Did He Really Just Say That? Rude Things Men Don’t Even Realize They Say
The sentiment
Your boyfriend doesn’t realize you take it as a reflection on yourself when he criticizes your choice in friends. Men compartmentalize their friends: they can have one they play video games with, one they watch football with, and one they talk business with. They don’t really care if the video game player is unfaithful to his girlfriend, or the business guy has no sense of humor. They don’t see their friends as a reflection on themselves as women so often do.