Ladies, have you ever been on a crowded bus or train, coming home from work, and you notice that there several men sitting down while there are twice as many women standing? Doesn’t it piss you off? It does me. I hate to say this but chivalry is dead. Gone are the days when the men would hold the door open for us. Gone are the days when a man would give up his seat for a woman on a train or a bus. Guys will almost knock a woman down trying to beat her to a free seat. This same thinking sometimes transfers over with men when they are dating.
Some guys will say that when women demanded to be treated like equals that chivalry died at that very moment. But it did not. That just became an excuse for some men to try a little less. To not feel guilty when they do not treat a woman with respect, etc. They can always fall back on the excuse that women wanted to be treated equally so they are giving us what we wanted. As if because we wanted to be treated equally in the workplace and in society in general, we denounced the fact that we were women.
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Then there are the women who do not even expect to be treated with respect or like a lady so they do not demand it. They have never experienced it so they have no desire for it or expectation of it. Then there are some women that feel that demanding to be treated like a lady would make them appear to be weak, as if they cannot take care of themselves. I’m here to say that you do not know what you are missing! If you are dating a man and he does not open doors for you, make sure that you are walking on the inside of the street etc… Then he is not someone that you need to date. Never give him the impression that he does not have to try while dating you.
Here is an added twist…Since chivalry is dead for most men and women, shouldn’t June Cleaver also die? In other words, since some men do not feel the need to be chivalrous towards women, then should they expect for her to perform the typical womanly duties such as cleaning and cooking and catering to them? I say no. Why? Because you cannot have it both ways. If you are a guy that is passed the acts of chivalry then you should not expect for the woman in return to cook and clean for you, etc. There are a lot of men out there who have very high expectations from women when they are in a relationship and or dating them but refuse to put in the same level of energy towards the woman. My message to these type of men is that June Cleaver died the day after Chivalry did. Get it? There has to be reciprocity. You do not get to have it your way when it is convenient for you. This ain’t Burger King…
Up For Discussion: Is chivalry dead or am I tripping? Ladies, when you are dating, do you demand that a man be chivalrous towards you or do you expect less of it because it is a thing of the past for you? Also, since chivalry is dead, should June Cleaver also die? Should men expect to be served and catered to if they are not chivalrous?
So long, farewell, auf wiedersehen, goodbye!!
It has no purpose in 2011. Not unless women wish to go back into the kitchen and start popping out children.
You cannot expect men to cater to your archaic frame of mind while demanding that they drop theirs.
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