race mentality

The mentality of adapting every situation to a race, drastically negatively impacting communication skills and relationships. It is a distinct mentality analogous to the thought that ‘I need to beat them to it, before they beat me to it’.

“I need to break up with her before she breaks up with me!”
“I’m going to leave her on read before she leaves me on read”
“Why are you so desperate to leave her on read? You have some serious race mentality!”