Chivalry is NOT Dead…

…but that mofo sure is on life support!

Raised a southern gentleman by a single mother, i pride myself on knowing how to treat a lady. In someways it serves as an IQ test, like how long can you go before you f-up. (Grand prize… grandkids.) Even beyond that though, proper manners with the fairer sex generally puts you in a whole new level of manhood. It is part of being a man (rather than claiming you are one). Knowing and doing sometimes differ but that of course depends on the time, place and most likely the lady (if she can so be called).

Part of that however includes the decreasingly common act of chivalry. Currently most notable when a man will open the door for a lady, pull out a chair (for a girlfriend), walk on the street side of the curb (if somehow abandoned by his car). Personally, I do all of the above but still draw the occasional salty reaction for it. Seriously, though? Is it that crucial? Read more