Why are women such devils sometimes?

..You are only human and of course it irks you sometimes. I think the best thing to do about this is exactly what you are doing, talking about it and then laughing it off. You could also keep in mind that while they are talking about you, they are feeling quite crappy about their own lives because this is exactly what unhappy, jealous people sometimes do. Just don't be drawn into their web by reacting to them...