It’s Not You, It’s Both Of You: How Men And Women Can Be Hypocrites In Relationships
The parents
If a woman is complaining about her parents and her boyfriend in any way defends her parents, or suggests that he sees where they are coming from, he is “not on his girlfriend’s side” or “just doesn’t get it.” It’s almost a sin for a man to defend his girlfriend’s parents in a fight. But women often play devil’s advocate when their men are fuming about a fight with the parents. And it’s always in the light that “men are overreactive.”