Sunday, 29 November 2009

  • Bad Girlfriends


    I was watching Sex and the City (My hubby bought me every season tonight and I was pretty pumped about it! Not to mention a little spoiled. =p) and after finishing the first season I couldn't believe a new realization that suddenly hit me. Carry Bradshaw is an exceptionally bad girlfriend. In fact, I've had a lot of friends who also fit into that category...

    Let me explain; Carry goes through all of these ups and downs with Big. In the first season she appears to be clueless and in a one-sided relationship so to speak. She's crazy about him, but she's also insecure which causes her to have doubts in herself and in them as a couple. Her insecurities even cause her to look up his ex-wife after finding out that Big had been married before. Carry doesn't just look her up, she fakes a sales pitch to meet her in person and later has lunch with her, only to later get pissed off with Big for knowing about it via his ex telling him personally. She worries about shallow and perfectly normal human things and she pushes him to introduce her to his mother. She sneaks around. She even tries to make him tell her that she's his one and only. You cannot make someone go faster than they are willing! Ever.

    So what is it about women today? I have a friend who always has problems when it comes to relationships, ALWAYS...without fail. But really, when it comes down to it, I honestly believe that she is the reason for all of her man issues in the first place. For one thing, she is the one common denominator. Can EVERY guy she dates really be as terrible as she thinks? She judges them right from the start, she looks at them as being guilty before being proven innocent, she snoops around (checking his phone any chance she gets, and stalking him on facebook and myspace), she's needy, condescending, self-conscious, she always expects the worse. I mean, can a girl really blame a guy for looking elsewhere when they're treated like that? Sure, guys are jerks sometimes and guys are somewhat clueless almost always, but give them a break if you want them to give one to you.

    Listen girls, we cannot expect a man to know what we are thinking and we better not get pissed off when they don't get our “subtle” clues left along the way. Communicate! Don't play stupid games, don't be insecure, don't treat men like they are doing something wrong just because you're having a bad hair day. Every side of a relationship has a story and I honestly think that the guy is labeled as the jackass a little too easily.

    Plain and simple ----> Don't be a bad girlfriend!

    (By the way: Don't get me wrong, I LOVE Carry Bradshaw very much. In spite of her crappy girlfriend qualities, lol. =p)

    Balance is so important. Are you guilty of any of these bad girlfriend qualities? What do you do to make your relationship work?

Comments (35)

  • TanitaBelle@xanga

    I'm a shitty girlfriend. I'm not needy or anything though. I just get bored REEEEEEALLY easily of being with the same guy. Like seriously, after you've had sex i don't see that there's anything left to get from a relationship, unless you're intending on getting married n having kids etc. But i'm 17, so not currently looking for potential husbands.


    So yeah i suck at relationships because i think relationships suck.
    I think i was sposed to be a dude tbh haha
  • whatblokedoufancy117@xanga

    *I'm sorry this was driving me crazy your whole post: Carrie Bradshaw.

    The reason she is a bad girlfriend is because she is supposed to be playing a normal girl, who makes mistakes and does crazy things. We all have that crazy in us.

  • ordinary_gir1@xanga

    some girls out there have to start off as the bad girlfriend to build their way up to being a good girlfriend?
    Maybe?

  • weare_weare@xanga

    @whatblokedoufancy117@xanga - No one should care about Sex in the City enough to have that bother them, haha. Carry, Carrie...who the fuck gives a shit. And of course she's a fictional character, she still represents real girls out there who make the same stupid mistakes. I hate it when girls snoop around and act all insecure.

  • Nellie0x@xanga

    @TanitaBelle@xanga - "Like seriously, after you've had sex i don't see that there's anything left to get from a relationship, unless you're intending on getting married n having kids etc."


    this is a really terrible mindset to have about relationships. sex is only a fraction of what it takes to have a healthy/happy relationship. it's crazy that at 17 you think like that.
  • lifes_brootal_babeee@xanga

    @TanitaBelle@xanga - i feeeel you. i can't hold a boyfriend because i get bored after a month at the most. 


    i need someone to really keep me on my toes.
  • xjadersx@xanga

    When I'm in a bad mood I'm a bitchy girl friend. But that doesn't happen too often.

