Enemies are Good For You

Enemies Are Good For You:

An interesting proposition:

Really gotta love results of UCLA research involving 2,003 middle school children that showed girls with reciprocal antipathies – you don’t like me, so I don’t like you – outscoring others on…

* Social competence, rated by peers and teachers(!)
* Popularity and admiration

Teachers said boys with reciprocal antipathies were better-behaved.

Carey quotes various authorities on why it may be healthier to feel hostile toward hostile others.

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