Adriana TrigianiThis is where men and women are different, we can put aside petty competition for relationships - they can't. It interferes.
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As a man, you've got a lot more trouble letting go of a competition with a woman than a woman does with a man. You can put aside a competition and move on to the relationship. A woman, however, will hold onto it for as long as she can.
Source: Viola In Reel Life
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