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if a woman is close to her father most guys respect it and think it is great?
How "close" are we talking? "I can't go out with you tonight because Mother will be upset" close?
Or are you talking "I call my mom once a week to let her know how everything is going and we have a great time talking" close?
If it's the first one, yes, girls "have a hissy fit." Or just leave. The second example is lovely and healthy. Likewise, while a man might like that his girlfriend/wife and her father have a good relationship, are able to talk, etc., if she sat in his lap every time the in-laws visited and if she told you you couldn't say The S Word in front of Daddy, that would probably be something different altogether.
Women hating their inlaws. Tale as old as time. Tune as old as song. Certain as the sun. Rising in the East. Ever just before and ever just as sure as the sun will rise!
My DH is close to his mom and I don't have a problem with it. She's pulled some stunts over the years, as she did to DH's first wife. MIL tends to be mellowing with age (now in her 70's). I have also made an effort in the last several years to ignore it when she goes a little sideways. If she can't get a rise out of anyone, she usually drops whatever it is. She'd have to try real hard to get me worked up anymore.
When my dad was alive we were close when we got along....my dad could be difficult and was often the cranky type. I don't think my DH appreciated him all the time, lol. In fact, DH complained about him/his antics far more than I complain about MIL, which is very rare these days.
My DH spends more time with his parents now more then ever, and that's good. They are getting older and my FIL has health issues, some of which fairly serious. My own dad had a massive heart attack this past fall and died a short time later; he was over a decade younger than my FIL. Put a lot of things into perspective, especially since FIL also has heart problems. No sense wasting time griping about in-laws.
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