A Dying Breed...

I just want to say that gentlemen are a dying breed and endangered species. Standing when a woman leaves the table, holding doors open for those behind, just being all around considerate... it really makes life worthwhile for me when a guy goes out of his way to do any of these things. Getting escorted or having him take my bag off my shoulder or being given a guy's jacket when I'm cold but too prideful to admit it. These are some of the things that make up the complex, sometimes lonely life of the gentleman. He is friendly to all and polite to boot. He is conscientious and willing to bend over backwards in order to make a woman's day or even minute. In my opinion, being a gentleman does not make a man less of one, in fact it makes him more handsome and masculine. It's appreciated when a guy is willing to lift up a woman who is in need of his strength when she cannot take another step or is injured. Men who are willing to put aside their pride and do these things are more manly in my eyes than the ones who open doors long enough to walk through and slam into the face of the person behind them and the ones who refuse to escort women (escort = putting their arm through your arm) on dates. Also, men who are willing to get things for the woman, like food if they're at a buffet kind of dinner place, are included in this group.

There is nothing weak or girlie about being a hopeless romantic who gives the girl the shirt off his back. Nor is there anything wrong with being the most genteel in life by doing any one of these things.