Girlfriends...Lies in the City.
Sitting at a popular bar in town one night, and people watching (as i soo love to do) found me zoning into a group of "girlfriends" dressed to the nines and sipping on cocktails..it was like i was an extra on the set of sex and the city..
don't get me wrong, its always lovely to see friends enjoying each others company, but it got me thinking about this "girlfriends" phenomena..that sprung out in the late 80\90's
wait..hear me out.,
One of the great things about TV is that, well, it’s not real life. Otherwise, some days it may not be called Sex and the City but Depressed, Lonely, Crying and scarfing down a box of cookies in the City.
Even a die-hard sex in the city fan like me, has had to come to terms with the fact that, I’m not Carrie.
If you’re reading this: you’re not Carrie. Yes, I know you love writing, stilettos, cigarettes, wine and you’ve got your very own Mr. Big, but nevertheless, you’re not Carrie, and maybe that’s a good thing. .
Of course, the real reason why Sex and the City has managed to conquer every girl’s heart (isn’t the shoes or the cocktails and mostly the focus of this very insert)...
It’s the friendships...
The idea of having 3 or 4,super-close girlfriends and the token eccentric gay best friend to spend your Saturdays with, is ever-appealing to chatty ladies like ourselves.
The only hitch, and the reason for my rant , is that in real life, when BFFs grow up and marry their BFs, they may have less and less time for Saturday brunches and impromptu shopping trip,.or nights out on the town-
In reality married friends have babies, and what you hear more often then none is, " I am so tired" and i wish i could join, but unfortunately i cant..so no..No Cosmopolitans there.
In real life your girlfriends cant come running with vodka and cookies in the middle of a Tuesday afternoon to discuss whether your latest date has mommy issues.
In real life, girlfriends, have girlfriends and who they are to you, can be gravely mistaken relationally, as to who you are to them.
more often than none, in real life these girlfriends get turned into surrogate siblings or family witch brings me to a sad reality check .
Shows like these have scripted the ultimate girlfriends -relationship -fairy tales, for the fun, fearless females out there.
And today, i am calling the BS ladies, the truth of the matter is that your relationships with your girlfriends, are exactly the same as any other relationship.
Meaning they have boundaries, they are governed by values and norms, and most importantly should thrive off a basis of mutual respect.
To often i have witnessed, unforgivable behaviour within these setups under the guise of its "super- tight -ness"
Things like:
- Bullying of each other tends to thrive in these,
- Unhealthy competition,
- the birth of frenemies,
- inter - relational cliques,
- back stabbing etc
Those who don't, or are compromising their emotional health to be part of a group, get out.
The road to true happiness is paved with knowing your boundaries and understanding your self worth, dont let that get lost in cocktail dresses, cosmos and red lipstick.
Your thoughts?
StilettoRambler
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