When I read the link mentioned in the first post I thought much the same things. It does seem awfully one-sided. My observation is that most parents are one-sided when it come to their children's choice of romantic partner; whether it be dating or courtship, the desire to check that someone is good enough for your precious child is always there. I have seen relationships (and may have been in one) where both sets of parents were convinced that the other partner in the relationship was not good enough for their child.

As to there being a one sided or sexist aspect to it, that I'm a little less sure of. Parents seem equally biased in favour of their sons and their daughters. Church-wide there may be some of that though; going on my limited experience, it does seem to be a common complaint that there are insufficient number of eligible men for all the women, even when there are similar numbers of both genders in the appropriate age range.

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T W Hopper
Member, Presbyterian Reformed Church
Currently between churches since PRC closed here - attending Crossroads Christian Church.
Canberra, Australia.