanded as women. It's just more likely to be excused in men while in women it's considered evil. With that being said, men are way better at handling conflict and competition than women. Two men will become better friends after a conflict or confrontation while women's relationships will fall apart because of a conflict. I know I don't handle conflict well at all. 

Posted - September 24, 2016

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  • 53509
    Your experiences are just as anecdotal as the experiences of the other people to whom you referred at the beginning of your post. The reason they insist what they insist is that they believe it to be accurate, just as you believe your experiences to be accurate.


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      September 24, 2016 7:16 PM MDT
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  • 36

    Just out of curiosity, which has been your experience, men or women being more underhanded and back-stabbing?

      September 24, 2016 9:11 PM MDT
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  • 53509

    Thank you for asking.  Over my entire lifetime, and with the hundreds of thousands of interactions of which I have knowledge, both direct and indirect, it's about even.

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      September 24, 2016 9:27 PM MDT
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  • 10052

    I was all prepared with a serious answer, then I read the last 3 sentences and can't stop laughing! That was great! Really funny stuff! : )

      September 24, 2016 11:11 PM MDT
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  • 2758

    All I know for sure is that, when it comes to strategic thinking, the 'dumbest' of women can run circles around the smartest man. Women can think on multiple tracks whereas men can only think on one or two (if he's lucky).  How that plays out in a contest of vile wiles in business is anyone's guess. :-)

      September 24, 2016 11:50 PM MDT
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  • 2758

    Whew!  For a minute I thought you were gonna fall for this. :-)

      September 25, 2016 2:03 AM MDT
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