It’s a male-dominated world and women still have to earn a man’s respect. But progressive thinking women have been making inroads into roles traditionally reserved for men.
But no matter how advanced ladies have become, you should learn not to overstep some boundaries which never change, no matter what.
Here’s how you can achieve this delicate balancing act:
1. Show your self-respect. You can Earn a Man’s Respect if You Respect Your Self.
Men love and won’t let go of women who behave in actions that show their high breeding and sense of self-esteem.
They will abstain from insulting your womanhood if you stand firm on fair and justified decisions for any situation.
2. You give due respect to his opinion.
On any major issue which involves you both, you don’t decide on your own. You always discuss the pros and cons with your man before a decision is made.
If you’re given the privilege of making a choice, this is your chance to show your wisdom.
3. Keep a degree of independence.
Gone are the days when it’s only the men who are the breadwinners of the family.
Women now equal or even exceed the skills and knowledge of males in almost every profession and industry.
Now you find high-ranking lady officers in the military and the police. In the corridors of hospitals and medical laboratories, you find talented women physicians and respected research specialists.
There are also lady engineers and architects.
In this way, women don’t have to wait for their men to give them money for the groceries.
In this generation, they help out with the expenses.
4. You still love to receive that bouquet of roses, be assisted with that door, and be serenaded.
The traditions of the past to swoon the ladies or to make their lives easier are still appreciated.
But when it means that women have to walk a meter away from their husbands, they will receive a lot of arguments from the feminists’ side.
With other things being almost equal, the ladies still want that attention when it comes to romanticism.
5. Guide the actions and speech of your man.
Women have always been better with courtesy and social etiquette.
Men can learn a lot from women when they’re being frowned on by the ladies when they munch on their food or slurp their drinks.
In negotiations, men can learn from the tender tactics of the women to get what they want.
Perhaps, this reflects on the oft-repeated saying that behind the success of every man is a woman.
It’s that girl behind the scenes who are egging him on to do what’s right.
6. Take control of manly tasks around the house when you have the time and earn your man’s respect.
It might be possible that your man is hardly home because of his business trips. But the bulb needs to be replaced, and the front door’s hinges are falling apart.
If you’re not too busy yourself, why not do these tasks yourself and take control?
You can’t wait for your man when some things need immediate attention.
When your man knows about these, if he’s a noble guy, he’ll take you off the floor and give you your dream massage.
7. Be trustworthy. You can Earn a Man’s Respect by Being Trustworthy.
If being honest and reliable are traits you would want in a man, he would like you to be the same with him too.
Families will be destroyed when the father and the mother don’t trust each other enough. It’s also vital that a promised task is fulfilled within the time frame allotted to you.
It is a give-and-take scenario.
Love and respect grow in leaps and bounds when the man and the woman trust each other enough, even when they let their guard down.
8. Earn your role in the workplace.
Don’t take advantage of your feminine or sexual appeal to attain professional advancement in the office or the workplace.
Prove to your male colleagues that your expertise and wisdom qualify you for that promotion, not that after-work drink at the bar.
Sustain an image of professionalism.
Joking around with the staff is excellent, but when it is time to mark that demarcation line, so be it.
9. Have men friends, but be respected.
Women love male friends because they’re usually the jokers during get-togethers.
They’re also quieter and more reliable than the girls in keeping secrets.
But always maintain that boundary from them, which expresses that you are friends, not people who eventually fall into illicit relationships.
These restrictive boundaries are essential, especially if the woman already has a husband or boyfriend who trusts her enough to allow her time with her male friends.
10. Don’t do things that make you feel dirty or which demeans you. Earn a man’s respect by being classy.
Women are usually more attuned to their conscience and morals.
When things get awry, and you have to do or say something that rebels against everything that you believe in, this means you have to put a stop to it.
Respect from men becomes stale when you act and speak, just like any infamous male personality they loathe.
They become disillusioned with you, and the care that you have earned will crumble.
11. Reasonable men will understand when you prioritize the family during crunch time.
There’s an important client to meet, and your daughter’s ballet recital coincides at the same time.
A reasonable male boss will understand if you chose your daughter’s program over that business negotiation, that’s a pivot point for your promotion.
A man boss who has wisdom sees the superior emotional quotient when you decide to turn over the client meeting to another colleague.
Actually, you’ve earned more respect in this decision of yours.
Respect from men, as a woman, is earned. Don’t make your decent and decisive actions and utterances happen just today and tomorrow.
You have to be consistent throughout so that the high esteem that the male half sees in you will remain permanent.
