The behavior is from men. The simple scenario:

Guy wants to hang out with his friends to socialize, hasn't seen them in awhile. Girlfriend of guy, whom hangs out with him on a nearly daily basis is expecting a phone call from him.

Guy calls his girlfriend, whom he had not promised to hang out with, only merely to call, starts making excuses dodging responsibility for going out with his friends. Lying is common, e.g. "I thought we were just going out to eat but now they want to go to a lounge, and they're driving so I'll have to go with them" instead of "Yeah I'm going to chill with my friends tonight. Take care."

What is this called and why do men do it? Is their logic that stating their desires directly and going with them is going to make the LTR mad, therefore no pussy? So in essence the pussy controls Guy.