In my experience, with my male and female friends, it's pretty universal that people would rather blame others, for their problems, than take responsibility for the choices they make. More than a few girls, I know, complain that guys use them for sex without promise of something more, or that guys lead them on, but I always feel that they choose those kind of guys on purpose?
For example, my friend A is notorious for her bad taste in guys. She was sleeping with a friend of mine, who is known to be a party animal, hooks up with anything, kind of guy. She always complains that all guys are jerks, but never goes out of her way to date "relationship type of guys." I tried to explain to her that she knew what kind of guy he was, and that she can only be mad at herself for not choosing someone better, but she totally rejected my logic for her own mantra of, " all guys are assholes."
Guy friend, always complains that women are gold diggers or, "lying cheating whores." I've never once seen him go for a quality woman, I.E. educated, cultured, classy, etc. The last girl, he was with, used him like an ATM for a place to live, dinner, vacations, the works. He refuses take a hard look at himself and his taste in women.
I think, universally, it's difficult to criticize ourselves, and that most people would rather deflect blame elsewhere. We all get fooled occasionally, but we have to take responsibility for the choices we make in relationships, and who we bring into our lives.
TL;DR --- Women and men both spin the hamster wheel, because it's easier to see what we want to see, rather than taking a hard, sobering, and critical look at ourselves.
For example, my friend A is notorious for her bad taste in guys. She was sleeping with a friend of mine, who is known to be a party animal, hooks up with anything, kind of guy. She always complains that all guys are jerks, but never goes out of her way to date "relationship type of guys." I tried to explain to her that she knew what kind of guy he was, and that she can only be mad at herself for not choosing someone better, but she totally rejected my logic for her own mantra of, " all guys are assholes."
Guy friend, always complains that women are gold diggers or, "lying cheating whores." I've never once seen him go for a quality woman, I.E. educated, cultured, classy, etc. The last girl, he was with, used him like an ATM for a place to live, dinner, vacations, the works. He refuses take a hard look at himself and his taste in women.
I think, universally, it's difficult to criticize ourselves, and that most people would rather deflect blame elsewhere. We all get fooled occasionally, but we have to take responsibility for the choices we make in relationships, and who we bring into our lives.
TL;DR --- Women and men both spin the hamster wheel, because it's easier to see what we want to see, rather than taking a hard, sobering, and critical look at ourselves.