Do women these days respect married women?

I personally don't think less of women who are with men. And I don't think a women being independent is idealistic. At the end of the day there is nothing wrong with the modern women coming home and having someone there to welcome her. Independent successful women, are also lonely. Not to forget that some women who hunker down with a (gasp) a man, feel less accomplished if there house wives. I think the only way to win, is to be with a man and still keep some of your independence. I think most of us have an admiration for the independent women because we were never the bread winners in the househould, it was always men who were accomplished. Women have to work twice as hard for something, because were women, and there are still men out there who think were just for cooking and making babies.

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I think they do. No reason why they shouldn't respect married women.

If you don't want to settle into a calm, family life, that's your choice. It doesn't make you worth more. Remember that nobody is born totally independent, because you depend on your parents till you grow up.

If you're independent, nobody has control over you. That can be both good and bad, depending on the woman. If you're not independent, that can also be both good and bad, depending on the man you depend on for anything. No option makes anybody worth more, and people should realize that.

I think an important message (and this also goes for housewivfes/stay at home mums) is that you can be married and/or a stay at home person AND still be independant.

I'm married, and I'm still 'independant' I guess meaning that I'm in love with my husband, we spend every minute together but I'm still my own person, I've not shrivvelled into some weakling because I'm married.

People should understand that you can be married AND be independant.

I base my respect on so much more than marriage.

I have a great deal of respect for women in any healthy happy relationship, just like I have a great deal of respect for women who are single and lovin it! But the reason I respect them is not BECAUSE they are or aren't married, it's because they are happy!

Good Question!

Well, I don't respect all married women- not because they are married, but because some shouldn't be married. I respect married women who can hold their marriage together "for better or for worse" .....I feel that single women are 'strong' for being able to be alone- but happily married women are stronger for being able to be happy, keep her husband happy- and just handle herself. I don't know- but people are dumb... always saying that it's good to be independent. Everyone needs SOMEBODY....and just because a married woman's somebody is her man, well, more power to her for handling that.

I don't respect a woman simply for having gone through a marriage ceremony anymore than I would respect a woman for not having gone through the act of marriage. Everyone gets a certain amount of respect simply because they are human beings and deserve to be treated as such, people that go above and beyond that level get more respect while people who prove themselves as less than human get less respect.

Examples of what I mean:

A married woman who cheats on her spouse gets less respect than a single woman in a monogamous relationship.

A single woman raising a child[ren] gets more respect than a homemaker who has no children.

A woman who works gets more respect from me than a woman who spends her time "volunteering".

A married couple celebrating their 50th Anniversary is worthy of more respect than a couple on their 1st Anniversary.

Smile. I am an independent woman with a happy marriage of 18 years and a daughter of 6. One thing does not have to exclude another. I have an enormous respect for any person ( a woman or a man ), who is able to make a decision and stand by it for the rest of their life. I know how difficult it might be at times, and how much work of mental, emotional and physical variety it takes to happily keep your marriage together.

Now, here is something you should know about independent women: we are very much human with all the feminine desires, needs and wants in place. The only thing that might be missing in our lives at times is an ability to balance our priorities. When personal relationships are neglected in pursuit of professional and personal success, we suffer loneliness and bitterness at the world at large. That does not include any disrespect of any kind toward anyone else but ourselves... On the other hand, in relationship with an independent woman you can be absolutely sure once and for all that she loves you. She is by your side, because she wants to be there. She already has her own money, professional respect and pretty much anything else she might need in this life. All she wants is you: no catch, no hidden agendas. I would venture to assume that that kind of a love could be something to dream about?..

it depends on the individual woman. some are worthy of respect, while some aren't. not all married people are married because they 'need' to be. some just want to be married to the person they love and there's nothing wrong with that. take charlotte from sex and the city for example. charlotte defined her worth by being married, which i don't respect, as opposed to miranda who didn't need marriage. when she married steve it was because she loved him and wanted to. see the difference?

Last time I checked heterosexual women still like the idea of being married to a man. Just because you're married doesn't mean you're dependent. There are lots of women initiating prenups these days.

It depends on how the married-woman carries herself.

If she's slaving behind her husband with no time for herself and feels sorry for herself, then I don't have much respect for her.

But if a married-woman is jogging along the neighborhood with 2 kids in the stroller, in great health, invovled in their kid's school or still has a job, able to deal with her family's finaces along with her husband, then yes. I find myself respecting her.

To me, it's more of "good at whatever she does = good"

than "independent = good"

I mean, women can be married or in a relationship and still be independent.