If chivalry isn’t dead…it should be.

By: Admin

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So the other day I was taking a jog at the park. This attractive man starts jogging my pace and asks if he can do a lap with me. Now I don’t know about you guys, but I definitely do NOT look my best when I’m jogging. I wear baggy t-shirts, my face is beat-red, and I’m actually a really heavy breather. So I figure if a guy is going to hit on me when I look like that, I’ve got to give him a chance. So we did a lap full of great conversation. Afterward, we walked over to a coffee shop where two of my friends were waiting for me. I introduced them to my potential beau, and they were instantly as drawn to him as I was. This was too good to be true. My friends suggested we go to a local karaoke bar and sing a few tunes. The jogger agreed and we set off on our first unofficial date.

I have to admit, this guy was winning me over big time. I’m usually not that quick to trust, but we were so compatible. Same speed on the jogging track…same drink at the coffee shop…same taste in music at the karaoke bar…we even discovered we grew up in the same area. Then it was time to go home. I drove, so the plan was to drop him off at his apartment down the street. As soon as I pulled up the parking break in front of his place…the red flags starting waving.

“Give me a call to let me know you got home okay.” What? Why? I just met you, and you want me to “give you a call to let you know I got home okay”??? I know that most girls, okay…the majority of girls would think this was cute. I found it repulsive. First off, it was only 9:30pm. Secondly, I’m an adult. I know where I live. I know how to get there. I do not need your help in this daily task of getting myself home. So I chuckled a bit and said “um, I’ll be fine. But give me a call sometime”. To which his response was “no, please let me know that you got home all right. And I’ll give you a call tomorrow and we’ll meet up when you get off work.” To which I rolled up my window and sped off.

So I admit. I should be flattered. Here’s this guy who gave an excellent first impression. He obviously cares whether or not I make it home safely. AND he’s even so excited that he wants to hang out the very next day. However, flattery didn’t enter my mind at all. Instead, I just kept thinking: FREAK!

I’m sorry, but not every girl is looking for a hero. Not every girl wants to be taken care of. Not every girl will drop everything for a potential mate. Some of us actually have a life. Not every girl enjoys getting flowers. (They smell horrible after two days and are a pain in the ass to clean up) Not every girl is turned on by the guy that makes a point to walk on the outside of the sidewalk. I’m 30 years old. I’ve walked down a sidewalk. Yes, I know there’s that risk of an out of control car hurdling towards me. Newsflash – we will both be hit by the car. It doesn’t matter who’s on the outside.

I know, I know. You girls are thinking he’s a gentleman. You guys are thinking “man, this chick has issues”. I really don’t care what you’re thinking. I’m just looking for my equal. Not a hero to come in and save the day. I demand respect, not chivalry. Save that shit for your mother.

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3 Responses to If chivalry isn’t dead…it should be.

yo mama

January 5th, 2007 at 5:21 pm

You say at the end of your article that all your looking for is your equal. Im sorry but men and women are not equal. They never ever will be! I think you feminist women seem to forget that. If a ship were sinking and I yelled “women and children first!” how much feminist opposition do you think id get?
As you can see, considering the boat example women and men are not equal!
I believe women should have the right to vote, women should be given equal pay. All that stuff is great. But again you are a woman. Your making your life 100x more difficult if you really think you are going to find a man who will put up with you being completely equal to him in every single way. You are going to have to give a little and let the man take pleasure in doing the things (like making sure you get home ok. And playing the hero who saves the day) that make him feel like the man he is. DAMN you women for trying to turn men in to confused panzies, who dont know what the hell their good for!!!!!

yo mama

January 5th, 2007 at 5:47 pm

Women work against themselves in three ways.
1. They tend to stab each other in the back.
2. Women compete so intensley for men, that they often throw their moral values out the window. Like Dave Chapelle said “If pussy were a stock, it would be at an all time low” Then women have the audacity to turn around and demand that men behave like gentlemen. That they be CHIVALROUS! Ha well there can be no gentlemen if there are no ladies. And I believe that it works one way. It is women who set the standards on the dating scene. All men care about is getting some action. If we could attract a woman by living in a cardboard box we would! To hell with the big house, nice car and all that crap.
3.The last thing women have done to hurt themselves is push for complete equality in every facet of life. I think women should have the right to vote. Women should be paid the same as men for the same work. All that stuff is great! Im all for it! But the feminist movement has gotten out of hand! Women are not men! And women need to remember that. I think women sometimes forget that they are not men.
At one point I found myself so brain washed by the feminist agenda that I thought twice before opening doors for women, before offering a hand to a woman carrying something heavy, before offering to pay for her meal on a date and at one point I gave women extremely firm hand shakes. I remember firmly shaking the hand of my ex girlfriend’s mother. I really squashed her hand. She was some what shocked, And it was then that I realized that maybe I should not treat women completely as equals. Perhaps I should have shook her hand a bit differently considering the fact that she is a woman.
Iam only now slowly coming to the realization, that all though women demand equality in every facet of life, they dont really mean every facet of life, just some facets! How confusing is that!

saab is back

January 17th, 2009 at 3:44 pm

What?.. chivalry? I’m afraid you are extremely confused about the proper meaning of chivalry and/ or chivalrous.
-courtesy towards women.
-a distinguished gentlemen.

It’s that kind of misinterpretation that has given such a admirable and fine quality such a distorted and disdainful name.

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