Everyone keeps something in the nightstand drawer, and almost everyone has a slightly different relationship with who gets to see it. Reading glasses, old birthday cards, a passport, a half-finished paperback — and, often enough, something a little more personal.

We're curious about the moment just before guests arrive. Some women do a quick sweep out of habit. Some only bother when it's family. Plenty don't think about it at all, on the perfectly reasonable grounds that a closed drawer is already closed.

One question, one answer, completely anonymous. We'll ask your age bracket so we can see whether this is really a generational thing or something we all quietly share. Results appear as soon as you've voted.