Why do girls think it will make them look appealing to guys when they badmouth other women?

[Bubbles934]

At work there is a girl. She’s far more attractive than me but I have a very confident, funny and kind personality. I get a long well with all the guys. She feels the need to back stab and bad mouth me to the guys. Trouble is the guys hate this and it draws their attention from her to me even more which then leads her to do it more. WTH does she think she’s gonna achieve doing this? She’s not the only girl I’ve met like this. They just ruin themselves

[noemiii]

Just a typical “pick me” mentality. Women do it to other women to other women and it usually works out for them. Especially ones who haven’t built a personality of their own besides being attractive. Same with women who think being very provocative gets you the most male attention, when in general men like the mysterious, charming and aloof woman.
I also had this issue when I was told by multiple women men do not like tall girls. Told I’ll have a hard time finding a guy who wants to date a taller woman, but in reality not only have I never had a problem getting a guy because of my height, most don’t even give AF whatsoever.
She’s bothered that her looks aren’t enough, which they aren’t. Doesn’t matter how attractive she is because just from her talking about you negatively shows she’s insecure. Let her drown in her own misery.

[ZiaCowel2000]

It’s because she’s not self aware. She probably thinks that they’ll see her words as fact and agree. It could also mean that when others do this she’s the kind of person to follow along without push back. Many see others as competition and think well if I’m the first to say something, the bad attention with be on the other one and not them.

[slatyb]

Insecurity. She gets her self-esteem from male attention and is jealous if the men around her give you attention instead of her. Of course her ugly behavior just drives them away.

[Billlewis]

That's a great question. I honestly don't know.

[Luméa]

She lacks self-confidence, she doesn't trust herself, and she acts like a "pick me", yes, in this way she only reduces her own energy and destroys herself.

[mandyfire98]

The old pick me. Basically the simp version of a woman.