<http://schema.org/articleBody>
"Q: Johnna_j08 asked a very personal question. She writes, &amp;amp;#8220;My boyfriend is always picking on me and, when I get upset, he claims that he is just joking. Does he really mean what he is &amp;amp;#8216;joking&amp;amp;#8217; about? Is this something all guys do?&amp;amp;#8221; This one seemed to make Jeff feel a bit protective&amp;amp;#133;A: &amp;amp;#8220;It&amp;#x27;s not okay for him to pick at you all the time. Whether he means it or not, it creates a power imbalance in your relationship that will fester over time. You need to stand up for yourself. Ironically, he&amp;#x27;ll like you more if you do. And to answer your second question, no, not all guys do this&amp;amp;#8212;just the ones in relationships with women that tolerate it. I can assure you that neither person in these types of relationships wind up happy in the end.&amp;amp;#8221; I&amp;amp;#8217;d just like to add that, in a two-person conversation, a joke&amp;amp;#8217;s only really a joke if both people get it. Personally, I wouldn&amp;amp;#8217;t want to live in a twisted comic universe where the joke&amp;amp;#8217;s always on me! Making your &amp;amp;#8220;loved one&amp;amp;#8221; feel bad isn&amp;amp;#8217;t funny at all. Do you agree? Or are we all taking this situation too seriously?Photo: iStock "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
<http://www.glamour.com/sex-love-life/blogs/smitten/2009/02/what-men-think-is-it-normal-th>