Avrielle_Aniko wrote:
Oh dear. No, I don't beleive this to be fact. And it should certainly not be used generally across the female gender. It is an incredibally simplistic theory and the way our subconcious, our brains, our instincts, our behaviour - the human - is far from as simplistic and basic as that 'theory'.
Neither do I. See I used the word theory.
I know its an incredibly simplistic theory.
It is a genuine theory by a girl I know. She said it one night in the pub. I don't remember how the conversation got there or where it went. But that little theory must have stuck with me, cos I don't remember why, but it popped into my head this morning. As I was having a nosey on here.
I just thought I'd throw it out there see what people thought.
For conversational fun!
Avrielle_Aniko wrote:
Oh dear. No, I don't beleive this to be fact. And it should certainly not be used generally across the female gender. It is an incredibally simplistic theory and the way our subconcious, our brains, our instincts, our behaviour - the human - is far from as simplistic and basic as that 'theory'.
I know I don't judge breasts or think "Hers are so much bigger than mine" when with a group of friends. And I don't judge breasts when amoungst women I don't know either.
However, if there is any truth in this at all, then I could really only believe it if it were an assesment of the entire body as a whole. I mean, a woman may weigh 25st, have rather unattractive features, but have very large breasts, but I doubt that an unattractive, obese woman would make other women feel as if there is much competition, as it were. And I am talking on the instictal, subconcious part of thought here. Likewise, a woman may have very petite breasts, but be very attractive with luscious hair and a figure to die for.
But still, this could not be all there is to it. Being single and looking for a potential partner could have something to do with it. The instintive part of us telling us we are up against competition. It could be our own insecurities which would be in the active part of our brains, which would cause us to actively and conciously compare ourselves to other women, whether they be sitting next to us or a picture in a magazine, on telly etc. It could be that a woman has a partner, but is aware that she is not his 'type' or having insecurities causing us to evaluate other women that come near her partner and can cause her to act in a defensive way.
I have no doubt there would be many other factors as well, but putting it as simply as "women secretly compare other womens breasts" has to be far from accurate!
All good.
Brilliant essay.
As long as your not "25st and unattractive". :/
my boobs. But I really don't give a fuck about anyone elses. My friends and I are normally too busy catching up to bother sizing each other up. Quite frankly in a public place we're more likely to comment on the quality of the men if we're going to say anything at all about the other people present.