Maybe you didn't read the entire thread, but if you did, you may have noticed that I defended the man in this story (as much as he could be defended). And I think that ultimately, yes, it is the woman who does the real deciding.
The "hit me" thing was a joke. I'm not a-scared of you, wardaddy. ; )
I am harmless and have been ruled by your gender voluntarily for several decades.
Oddly, now with 2 manchildren in the household growing up and strutting around, I've found I have to be more alpha than I used to with only daughters.
Dad has to be a loving hombre for young lads or else they will run the house in short order.
I'm taking the 4 year old with me on business scouting for two nights tommorow and leaving the 18 month old with mom. Hope he doesn't get too homesick away from mommy. Mommies are everything at that age no doubt.