CHIVALRY SURVIVES

No matter who opens the door for whom, the door still has to be opened.

Twenty or thirty years ago a gentleman was expected to open the door for a woman. But today, with the rise of feminism, that’s no longer the case.

Today, you don’t have to be a gentleman to open a door. In fact, some women are offended if a man opens a door for her or behaves gentlemanly.

Today, “gentleman” has a negative connotation.

But it shouldn’t.

Some claim that the concept of being a gentleman is archaic and has no place in a modern society.

I disagree.

I believe a man should always be a gentleman. But I also believe the responsibilities of a gentleman change with time.

For example, men no longer throw their coats over mud puddles for women, and it’s no longer a reflex for a man to stand when a woman enters the room, but gentlemen are not extinct says Ian Lang, a writer for Ask Men Magazine, a media outlet that focuses on the male perspective to everyday questions, in his article, “Etiquette Of A Gentleman.”

The practice of catering to a lady’s every need has gone out of style, but women still have a few needs that men should cater to.

One such need involves dating.

I may require more than most modern women, but here is what I expect for the first date.

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