Conversation is competition. For men.

Of course, which is why you should never waste your breath on someone that stupid and ego-centric. Unless you have no other choice.

i think most men love hearing the sound of their own voice. incessantly. it's not a conversation so much as it is a droning monotone litany of irritation and entitlement that cannot and must not interrupted unless someone is puking, dying or bleeding. i'll pass.

When I used to have male friends (have since grown up) I would watch their faces contort in angst while I was speaking on any given topic I was knowledgable or passionate about. The idea that a woman has anything to offer but submissiveness to them is agonizing for a male.

I think it applies to insecure people which most LVM are