She doesnt need a man.

[trunks2k]

I also hold doors open for people, no matter who they are. If you are right behind me when I go through a door, I'm probably going to stand there and hold it open. It's just being polite; I hate it when people just open a door and make no attempt to keep the door from slamming closed in the face of the person behind them.

Best thing was when I was walking down a hallway once and there was something like four or five doors along the hallway. This other person and I were walking down it at the same pace, one behind the other. When we got to a door one of us would hold the door open for the other, resulting in our positions being switched for the next door.

[tollbaby]

gawd, I hate people like that. They make men wary of the rest of us

suffice to say, she acted very childishly, and most women would politely thank you for holding the door (I know I would).

[stormtreader]

I bet she would have complained just as much if you DIDNT hold the door. Some people will find an excuse to complain about everything.

[BookstoreEscapee]

My philosophy is, whoever gets to the door first, holds it.

[symposes]

At work, i will try to hold the doors open for people, or atleast push them all the way open, since they close a little slowly. etc etc.

I will not hesitate to hold a door for someone with an armload of stuff.

Ever try to get a 10 foot folding ladder(10 feet tall, and the back walks out to form a triangle) through a set of double doors, with less then 10 feet to the next set of double doors?
hehe

[Rahmota]

Iradney: thats the kind of reaction that just makes me go "gawrsh"

Recovering: Dont worry I may be bitter and cynical about humanity but I still try and keep some semblance of hope for the future. After all tomorrow is another day. And as for them going extinct bad manners and rude people are like cockroaches even if you nuke them there's still one or two running around....

But I've encountered those goombas who apparently think they are entitled to having the doors opened for them as they dont even break stride or acknowledge me when I hold the door open. Makes me wonder what they would have done if I had stopped and not opened the door. Walk into it like a bird flying into a well polished window? *shrug* Oh well like you said I dont do it for them I do it because I feel good doing it.

As for the older people I've never encountered that problem. Usually they are one of three types:
1: Entitlement sponges.
2: polite people who say thank you.
3: Feel that we have bonded through this shared experience and now must share stories of the war, their grandchildren or their reason for travelling through the door.

But oh well good to see manners running around here.

[GayleShy]

Damn, If chivalry is dead, it's women like that who really helped to kill it. I love it when people hold the door for me and I'll do the same for other people.

And like many other people said, it's not a gender thing, it's a polite thing.

[Hemily]

I usually hold the door if someone's just behind me, or entering it as i exit, or other way around, it's just polite, doesen't matter the gender or anything, and a few even thank me, while others just stop in the doorway chatting in their cellphone... i once just had to let go of the door as i had to leave, they got hit in the ass by the door, when someone holds up the door? just walk through it!

[protege]

How about this? What about the people who bitch if you hold the *car* door open for them? I actually had a date tell me that she prefered to do it herself. Never mind that the car was on a hill and the passenger door does *not* stay open by itself! Would she have preferred to get hit? Still can't figure out that one

[DesignFox]

I love when guys stand to the side and hold the door open for me... It makes me feel so special I usually respond with a big blushing smile and a thank you!

Of course, it makes me happy when anyone shows proper manners and holds the door rather than slamming it in my face....

I like to show the same courtesy to others, too.

That "lady" needs a big door slam to the ass....

[DarthRetard]

Dont let the door hit ya where the good lawd split ya!

Ehh. I was a Marine, so our courtesy went beyond just the door opening. Anytime someone of importance (ranked or civilian, either way, all important to us.), we would all stand at attention and say good morning. If outside, we'd salute. I still say the greeting of the day to anyone I pass by during the day, it's kind of weird for them, but it's always a good icebreaker in case one of these peoples are a nice, young lady who looks like she needs a door opened for her.

[Broomjockey]

I've said it before, and I'll say it again.

People like that are the reason that gentlemen are a protected, endagered species.

Frankly, I think it's a horrible cycle. People hold doors, get taken advantage of, or chewed out because of it, eventually get sick of it, and stop doing it. This increases the burden on those who still do it, who then get extra helpings of crap, and then they quit, and so on.

[chainedbarista]

i also hold them open, especially for those carrying things that would normally prevent them from opening it themselves (or opening it easily).

i wish some would return the favor; lugging heavy packages or dragging a large hummer of a trashcan when you're small like i am is hard enough, opening the door makes it even worse.

some have manners and understand basic courtesy, while others just understand things that benefit themselves, and could care less about others. most seem to be in the latter group, sadly enough.

[Rahmota]

My wife loves it when I hold the car door for her. And yes I have gotten a few odd looks from others in the lot for doing that. But oh well. They can go get their own.....

Darth: I had one do that to me once. Freaked me out until my ego kicked in and I started humming hail to the chief under my breath. Going into post office in milford a marine in uniform opened the door and held it while saying good morning to me.

[RecoveringKinkoid]

My husband opens doors for me. He pulls out my chair when we go out to eat. We say "please" and "thank you" and "excuse me" to each other.

We've been married for quite some time and people often remark we are like newlyweds.

Then they act taken aback at our courtesy towards one another.

It's called "respect." And it's the basis of any good relationship. Put two and two together, you know? Couple respects one another+putting that respect into action = good relationship.