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Originally posted by mick
Do you think your partner was overly testosteroned and that is why he over-reached?
If you were not a women, would he have been such a prickly pear?
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In this case, I think he had other issues, although I didn't spend a lot of time psychoanalyzing him. He's a year ahead of me in the training structure of our assn, and I think he thought I needed help. He reached a lot, I was guessing because he felt he needed to control the game for me.
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Do you notice other male partners trying to be the Big Dog because they are more masculine than you?
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Actually, our association has done a very good job of establishing a culture of equality. I have very seldom felt condescended to or patronized. We have several female refs who are very, very good, and this helps. There are still some issues in the association, and of course, many male coaches are jerks, but that's no different for you guys, is it? It's just a different kind of jerk-ness, maybe.