judging
“The saddening reality is that people judge because of character deficits such as self-esteem issues, jealousy, bias, and self-righteousness.”
Your friends withhold information about their dating lives and romantic relationships. When you ask about that, they keep it brief by saying, “It’s great!” and change the subject. They don’t want to hear your negative analysis of their relationships.
Are we being unnecessarily judgmental?
Now that the secret is out, I’ll admit to women that men definitely take into consideration the past of our potential partners.