Question 3

I think that it would be most difficult to change the competitive symmetry. In this instance you have two people who want to be in control, however in most cases there can be only one (highlander! Ok just kidding). I think that it would be very difficult to go from a position of being in charge and in control, making the decisions, to a position of letting another person choosing what happens (or whatever the situation might be). Obviously, someone who is dominant plays the role of the leader, and it could be hard for them to relinquish control, for reasons such as they don't think the other person will make the right decision, the other person won't do it as well, so on and so forth.

I think it would be most damaging to go from a submissive symmetry to a competitive symmetry. I think that a pairing of submissives would have a very hard time becoming dominant because, in my experience, submissives tend to second guess themselves when it comes to decisions. I can picture it being very difficult for a historically submissive person to find courage to make decisions and become a leader, without questioning whether they are doing everything right.