Competition Healthy?

(Going for two blogs in one day to compensate)

Is competition healthy for a relationship? Obviously sometimes it is. Competition makes us strive to do our best. No matter how nice someone is, how selfless they are, everyone has that little spark deep in their gut that makes them want to win. Sometimes we make the conscious decision to make something into a competition. But sometimes, we don't realise that we are competing until the competition is over.

I watched Desperate Housewives Episode 7 last night (soz Loz - I had to) and it was all about competition. Bree and her husband are getting divorced, and the competition to see who is the favourite parent has started. Edie's and Susan's competition for Mike's attention continues. And, what I think was the biggest competition of the episode, was the one between give-up-career-and-be-a-housewife Lynette and her husband. This was one of those "don't realise it is happening until it's over" competitions. And it created tension and argument. But then, it made them realise how important they are to each other.

So I guess competition can be healthy afterall.