Is it normal for two tough women to become friends after a catfight? Maybe they want to let out the pent up frustration and stress through a catfight before they become friends ..... or even lovers.
I would think it depends what the actual bout is. One girl who catches her man and another girl flirting back and forth with each . Showing no respect to the fact she's standing there listening and hoping they end up going at it and claiming her prize afterwards. That would not be a good way to become friends. Afterwards.
Quote from: MaggieX on February 01, 2024, 05:32:10 PM
Not sure it happens often. That said, a while ago I took a boxing class and at the end had to do a little bout with a partner and although it was ferocious in the bout we became friends afterwards.
That is interesting.
Quote from: MaggieX on February 02, 2024, 12:41:41 PM
Quote from: kamafight666 on February 02, 2024, 09:09:23 AM
Quote from: MaggieX on February 01, 2024, 05:32:10 PM
Not sure it happens often. That said, a while ago I took a boxing class and at the end had to do a little bout with a partner and although it was ferocious in the bout we became friends afterwards.
That is interesting.
How so ? :)
Well, it is very sexy. Two women becoming friends after a ferocious (and sweaty? just my imagination running wild) boxing match. Got my imagination running. Maybe the friendship could blossom into something more :)
It's very, very doubtful. In fact, in my experience, once two women catfight, there's a good chance they'll do so again, unless one was totally out classed and hurt badly.
Quote from: HannahK on February 02, 2024, 03:05:11 PM
Quote from: MaggieX on February 01, 2024, 05:32:10 PM
Not sure it happens often. That said, a while ago I took a boxing class and at the end had to do a little bout with a partner and although it was ferocious in the bout we became friends afterwards.
This I can well believe. However boxing is no catfight and I think if your opponent Maggie was pulling your hair; slapping your face and trying to bury her nails into your cheeks...the likelihood of you two becoming friends would be zero.
So if we're talking catfights; the likelihood of being friends afterwards is very remote. If we're talking about a fight as part of a sporting contest; then the likelihood of a friendship starting up is fairly high.
You never know about these things. A fight with another individual is an intense and intimate interaction. Sex and violence. The two basest instincts of man. If two men can have a fight and then let bygones be bygones, so can women.
Several years ago I started taking boxing classes at my gym. No sparring is allowed at the gym for insurance reasons. I did become friends with one of the gals in the class and we began to spar on our own time at her place. Even though our sparring fights have gotten intense we remain friends.
I'd say wrestling or boxing is a lot different than a catfight. A strict athletic competition with rules I think the women can easily become friends. But a catfight? In my experience women that have a catfight kind of hate each other forever. There is always a level of animosity there. Other than maybe sisters and they are required to become friends at some point almost.
I think it is incredibly rare (if not impossible) for two women to strike up a friendship after a catfight. It can be done with boxing and wrestling (and I've done it) because there is structure and rules, and an element (however faint) of respect for one's opponent. Catfights are all out bouts of passion, sometimes new, sometimes long festering. These are things that you either come out as the winner, looking down at your opponent, or as the loser, hating the victor and wallowing in your shame. I've been in a few catfights and not one among them was with a woman I'd ever declare to be my "friend".
I think the women working for DWW, Festelle, California Wildcats, etc,... are all probably friends.
First of all I agree with everyone when it comes to boxing and wrestling, it's not like a real fight to settle a difference.
A catfight is completely different. That's when two women who have been having serious issues with each other over a period of time, tension and frustration building to the point there's a confrontation. It starts out with a very heated argument and then one woman either shoves or worse slaps her and the fight is on.
When the fight is over the winner would most likely feel great about beating her rival, and the one that lost the fight and would be upset.
I don't think they could ever become friends even if they had been friends before.
There was a actually a fight that happened when I was at school, I wasn't fortunate enough to see it (it was in the girl's changing rooms) but I heard some details.
It was between two girls called Charlotte and Shania, they were both dating the same guy and Charlotte confronted Shania about it in the changing room. Charlotte just said Shania's name and Shania sprinted towards Charlotte and just attacked her. I'm not sure on the details or how long the fight lasted exactly but they were seen outside the doctors office, Charlotte had a very blood nose/face and Shania was holding a huge chunk of her own hair with some blood on her too.
