Is chivalry dead?

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Is chivalry dead?

ThisIsMyOpinion · Accepted Answer

As long as I live it will be well alive! I think it's the manliest thing ever! I like to hold doors, to pay the bill, to be respectuful to her, etc. I once runned 5 min in heavy rain just to get the car closer to the restaurant we were eating. We both forgot our umbrella and I didn't want her to get wet.
This is not because I want anything from her, I like to do it. Makes me feel like "I am good"! No matter what she thinks, I feel like a gentleman and I like the feeling! Makes me feel like a man.
That is not to say that if my girlfriend pays for our dinner and holds the door for me I will freak out, of course not! But I am the one that is going to run in the rain not her, unless I have a broken leg.
Guys say it is some made up stuff to please women. Some girls say it opresses them, somehow...
To me is just being polite, helpful, respectful and a boss ass man!

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

Ya because of equal rights, if you women want men to cater to you like men used to then you better cater to men like women used too, it’s gender roles and it’s obsolete in modern society

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

Chivalry, for the most part, was the opposite of the Geneva Convention; it was all about making a profit on war. The image of an honorable knight saving a fair maiden from a dragon is not much more than sheer fantasy, and most of it seems to stem from the Victorian era; the Victorians, in the midst of the Industrial Revolution, looked at the Middle Ages through rose colored glasses as an idyllic place of pre-industrial innocence, projecting their own ideals of men and women onto the knight and the damsel in distress. A real knight in shining armor was actually more like a trained assassin and the local rapist rolled into one and the damsel in distress, a helpless shrinking violet, never really existed.

CherryRoseChampange · Accepted Answer

Not for me, my boyfriend still treats me highly and vice versa. When he opens my door I still lean over and open his when he walks around. And we both split bill's or pay for one another in general. Its equal efforts put in and it's all I allow. I think it's dumb to not want to try to at least be charming or try your best for one another.

OlderAndWiser · Answer

Chivalry will not be dead as long as I am alive!

NaultD · Answer

The original meaning of chivalry was "good at mounted combat" for knights on horseback armys. I do fully enjoy the irony how that word of "chivalry" evolved. From Mounted horseback combat, to gentlemen behavior, to sex joke "mounted combat in bed" today.

It's funny and no one can deny me this simple pleasure.

motownplayer2000 · Answer

I argue Chivalry was never a thing... men claimed to do all that stuff only because they know that the woman would not speak unless she was spoken too, stayed in the kitchen to make sandwiches and fetch beer, and understand they were property not people... but hey it's a goood front you when you have that psychological power over an entirely different sex

Piteka5 · Answer

They sure try to kill it, not when I'm on the block, I see guys sitting on the trains while women and elderly people have travel standing, no one gives its place in a line, no one is nice anymore really, chivalry is not only towards women, children and elderly people deserve all our kindness too

Svengodofman · Answer

Chivalry is a set of legal, and martial codes used by medieval knights. So unless you've seen some knights riding around on horses I'd say so.

Are there still men who are polite to women? Yes, that's just good manners. You should be polite to everyone.

cth96190 · Answer

Yes and women killed it. You got what you said you wanted. Enjoy.

Dave4343 · Answer

No not with me anyway. I will hold a door open for a lady, give her my jacket if she is cold etc. It might have its downside thought. I also dont like to see a lady drinking from a pint glass but there you go. Thats me

silvermoon84 · Answer

No it’s just rare. In all fairness though a lot of women don’t act like ladies anymore (some still do), so the men feel they shouldn’t be treated as such. I don’t think it’s hard to understand why

BoSvenson · Answer

Dead and buried. The feminists killed for the rest.

Anonymous · Answer

If people are consistent on their views about gender equality it should be.

If a woman is really incapable of opening doors, pulling out chairs, and paying her half of the bill, I don't want to date a child anyways. I expect women to be functioning and capable adults

thegirlfromthething · Answer

Kind of, but I prefer it that way. I don’t want a guy opening doors for me or paying for my food just because I’m a girl.

electroon · Answer

I see it less amongst my generation, and more amongst older men. Though I appreciate when guys show chivalry. It's flattering, and I would do the same for them, out of politeness.

GuidoThePizzaMaker · Answer

Chivalry was a code of honor. Why should men honor a woman who doesn't honor herself? its tricky. Men dont even care about doing whats right. And society has made Good, weak and Bad strong

Its all reversed nowadays

bente2 · Answer

Lol. Y’all complaining should really visit the netherlands. No man will hold the door open for you simply because you’re a woman.

WhiteSteve · Answer

I’m old so I’m grandfathered in on chivalry, lmao. I hold doors and pull out chairs and all that, just how I was raised to treat women.

