Each time I stand up for myself and be the man, the ultimate response is positive, although the initial one rearly is.
How you doing 8? Just checking up on your sit. Hey, in regards to standing up for yourself, It's not so much being the "Man" as not tolerating being disrespected and that is a cross-gender attitude.
She will ultimately respect you if your willing to demand it. Nobody, Man or Woman likes to be disrespected.
"It is curious that physical courage should be so common in the world and moral courage so rare." -Mark Twain