  • the_simplethings@xanga

    I have the best boyfriend in the whole world. and this post makes me feel like the worst girlfriend in the whole world. I'm so needy. I'm insecure. I'm always mad when he doesn't compliment me every second of the day. he has two jobs, hes a computer science major, he has his friends, his family, and on top of that ME! I need to give him a break.

    thanks for this post. it makes me want to be a better girlfriend :)

  • TanitaBelle@xanga

    @Nellie0x@xanga - Haha why's it terrible?!


    How should i think at 17 years old about "relationships"
  • TanitaBelle@xanga

    @lifes_brootal_babeee@xanga - Lol glad i'm not alone. My longest relationship was 2 months and that was when i was like 11. I don't think i even kissed the guy LMFAO.

  • Nellie0x@xanga

    @TanitaBelle@xanga - well im 20 and 3 years ago i was hardly concerned about getting sex out of a relationship. i thought when you're that young you should try and experience being in love, getting to know someone, and forming a bond. not just fucking them and dropping them when you're bored.

  • TanitaBelle@xanga

    @Nellie0x@xanga - LMFAO. Obviously i don't mean i'm just out for sex. otherwise i wouldn't bother with the relationship shit at all. I'm jus smart enough to know that most boys my age only want sex, and none of them are interesting enough for me to want anything more from them. I've experienced being in love and personally, i don't think it's all that it's cracked up to be. Plus the whole getting to know someone and having special bonds with someone, that's what i have my best friends for.

  • mewithoutu77@xanga

    i think i'm a really good gf to all my girls, i've always been there for them through all their life situations, but i've experienced some really bad girlfriends like the ones that tries to seduce your ex kind of gf.

  • dragon_king@xanga

        This is how my ex was when we were dating in high school. She once told me that she would be happier being with a girl than being with me because the girl would be able to know exactly what she wants and how she wants it. That crap made me feel like I could NEVER make her happy as her boyfriend. She also used to keep asking me NOT to hit her or abuse her because of her rough past with guys (she had a bunch of ex-boyfriends before we dated, not to mention her rocky relationship with her dad)-so like you said-she tried to make me guilty of a bunch of stuff and judged me like there was no tomorrow. 

  • Insomnia_Pickles_XtraTomato@xanga

    some girls arent any of those things, and they still get fucked over.


    i think i'm mostly laid back, but when i think somethings up, i probably get a little nuts. i try to keep myself together most of the time. but like someone else up there said, we all have a little crazy in us lol.
  • JusticeCho@xanga

    Yeah I never liked Carry as a character.  I mean she has her moments, but she's a bitch to all her bfs throughout the series.  She's even worse to other girls on the show who take/like/or possibly like her bf or ex bfs.  Gah heh.

    Yeah, I've had a girlfriend like your friend before, it gets very annoying.  And while trying to be nice and respective of it you can only last so long before you stop caring, which will tend to the girl leaving with a "He was an asshole" mentality.

  • unabridgedtales@xanga

    Hm. I've had one close friend who I felt was a bad girlfriend. The others either suffered from bad luck or ended things themselves.


    I definitely think there's a tendency for people to throw labels on exs (and people in general). More girls call guys 'assholes' than makes sense, and there seems to be a plethora of 'crazy ex girlfriends' in the world. I find it hard to believe that everyone's as bitchy, insane, and cruel as they're made out to be, but few want to correct the person who's in pain.


    I'm insecure, but there's a difference between dealing with it maturely and immaturely. I choose to simply state that I'm insecure and move on instead of snooping through things and causing problems. Otherwise, if I have any of these qualities, I'm ignorant of it.

  • Bongflower@xanga
  • Bongflower@xanga

    @Nellie0x@xanga - Word.
    I'm 17 and I seriously don't think about sex when I like someone. I mean sure once I get to know them, but I especially don't like thinking about sex with someone I don't really know all that well. O_o It creeps me out. I like hangin' out man. :3

  • yukarimayhem@xanga

    i dont think im the best girlfriend, but i think im an alright girlfriend >< ive done some shitty stuff
    but I AGREE BRADSHAW IS NOT A GOOD GF!

