Irish Wedding News
06/12/2013
A poll carried out among 2,000 women who are in relationships, claimed that a quarter feel the mates their boyfriend, fiancé or husband hang around with have a detrimental effect on their partner's behaviour.
Among the main complaints by women, are that the men are "too loud", they "show off" and their partner "is different around them". Drinking too much alcohol, telling the same stories over and over again, and an increase in swearing were also common grumbles, as were talking endlessly about football, acting like they are still teenagers and driving faster.
The poll, which was conducted to celebrate the launch of 2 GUNS coming to DVD, found that one in 10 women admitted that the influence their partner's friends have over him has a negative effect on their relationship, while 16% of women said they try to prevent their other half from spending time with his "undesirable" friends. A further third of women have even made up excuses to avoid spending time with their other half's friends.
While one in 20 women said there was one friend in particular that they didn't like, some 75% said they weren't keen on most of them. Nearly one in 10 women have disliked one of their partner's friends so much they have even forbid their man from seeing them.
Elsewhere, one in five women believe their partner has a "bromance" with one of his friends, with one in 10 women admitting they have made their other half choose between them and their mates.
It isn't all bad news for men though, as three quarters of women said they think their partner genuinely loves his friends. As a result, they are happy he has friends he can rely on, and 56% claimed that male relationships are more simple than female relationships because they do not have the same petty arguments.
A spokesman for 2 GUNS said: "Many women think that when their partner gets together with his friends he regresses by ten years or more.
"The language they use is different, the topics of conversation are different and they do have a tendency to show off.
"When men and boys get together their behaviour does tend to rub off on each other and they do probably act differently to how they would when they are with their wife or girlfriend.
"It's only natural to behave more 'laddish' when surrounded by old friends and in many instances men would have known their friend for longer than their partner so it's nice to still have that bond."
The spokesman added: "It can only be a good thing that men have such a strong relationship with their pals. It's something their wives and girlfriends should be pleased about and not get jealous over.
"If their man changes when with his friends it's just male bravado and nothing to be concerned about."
(JP/CD)
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Women 'Dislike Their Partner's Mates'
Millions of women dislike their partner's friends – because they are too 'laddish', loud and frequently "lead him astray", a new survey has revealed.A poll carried out among 2,000 women who are in relationships, claimed that a quarter feel the mates their boyfriend, fiancé or husband hang around with have a detrimental effect on their partner's behaviour.
Among the main complaints by women, are that the men are "too loud", they "show off" and their partner "is different around them". Drinking too much alcohol, telling the same stories over and over again, and an increase in swearing were also common grumbles, as were talking endlessly about football, acting like they are still teenagers and driving faster.
The poll, which was conducted to celebrate the launch of 2 GUNS coming to DVD, found that one in 10 women admitted that the influence their partner's friends have over him has a negative effect on their relationship, while 16% of women said they try to prevent their other half from spending time with his "undesirable" friends. A further third of women have even made up excuses to avoid spending time with their other half's friends.
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While one in 20 women said there was one friend in particular that they didn't like, some 75% said they weren't keen on most of them. Nearly one in 10 women have disliked one of their partner's friends so much they have even forbid their man from seeing them.
Elsewhere, one in five women believe their partner has a "bromance" with one of his friends, with one in 10 women admitting they have made their other half choose between them and their mates.
It isn't all bad news for men though, as three quarters of women said they think their partner genuinely loves his friends. As a result, they are happy he has friends he can rely on, and 56% claimed that male relationships are more simple than female relationships because they do not have the same petty arguments.
A spokesman for 2 GUNS said: "Many women think that when their partner gets together with his friends he regresses by ten years or more.
"The language they use is different, the topics of conversation are different and they do have a tendency to show off.
"When men and boys get together their behaviour does tend to rub off on each other and they do probably act differently to how they would when they are with their wife or girlfriend.
"It's only natural to behave more 'laddish' when surrounded by old friends and in many instances men would have known their friend for longer than their partner so it's nice to still have that bond."
The spokesman added: "It can only be a good thing that men have such a strong relationship with their pals. It's something their wives and girlfriends should be pleased about and not get jealous over.
"If their man changes when with his friends it's just male bravado and nothing to be concerned about."
(JP/CD)
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