This is particularly true of in-laws . Our culture teaches that in-laws are ipso facto terrible people. Now, the mother of the spouse is of course also the daughter of someone. Then the next generation does this again, on and on L do r v dor from generation to generation. With the feminization of Judaism this problem has become worse.
Many men resent the ascendancy of women in the Jewish community.
His professional wife may bring a lot of money home, but many a man resents it. This becomes particularly nasty after a divorce when both ex s blame the in-laws and prevent the grandparents of the other side from visiting the grandchildren. This is now quite frequent and adds to the burden of the old. The old among us want to be part of the community and of the family. They fear being ignored.