How liberated are you?

Totally

No, I don't defer to men. I suppose I was brought up to do so, though. My mother used to rush home from work so lay my father's clothes out for him so that he could go to the bowling club - everything all nicely pressed. Men were served first at the table etc and made all the decisions and my first DH was very controlling. Once he'd been given the heave-ho, I discovered and decided that men were absolutely no different to me - in fact the ones I'd met weren't as strong as me!

Defer to men? Never again! Been there, worn the Tshirt and got well bullied for it!

I'm much too bossy now

Eldest of three daughters? Defer to men? Never! Only defer to people you know are worthy of your respect, be they men or women. Occasionally I have to defer to one or other of my sons because their knowledge about something is superior to mine. But then there are things I know about that they sometimes have to learn from me.

Apart from my husband, I'm not really comfortable with men. I put it down to being an only child and going to an all-girls school. I wouldn't say I defer to them, but I can find them a bit intimidating.

I was also brought up to defer to men.....Didn't work!