Despite that though they did actually become friends, I'm not sure how long it took but they were both in my English class a year later and were BFF's. They stayed that way all through school too. So it definitely can happen, but there were also a few more girl fights in my school and none of them became friends, so it's pretty rare.
Quote from: ginacat on February 02, 2024, 04:36:14 PM
Several years ago I started taking boxing classes at my gym. No sparring is allowed at the gym for insurance reasons. I did become friends with one of the gals in the class and we began to spar on our own time at her place. Even though our sparring fights have gotten intense we remain friends.
I've never seen sparring banned in boxing. :)). That's the point of training. At the end of the training session, half an hour of time is required to have free meetings for several minutes with different opponents. Also on jiu-jitsu :).. You're training to fight people :) and with different sizes and weights.
Quote from: kamafight666 on February 01, 2024, 05:12:10 PM
Is it normal for two tough women to become friends after a catfight? Maybe they want to let out the pent up frustration and stress through a catfight before they become friends ..... or even lovers.
I agree with many comments.I think if they are just private fighters who fight in the presence of their husbands or just the two of them, by agreement, then of course. If this is a spontaneous fight or a fight by agreement but with a personal conflict, then it depends on the situation. If they just quarreled and fought , then why not . If there is a man between them and some kind of strong personal enmity, then no. No real wife will give up her man, and no real lover will just leave her lover..
I grew up with two girls that were friends since middle school. They fought once in middle school, once in high school then became college roommates.
The same girl won both fights.
Gotta say with having 4 sisters all of us had fights at some point growing up I never have seen nor heard of two girls/women becoming friends after ripping into each other. A level of respect yes but friends never. The amount of hate alone before, during and after is volatile I know for me I would never give my trust or friendship.
Quote from: DottiD on February 05, 2024, 02:26:06 PM
Gotta say with having 4 sisters all of us had fights at some point growing up I never have seen nor heard of two girls/women becoming friends after ripping into each other. A level of respect yes but friends never. The amount of hate alone before, during and after is volatile I know for me I would never give my trust or friendship.
I agree
When this thread first appeared, I remembered a real street catfight that was posted years ago. The fight was featured in a reality show format, not sure which show, but I remember the two girls put on an amazing catfight. The girls had been friends, then fought, but became friends again after the fight. I finally located a vid of the fight with post fight interviews with the girls. Here it is: https://newtube.app/user/JFP/ph0luqW
From my personal experience I would say not has my ex demostrated once we went to a bar and all of the sudden she was in a fight with a complete stranger who was depressed (being dumped by her boyfriend plus alcohol) made for a big chip on shoulder and getting bumped caused fists to fly. As far as I know they never struck up any friendship. My ex kicked her ass and had to be pulled off
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Quote from: marieclaws on February 24, 2024, 06:58:48 PM
If it's a real fight then no way, I would never be friends with someone I had got into a real fight with, respect maybe if it's a close fight
As long as its an arranged fight the possibility of friendship is always there, even if the fight is intense.
Quote from: man-of-sea on February 23, 2024, 10:19:08 PM
From my personal experience I would say not has my ex demostrated once we went to a bar and all of the sudden she was in a fight with a complete stranger who was depressed (being dumped by her boyfriend plus alcohol) made for a big chip on shoulder and getting bumped caused fists to fly. As far as I know they never struck up any friendship. My ex kicked her ass and had to be pulled off
Please give us more details. How were they both dressed ? Did tops come off ? Was the other girl hurt bad ? Any charges filed ? What would happen if they saw each other in a store or restaurant ?
I'd say in roughly half the fights I seen in high school, the girls ended up being friends after. It happened so often it was pretty much remarked upon by everyone. I always supposed it was based around having shared a very public experience, and also - as they almost always fought to a finish too - having their dispute settled and a firm pecking order established.
In later life most of the conflicts I've witnessed have been between strangers who likely never met again afterwards.