In response to a thread about chivalry (not grand gestures, just basic manners), and the responses about "chivalry is dead, go out of your way to slam the door in her face and treat her like crap", which was posted at...
http://sosuave.com/vBulletin/showthread.php?s=&postid=359175#post359175
I wrote this. I'd like to hear whether or not you guys agree with me.
"That's (referring to going out of your way to slam doors in girl's faces, basically consciously trying to be a jerk and "attract her") not a way of life, that's C&F. Guys on this board seem to have the idea that they're not AFC because they make an effort to treat girls like crap. AFC isn't a set of actions, it's a state of mind. When you're consciously being someone you're not (i.e. being a jerk on purpose because it makes you "cool"), you're not different than any AFC who buys flowers and writes her poems...you're going out of your way to try and make her like you. Here's a thought...DO WHAT YOU WANT. If you want to open a door for the girl because that's how you were raised, and you believe it to be a common courtesy, go ahead. If you want to pull out her chair, be my guest. Do it because you do it naturally. Of course you look like a loser when you make a huge deal out of holding a door open for her. I hold the door for every woman..most of the time, I'll hold the door for a guy. But I do it, because it's natural to me. I'm not out to impress anyone. I don't make a big deal of it, most people probably don't even notice. Being a jerk and being an AFC are the same thing...you're putting on an act to try and get a girl's attention. Why not just be a man, do what you feel is right, and what you want to do? A real man doesn't need acts and games to attract a woman, because they're busy fighting over him.
http://sosuave.com/vBulletin/showthread.php?s=&postid=359175#post359175
I wrote this. I'd like to hear whether or not you guys agree with me.
"That's (referring to going out of your way to slam doors in girl's faces, basically consciously trying to be a jerk and "attract her") not a way of life, that's C&F. Guys on this board seem to have the idea that they're not AFC because they make an effort to treat girls like crap. AFC isn't a set of actions, it's a state of mind. When you're consciously being someone you're not (i.e. being a jerk on purpose because it makes you "cool"), you're not different than any AFC who buys flowers and writes her poems...you're going out of your way to try and make her like you. Here's a thought...DO WHAT YOU WANT. If you want to open a door for the girl because that's how you were raised, and you believe it to be a common courtesy, go ahead. If you want to pull out her chair, be my guest. Do it because you do it naturally. Of course you look like a loser when you make a huge deal out of holding a door open for her. I hold the door for every woman..most of the time, I'll hold the door for a guy. But I do it, because it's natural to me. I'm not out to impress anyone. I don't make a big deal of it, most people probably don't even notice. Being a jerk and being an AFC are the same thing...you're putting on an act to try and get a girl's attention. Why not just be a man, do what you feel is right, and what you want to do? A real man doesn't need acts and games to attract a woman, because they're busy fighting over him.