“Being for others” describes a person's sense of how others see them. When you think about how others see themselves, they are actually the object of someone else's consciousness. Beauvoir begins to expand on his theory by saying that men have imposed their vision of what they think women should be instead of one individual imposing their idea on another person. And because men have always imposed their opinions on women for so long, women don't have the chance to develop their own sense of self. It's interesting how women have been oppressed so much and are unable to assert their own opinions on what they expect from men and expect them to remain faithful. This imbalance can be seen in today's culture when you look at the way men try to make their opinions of women more relevant than those of women. Men often interrupt conversations between women to insert how they think women should act and what they expect from them to be considered "respectful." When women hear this, they may try to change who they are and how they behave to present themselves in a way that men allow. However, conversations often seem to be one-sided. Women are expected to sit down and accept their criticism, but if a woman tried to have the same conversation with a man, it would fall on deaf ears. Women might change themselves, but for the most part men are so sure of who they are that they don't feel obligated to do the same.