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[ironblossom]

Last night I was relating a somewhat amusing story to my bf in regards to how his son got very defensive after relaying some information to me after which I said "thanks for letting me know! Especially as (problematic crazy person) contacted me today!" I was in the back seat of a death-trap speeding car and it was fairly loud so I raised my voice

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[ribbin]

Damn, that sucks. You CAN work through that sort of thing (says the man who damn near got his ass dumped not too long ago), but it ain't easy. It's partially the Mars/Venus thing, and partially just human nature I think.

I suspect he's trying to help, and not getting why you're not appreciative. I get the same way sometimes- Amy hates it. I think it's partially a man-in-US-culture thing, and partially (in my case) a matter of being the eldest child and a long-time teacher.

Also, this article's interesting and certainly plays to this point: http://thecurrentconscience.com/blog/2011/09/12/a-message-to-women-from-a-man-you-are-not-%E2%80%9Ccrazy%E2%80%9D/

[ironblossom]

Thanks for the support. It's not really that big a deal yet and we kind of talked about it over lunch and he admitted he was being a little defensive about his son who he felt I was criticizing. So, we're good and I just have to remember, when I'm really upset about something and DON'T want his correction/input, say that upfront!