This segregation can be seen in the doors that the different genders use to enter a house. The women use one door and the men and members of the house use a different door. The separation of men and women has effected the relationships that are forming within the area of marriage and premarital interactions. Fijian society is traditionally patriarchal. In Fijian ceremonies men are the ones who sit in the respected areas.
Male domination runs more deeply than the physical aspect of where men sit.
It is a controlling force in many of the areas that surrounding gender relationships. It is an underlying theme that pervades the way that men and women perceive themselves and their situations. It has effected why women get married, engage in sexual intercourse, and their premarital relationships. Women often feel pressured to accept marriage proposals from men. They also feel pressured to engage in intercourse when a man asks them, and many premarital relationships start because the man is interested in the woman.