My attention was recently been drawn to some strange behavior exhibited by my friend in the presence of women.

Him and I were out one night with two chicks to see a movie. It's important to note at this point that they were hitting on me before we left, but I had no interest in these two chicks, but I'm pretty damn sure that my buddy did. I tried to redirect their attention to my buddy (let's call him M) by telling him, "hey dude, they're looking for a little action tonight, you should try and get some".

So, we got to the venue early, so we decided that the four of us walk around at the mall for the extra 30 minutes or so before our movie started. This took us to Dick's, a fitness/sports store, and we ended up looking at some of the dumbbells and bowflex machines on sale. M tried lifting up a 30lb dumbell, but obviously struggled and had to set it down awkwardly. After he completed his single, weak rep (bicep curl), he looked at me smugly and asked if I could do it. I moved up the rack and grabbed the 40lb weight and pumped out six consecutive clean reps, and set it back down. M just said "...but you lift though, whatever". I felt a little bit guilty showing him up like that after the fact, but I figured he deserved it for being cocky.

For the rest of our time before the movie, M kept trying to gently shove me or step on my feet. I thought it was fucking weird, but I didn't connect the dots. This was during my very first week in TRP, so I didn't understand the social implications of what he was trying to do. This continued all through the night and up until we got back into the car from the movies (one of the girls was driving). They dropped off M and drove me home, but on the way there, the flirtation increased 100 fold from both of them. As I was stepping out the door, They asked me "if we could hang out, you know, just the three of us" sometime later. I just said sure and walked home.

Later that night I put all of the dots together and figured out why M was acting so weird. I one-upped him in front of the ladies, and he was (not so) subtly trying to regain face and assert his frame. He was testing my limits by shoving me and stepping on my feet, and I fucked up by not doing anything about it. My own friend is a total Beta Bitch. Funny thing is, this is only super apparent when chicks are around. Go figure.

Guys, you need to watch for this shit. The guys of this generation can be total manginas, and they will be Butthurt about your alpha status. If you don't put them in their place, they will socially fuck you so hard, even if they're your own friends. Maintain your own frame; make sure shit happens on your terms, and never let somebody push your boundaries. Since that night, I've had to wrestle this guy to the ground twice for that same foot-stomping shit as before (and his new favorite thing to do, throwing coins), and I've almost completely removed him from my social life.

Don't hesitate to retaliate against beta bitch friends. If your own crew is fucking with you, it's time to do something about it.