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Originally Posted by SugahBritches
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What does that have to do with chivalry?
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I have been married for over 26 yrs. Marriage is not something to scoff at. Sometimes it takes work, devotion, patience and love (from BOTH parties). As I said in my last post to Gilda, it's not that I ask for it or even demand it, I don't. But, when it is given, without bitterness or thoughts of how issues concerning what society thinks of women or the movement of movements, that is when it is most appreciated. Given without any attachments expected back.
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You don't really understand what chivalry is and what it encompasses and what the implications of it are. Chivalry is men doing things and women validating those actions. That's the basic concept of it. The man does the deeds and the woman acknowledges that he did the right thing. Women expect men to do the "chivalrous" thing and hold the door open, and men expect the acknowledgement that he did the "chivalrous" thing.
That is not the same as a man holding the door open for someone to be nice, and the other person expressing appreciation. That's just common courtesy. It's common courtesy to hold the door, and it's common courtesy to express appreciation.
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Maybe I have my answer Carno. Maybe chivalry no longer exsists. At least until the next time a gallant gentlemen comes to my rescue in my time of need.
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Hopefully chivalry is dead, but long live common courtesy.