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    Dear Whys Guy: "Why Can't Men Tolerate Hearing Anything Negative About Their Moms?"

    By | Love + Sex – Thu, Mar 17, 2011 3:45 PM EDT

    By Aaron Traister, REDBOOK

    DEAR WHYS GUY:

    Why can't men tolerate hearing anything negative about their moms? -Redbook reader

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    DEAR REDBOOK READER:

    Moms are sacred to us because they were the first women in our lives, and they spent most of their youth keeping us fed, healthy, and happy - and many of them sacrificed a lot to do so. Also, most of us put our mothers through hell with worry in our teens and have been trying to make up for it ever since, and your negativity isn't helping. But mostly, no guy wants to hear the woman he loves ripping on the other woman he loves. So leave his mom alone, unless she's egregiously overstepping boundaries and intruding on your life as a couple, and then broach it veeery slowly, and be veeery careful in your choice of words.

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    Need help decoding odd male behavior? Redbook columnist Aaron Traister, who lives in Philadelphia with his wife and two kids, is our resident male who is happy to answer any questions you might have about the mind of a man. Either leave your questions in the comments or email him at redbook@hearst.comwith Whys Guy in the subject. Letters, emails, and comments may be edited for clarity and length.

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