compeitition with friends

darkangelism · 03-19-2005, 05:33 PM

i compete with my friends over everything, grades, sports, and i think its cause im insecure. I just got my score for a midterm and i know i did better then my friend in my class and i will probably be like haha, even if im mean.

Duke · 03-19-2005, 07:02 PM

I think some competition is healthy isn't it?

darkangelism · 03-19-2005, 07:34 PM

yeah, im just worried that i overdo it sometimes.

Vautrin · 03-19-2005, 08:04 PM

I don't compete with my friends since the last year at school, before I attended university. And even then it was some sort of joke. I sucked at athletics, but excelled in practically all intellectual pursuits.

Now my friends and I barely share the same fields of endeavor. So at the moment, I do not even compete for anything! Life is simple, when you are young

darkangelism · 03-19-2005, 08:13 PM

did you take pride in doing better then them at school?

I do, and the same with athletics, i am better then some of my friends at each, so i always feel better then somebody.

Vautrin · 03-19-2005, 08:16 PM

I had a very easy time to achieve good grades.

I did not take pride in it, unless someone was bragging about his or her skills. In which case I would punish them with grades, and with witticisms.

And the frustrating part of physical exercises was that we did all sports at which I was terrible. But if we would swim, or play chess, I would have gotten the best grades, hands down. GRR!

Duke · 03-20-2005, 12:52 AM

Vautrin, have you ever tried golf?

Star · 03-20-2005, 05:31 AM

I never did compete with my friends for anything. I was always happy for the good things that would happen to my friends not try to beat it. Maybe this competing thing is a guy thing?

Duke · 03-20-2005, 05:57 AM

It very well could be.

Merika · 03-22-2005, 08:16 AM

I am prone to be more competitive on the job in terms of getting better projects or even parking spots....but not in my everyday life.