so rates of instances of avoidance (man + MIL) > (woman + FIL) > (MIL + MIL or FIL + FIL) I don't know still whether it's hinting to this, or simply a figure

so rates of instances of avoidance (man + MIL) > (woman + FIL) > (MIL + MIL or FIL + FIL) I don't know still whether it's hinting to this, or simply a figure of speech