Nikki Baird

And it really shows how friends can make you feel insecure unintentionally through things like just this concept of being a three-person friend group and how she has these moments of seeing the two of them talk to each other or laugh with one another and how that makes her feel so sad and insecure. And it's not because they're doing anything to her, but it makes her reflect on herself.

And it really shows how friends can make you feel insecure unintentionally through things like just this concept of being a three-person friend group and how she has these moments of seeing the two of them talk to each other or laugh with one another and how that makes her feel so sad and insecure. And it's not because they're doing anything to her, but it makes her reflect on herself.

And also with this idea of like this competition that they all feel towards each other and Not just in terms of like little things. And they talk about their lives and their choices and how so-and-so dedicated their life to a job and how this person's an actor and she's famous, but this other person has a really beautiful family and a nice home, blah, blah, blah.

And also with this idea of like this competition that they all feel towards each other and Not just in terms of like little things. And they talk about their lives and their choices and how so-and-so dedicated their life to a job and how this person's an actor and she's famous, but this other person has a really beautiful family and a nice home, blah, blah, blah.

Like it's almost inadvertent the way that they are not trying to compete directly, but the comparisons they draw between themselves is inevitable. And that is because they all grew up together. When you have this idea of we all started from the same place, there's always this element of like, could that have been me? Did I choose wrong? Did I do this? Blah, blah, blah, blah.

Like it's almost inadvertent the way that they are not trying to compete directly, but the comparisons they draw between themselves is inevitable. And that is because they all grew up together. When you have this idea of we all started from the same place, there's always this element of like, could that have been me? Did I choose wrong? Did I do this? Blah, blah, blah, blah.

And again, like that is such an interesting, I think, dynamic to explore. And I don't think we see this with a lot of the flaws, especially in Jacqueline when she's like trying to hook up with Valentin. And what's fascinating is like, Jacqueline doesn't want the boy. She wants to win the competition.

And again, like that is such an interesting, I think, dynamic to explore. And I don't think we see this with a lot of the flaws, especially in Jacqueline when she's like trying to hook up with Valentin. And what's fascinating is like, Jacqueline doesn't want the boy. She wants to win the competition.

And you will meet a lot of people like this in your life, where in order to feel better about themselves, they have to bring somebody else down. And a very easy way to do that is they just manufacture a competition. Even if they're not interested in that boy or whatever, if they can say,

And you will meet a lot of people like this in your life, where in order to feel better about themselves, they have to bring somebody else down. And a very easy way to do that is they just manufacture a competition. Even if they're not interested in that boy or whatever, if they can say,

Okay, we are both going to go after this boy and he's showing interest in you, but I can pull that interest away from you onto me. In my head, somehow it will prove that you are here and I am here. I'm just a little bit better because this other person outside source validated me in this way that I can't get on my own. And what's so sad about that is it doesn't fix your own insecurities. Yeah.

Okay, we are both going to go after this boy and he's showing interest in you, but I can pull that interest away from you onto me. In my head, somehow it will prove that you are here and I am here. I'm just a little bit better because this other person outside source validated me in this way that I can't get on my own. And what's so sad about that is it doesn't fix your own insecurities. Yeah.

Like that entire line of thinking is rooted in this idea of insecurity, this idea of like feeling like you need to look at something outside of yourself to feel more like yourself. Like I only feel beautiful and desirable when somebody else is desiring me, yet that doesn't change how you look yesterday or how you're going to look tomorrow, right?

Like that entire line of thinking is rooted in this idea of insecurity, this idea of like feeling like you need to look at something outside of yourself to feel more like yourself. Like I only feel beautiful and desirable when somebody else is desiring me, yet that doesn't change how you look yesterday or how you're going to look tomorrow, right?

like it is just this feeling of that gratification that we need and what's so fascinating to me and I think this happens in female friendships a lot from the way a lot of my female friends have described it but also just all friendships is how that turns into this concept of competition again like even when not directly expressed you know I think what's interesting about Jacqueline's

like it is just this feeling of that gratification that we need and what's so fascinating to me and I think this happens in female friendships a lot from the way a lot of my female friends have described it but also just all friendships is how that turns into this concept of competition again like even when not directly expressed you know I think what's interesting about Jacqueline's

character is like, I think she's genuinely doesn't view the situation and the argument like she did anything wrong. Because that is the way a lot of these people think when they have this inadvertent, like, nature of just doing it to validate themselves. And, again, we see how this is, like, really at her own detriment.

character is like, I think she's genuinely doesn't view the situation and the argument like she did anything wrong. Because that is the way a lot of these people think when they have this inadvertent, like, nature of just doing it to validate themselves. And, again, we see how this is, like, really at her own detriment.

Like, she has this very loving boyfriend back home that we see her husband, that we see her on the phone with, blah, blah, blah. And everything she said about how crazy they were for each other is so true. And that, I think, was very, very interesting to explore. I also loved when they kind of, like,

Like, she has this very loving boyfriend back home that we see her husband, that we see her on the phone with, blah, blah, blah. And everything she said about how crazy they were for each other is so true. And that, I think, was very, very interesting to explore. I also loved when they kind of, like,