[TrinityLives]

i havent read all the responses but I do want to echo that I think this is a great insight especially from someone still in their teen years.

I too have noticed among my friends that even when there is no major dysfunction they tend to lean on going to the females side. I am not a good person to ask because growing up my Dads side didn't like my mom so I saw primarily her side.
My side is highly dysfunctional so in my first marriage I lived at my in laws every weekend it seemed.
In this marriage neither of us have any family around us. So all our holidays are spent with freinds mainly.( His parents are deceased and siblings are in the midwest and east coast) ( MY father is past I have no relationship with my mother or my siblings)

But I do agree with your observation so there is my penny!