Should women be treated differently than men in society.?

Hmmmm--good question. I for one am not someone that likes to have a car door opened for me or a chair pulled out. I feel very awkward. After all I have two arms and legs and can do it myself. Perhaps it is because I have lived alone on and off, or perhaps because my mother was very stoic and I inherited some of that.

Face it, when you have a sweetheart, there is the niceness of doing things for his lady, however, after awhile, especially when married it stops, and when that happens the bickering begins.

I have pretty much the same parts as a man, save for a few, so I do not feel that a man has to dote on the so called weaker sex. Weaker my foot, you shoot a baby out of an orifice and see how weak we are!

I I have held doors open for men at stores as I have held doors open for women, so no I do not want to be treated differently, I want the respect that all people should show to each other, men or women.

I'll go ahead and be different.

Opening doors - I open doors for whoever is coming by, male or female. It's a nice thing to do for anyone. I don't think men should be expected to open doors for women.

Pulling out chairs - Again, this is something that can go both ways. A woman can pull out a chair for a man; she won't break her back. However I think this one is something where it's much easier to just let everyone pull out their own chair.

Women get to safety first - Definitely not. This is sexist discrimination against men. It's rampant in our society. Women want equal rights? Fine, but they should also have equal responsibility. Just because someone is a man doesn't mean his life is less valuable.

So, it's a bad thing.

It's unfair for men to be expected to treat women differently. I see no reason why we women can't hold open doors or pull out chairs for men, it's simple common courtesy.

As for safety first, no one life is more important than any other and it's also unfair that men are expected to go to the back of a queue in an emergency situation.

I think guys should open doors and pull out chairs for there sweethearts because it's what guys do when they want there gal to respect them. And those things are manners... just like a guy would expect some sort of thank you from a girl after a date. There is no proper answer really. But I think its incredibly sweet when a guy does that! Hope I helped!

This is something to really think about. I believe in equality of the sexes, but at the same time, I want to be treated like a lady. And yes, I do open doors for the elderly.

I think this actually differs from person to person. Some men and women are extremely possessive. Other men and women have an agreement that it is ok to flirt with others in jest and that it is in a way flirting with your significant other through other people. Most of the couples who feel secure with the latter draw the line at actually following through with the flirtation and taking it to a physical level.

It's tradition but generally it's more politeness and women get pregnant so especially then you should treat them more nicely like get to safety first, open doors etc. There's nothing wrong with it, what, are you going to battle it out with a pregnant lady for a bus seat?

i'm all for the old fashioned ways but there are some who don't like that sorta treatment(of why i'll never know) but don't let a few bad apples spoil the whole bunch if you see a lady comming never miss a chance to open a door for her.

They are physically and psychologically different.