  • plump_Katz@xanga

    being a girlfriend takes  practice.
    if you're young and acting like carrie, I think it's normal.
    If you're 24+, then I think you've got some issues that might hurt your relationships

  • queencleopatra702@xanga

    its true insecurity is will ruin a relationship. it causes so many problems.i have never snooped (except for once because he snooped thru my phone and saw devin's number and that i talked to him alot)but i was a really bad girlfriend at first but my man never wanted to let me go for some reason.i was selfish and mean and just flat out crazy. he would aways kick me out or dump me but then tell me that he didnt really want that but i was acting like i didnt want a boyfriend so he wanted to give me what i wanted. anyways 6 years,a baby, a dog and a townhouse later and i am happy he never gave up on me. i am happy to say that i am a good wife now. my man is so spoiled....as long as i am happy and he gives me what i want.

  • snapeful@xanga

    @ordinary_gir1@xanga - I agree with that! In your first relationship everything is new.. so you don't really know waht to do. But after you've been on some dates or been in a relationship long enough... it's better. You learn from your mistakes. "Hmm, maybe I shouldn't have accused him of so much lying and cheating n__n;;;;" etc.

  • sumtymesiwonder@xanga

    @ordinary_gir1@xanga - i agree with you also. i was so clueless with my first real bf, along with being insanely jealous and insecure. he turned out to be an awful boyfriend and treated me like shit, but at least i learned from it.

    almost every boyfriend has told me i'm the best gf they've ever had...however, 4/6 of them dumped me. so idk what's up with that but it's whatever now. i'm still jealous and insecure, and with my current bf i admit (sadly) that i have snooped before. i realized it never ended well-if i found out he was talking to other girls, i was hurt, and if i found nothing i was paranoid he'd deleted the evidence. he's never cheated on any gf, and never given me reasons to suspect he's cheated on me. snooping never made me feel better, and in addition to feeling shitty about whatever i did/didn't find, i also felt shitty that i felt the need to snoop around on my him for no fault of his own.

    to make my relationship work despite the jealousy and insecurity etc, i've learned 1-to try and identify WHY i feel those ways. are these feelings warrented or am i over-reacting? 2-then, to not project these emotions onto my boyfriend because i know it's usually not HIS behavior that causes these emotions. and 3-most importantly, to communicate about EVERYTHING, no matter how scary it can be. and 4-work together to reach a solution.

    i felt insecure after going to a party with my bf that an ex before me went to. afterwards, when i flipped my shit over events from that night. i had a problem with this girl for multiple reasons, and so i talked it out with my bf. initially we thought i was worried that she might cause my bf to stray, but i realized it wasn't that, it was my new low self-esteem that was the main cause.

    he immediately reaffirmed his love for me, and showered me with compliments...then, i was still feeling insecure so i asked if he could limit some interactions with the girl at future events, and pay a little more attention to me--nothing major, but since my bf and i go our own ways at parties, i just wanted a little more acknowledgement that i was his gf when the girl was around. i agreed to do my best to be a mature adult around her, and to be friendly (though my bf has no desire for me to actually be her friend, and neither do i). we still have a few problems with this, but after we talked it all out things have been better.

  • SophiaRaphsody@xanga

    This post pretty much described me completely. I am Carrie, or maybe even worse than her. I'm TOO clingy, desperate, needy and insecure. I lost the first guy i ever really liked who liked me at one point but i drove him away and dragged him to a point where he began to actually HATE me. and currently i'm trying to fix things with someone who just broke up with me. we had been together for almost a year and a half and he is the most amazing, patient, and sweetest guy in the world. but i had to go and fuck things up there by calling him 5 times a day, sending about 10 text messages, getting upset if he so much as talks to another girl, and verbally abusing and insulting him when i was 'pissed off'. oh and, blaming everything that happened on him and picking fights for no reason. not to mention suffocating him and not giving him any freedom whatsoever. 

    it got so bad that again, i have driven someone to the point where he'd rather be single than be with me, eventhough he still loves me a lot. but he just cant take my abuse anymore. So now, im trying very very hard to change. and be a better person, and to gain more self confidence. i've acknowledged my mistakes and apologised to him and am in the process of proving that i am changing so he will give me another chance.
    I like this post. the advice is simply and just common sense but something that should get through to girls like me.seriously, never take someone for granted and cherish the person you're with always.. because when they reach the breaking point and you realise how much you've hurt them, you will feel like the worst person on the planet. 
    I'm just hoping things work out with me. i lose sleep over the anxiety of not being able to be with him again.
    if anybody has any advice for me, it would be great :)
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