I was going through an airport the other day. A middle aged man was several steps ahead of me. Ahead of him was a 20 something. As we got to the escalator for baggage claim, the young
woman stepped aside and let the middle aged man go ahead. I thought she was lost, but in a selfish hurry I went onto the escalator and she followed behind.
A few weeks later, I'm at the post office. Again, a middle aged man is several step behind a younger woman. She not only holds the door open for him (he is in fifties, not his eighties!) but holds
the door open for me as well, even though I am clearly "last" . I have to mail a certified letter, it takes a while as I haven't done so in several years. I feel guilty going ahead of the young woman.
What is going on?
Manners and courtesy . The days of just holding the door open for a woman are perhaps in the past. Now the door is held open for the person regardless of gender . I do it all the time .
It certainly could be just common courtesy, or it could be one or both of the women felt "eyes on their ass" and just took those steps to remove them.
What's so shocking about women being kind and courteous? You'd have a heart attack if you came to the UK. We are drowning in politeness. I hold doors for everyone!
It seems she is being kind and courteous. What could possibly be wrong with that.
If he is a good looking man in his fifties, I have no issue with him enjoying the swing in my backyard.
I always close the door in peoples faces when I can, I also like pushing over old people and kids.
"A dirty book is rarely dusty"
Might be common courtesy. Might be women's heightened inclination to keep guys where we can see them. In my case, it's both.
After my knee injury last year I've had a number of women hold doors for me. The limp seems to still cue this after the brace and crutches were discarded. I'd like to reward them with dinner and great sex, but alas that aint happening.
In the south men always hold the door for you
