syrian- I actually agree with that. Somehow, a boy jumps yeshivahs (mesivtah, beis medrash etc.) and things just disappear as if they never happened. You start fresh and you’re all forgiven (and nobody digs or remembers that far back).
I once heard my mother saying: the boys protect each other. You can never get the dirt from a friend or chavrusah. Whereas the girls have almost no problem pointing out a bad middah or characteristic.
I repeat- ALMOST have no problem. They don’t go around bad mouthing each other. But if you happen upon a girl that dislikes whom you’re calling about…. not too hard to get to the dirt.
2 points for the guys
(now everyone- 1,2,3 pounce)