Chivalry is dead for a reason

Women. Quoting one of my favorite lines from the classic movie Major League 2, "Women...You can't live with 'em...and they can't pee standing up."

OK, maybe that doesn't make the most sense, but now that I got you on the topic....

This past week I got in a discussion with one of my Friendgirls about chivalry. She was telling me about how the guys she dates don't hold the doors open and do "old-fashioned" things that men should be doing, according to her.

Let's go over some "old-fashioned" traits that men do for women:
- Open the car door for her first.
- Pull out a chair for her
- Flowers at the beginning of the date
- Coat over her shoulders on a cold night

I'm sure there are a bunch of corny things I'm forgetting, but you get the idea.

Now, I'm not saying I'm against doing these things for women. BUT, for women to be expecting this behavior from men, wishing they were still in a Mad Men era, let's get one thing clear. Things have changed since the ol' days.

Women also used to accept roles to stay home and cook, clean and pretty much be a personal maid for her hubby. (I'm sure many of you have parents and grandparents who fall into traditional "gender roles"). I'm not agreeing with this lifestyle, but keep in mind that when men did all these corny, old fashioned routines on dates, more often than not, somewhere down the line that girl will be wearing an apron paying back those good deeds in spades.

Let me repeat myself: Times have channnnnnged.

Am I saying that men should be rude to women on dates? Of course not. Pull out her chair and open a door for her. But, to hear women whine about how she can't find a good man like she sees on TV....Newsflash....would it be considered sexist for men to wish that we had some old fashioned women who enjoy cooking and cleaning for us?

Nothing pisses me off more than holding a door open for a girl and having her not even acknowledge it. It happens often in NYC.

If anything, I consider myself old-fashioned, but totally agree with the guys who don't go out of their way for women. Why show gratuity if they don't deserve it yet? My generation should be considered the "Going Dutch" generation. It's not like we need to go on dates to find out more about people. You have dating sites and social networking sites for that. Dating is just another formal interview....Act accordingly, gentlemen....but let's not overdue it.

Most likely, that girl will be bitching about your date one way or another to some douchebag like me the next day.

-Diddy