Word of the Day

vi∙cious \’vi-shes\ (adj): (1) Dangerously aggressive, marked by violence or ferocity, (2) any interaction between two or more women.

Most of you guys probably suspected this already.

If only for lack of comparison, most of you women probably didn’t.

For all the talk about women’s civilizing affect on men, for all the snide comments about the female gender bring refinement and peace to barbaric, war-like men – there is no match in the male psyche for the hostile, competitive, and utterly limitless fury women are capable of amongst themselves.

Men, barring the involvement of religion, tend to follow some sort of code - the “bro code,” chivalric honor, the Geneva Convention, etc. Only in the worst of all violations will two men come to blows – and blows having been had, most are content to walk away the respective winner or loser.

In the female mind, hostility towards fellow women is both unanimous and omnipresent. There is no “bra code,” and no one has lived to tell the extent to which a woman pursue vengeance and jealousy’s demands.

Proof, in the form of practical application… Behold, this makeshift diagram of a social setting – a club or party or some such thing:

Below is that same scene – through the eyes of a newly arrived man:

Right. Very predictable. Every guy, upon entering a room, will scan his immediate surroundings and identify (a.) all of the women of comparable age, and (b.) rank them according to attractiveness and “get-ability.” The duration of his time in the room will be spent trying to woo the prettiest girl within his league.

Now let’s take a look at what a woman would see upon arriving:

Women, you know this is true. Guys, if you don’t believe me – ask your sisters or girlfriends or wives.

The first thing a woman does upon entering a room is check out the other women. She identifies (a.) which ones are of comparable age, and (b.) ranks them according to attractiveness in relation to her perception of her own beauty. As a secondary thought, she may scan the room to identify the good looking guys – but the pecking order is supreme and she will actively seek out women who are less attractive and below her status… she needs to dominate, look good by comparison, and only then will the question of “most eligible man” come in to play.