Soteris · Answer

I sure as hell hope so since its both a lie and sexist at the same time.

dragonfruitA · Answer

I don't know, the guys I've dated have been chivalrous. But in this day and age I wouldn't be surprised if a guy doesn't open the car door for me.

Киттйлинк · Answer

I’m gonna open the door for the right guy.., and watch his reaction... 😁! I wonder if it will make him feel unmanly 😂!

Nadim171 · Answer

No, even toug I'm 13 I still open the door for random women, give up my seat for them etc... however it's women who killed chivalry. And also secularism killed chivalry, real chivalry I mean, like medieval knights

Sweatyotterr · Answer

If its not yet it should, you dont deserve to get special treatment because you are a girl

morrowlow · Answer

hopefully yes. it was a mistake from the beginning. there are a lot of stupid things men do that should be stopped.

Exterminatore · Answer

No. See attached meme.

grega239 · Answer

No. but it's dying. Women. Want to be equal. You can't be equal while receiving special treatment from the people you claim to be equal to.

AdmiralBailey · Answer

You can revive it by being the best girl you can be and bring it out of your date ~Mr Bails Extraordinaire

megaman242 · Answer

Some forms of chivalry is way to think the girl is to weak to do that her self so here let the man do it for you. But other types is just to show you like them.

Rambler221 · Answer

I suppose it is dying, partly because it isn't nearly as much of a focus as it used to be and partly because many chivalrous actions (such as opening the door for someone like in the picture) are now considered sexist or even "creepy".

ImagineSketchy · Answer

It is, but it shouldn't stop people from being courteous and holding a door for one another.

TheHillsRAlive · Answer

No, there are still plenty of people who love it and practice it. I consider it behaving respectably

crazy8000 · Answer

You get what you give ;) (Many female's tends to be very self absorbed have double standards on this front)

Anonymous · Answer

It depends on how a woman comes off. I’ve only ever had chivalrous men talk to me, even strangers? It’s confusing but nice 😊

fonduegirl · Answer

Guess so. But I can't tell, I'm hardly around people, let alone men😅

Natureboy01 · Answer

Chivalry will never be dead. Less people may do it, but there will always be a few good ole boys in the world.

Lightning8 · Answer

It's not really honored and respected much like it used to be, so naturally it is dying. What's left of it I think they call that being a "Nice Guy"

ranger962 · Answer

Yeah even though women expect all of the benefits. Why aren't women chivalrous with men? Why should we maintain it for a bunch of entitled cunts? Yeah id say its pretty dead.

apple24 · Answer

No I open the door for guys and then they laugh at me... lol

A-man-22 · Answer

Unless women start giving it to men , yes it will die.

Reilynn · Answer

No, it's dying though... Because we want to be suuuper ungrateful and act like we deserve it

esotericstory · Answer

yes, men no longer swear oaths of loyalty until death to lords. and they no longer get taken away at age 7 to become suicidal horse ridding warriors.

Anonymous · Answer

No but it is dying. I think due to the rise of the strong independent women, females don’t really appreciate these notions anymore and discourages them.

No_Archons · Answer

It shud b the way most girls react these days. Some still r worth it tho

jasco · Answer

Not really I mean no it's not but it just depends on the person

WhoDatGuy · Answer

It died in medieval times as its related to a knights code of honour.

asianfreak · Answer

Not dead, in my opinion; just has been misused and abused too much.

Anonymous · Answer

Yeah you do something like hold a door open then you get "Oh so I need a man to open a door"?

Anonymous · Answer

Thank God, yes. Women have achieved equality and no longer need special caretaking.

NightOwl8801 · Answer

It is a dying breed , i am a gentleman and chivalry is not dead yet

Reddwolf · Answer

Yes it's not being used any more but I was brought up that way

Full_Metal_Jacket · Answer

Yep feminism destroyed that and is now currently continuing to destroy the planet also

josephvjohnsoniii · Answer

Feels like its dying in the US, some women prefer it that way while others dont

MLGbreezy · Answer

Probably and females are killing it to be honest

Anonymous · Answer

Sort of. Women asked for it to stop and men did they chivalrous thing and obliged.

AynonOMouse · Answer

Yep. Man hating feminists killed it.

Anonymous · Answer

Chivalry is dead and women killed it!

311WasAnInsideJam · Answer

Not at all, but misandry is killing it slowly.

lofii · Answer

Yeah these hoes dont deserve no fucking respect

oddwaffle · Answer

Killed by feminist. On life support and losing.

Dav1ss · Answer

No but men dont have to act that way anymore

NerdInDenial · Answer

It’s not necessary anymore.

GUILLERMO_BLACK · Answer

Yeah as it's supposed to be

AnimeThot · Answer

Most people don't deserve it anymore

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