Why Women Need, But Struggle To Find, Female Friendship
On social media, I’ve seen people make ludicrous claims insisting that friendships among women can not possibly be genuine because female intrasexual competition assures that they’re always subconsciously competing with each other. This is a bleak and immature musing. Female friendships are indispensable, but they need to be properly cultivated, and you need to vet the people you befriend so you don’t wind up wasting years of your life trapped in a cycle of toxic relationships.
Puberty, heartbreak, motherhood, feminine anxiety – women should not walk this world alone. And they don’t have to. That’s what sisterhood is for. If you’re an adult woman in her twenties or older, and you haven’t developed deep, close bonds with a female social circle, then you’re robbing yourself of a necessary life support system. You may feel a little lonely, a little unsupported, less understood, perhaps even crazy without a fellow woman’s perspective.