Double standards ruin relationships

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By Quintez Brown —

Recently, CONECT, a peer mentoring program for incoming students, hosted an open dialogue event discussing dating and relationships. Men and women in the room discussed many topics, including cheating and domestic abuse, but the conversation about double standards in relationships sparked much discussion.

Double standards, the rules and expectations that each gender expects their opposite to act, are killing relationships and continue to further divide men and women in our society.

These standards can come in all shapes and sizes. It can be as minor as you expecting your partner to always answer the phone when you call but…